3 Surefire Ways To Know If Your Coaching Is Going To Work
Speak to any coach about their certainty as to whether or not their coaching is going to work to bring about lasting transformation and they’ll usually give you one of two answers. They’ll either let bravado take over and, based on very little true evidence, they’ll say “Yes! Of course!” and then hope, wish and pray that…
The Coaching Question That Changes EVERYTHING (And the neuroscience behind it)
Truth is that in coaching there are few truly ‘magic’ questions. As any coach worth their salt knows, the questions chosen need to match the specific circumstances that a client is facing AT THAT MOMENT or they fail to make the intended impact, fail to bring the clarity and fail to deliver the understanding that…
What’s The TRUE Value Of A Coach?
The true value of a coach lies not so much in the questions they ask, the observations they make or the guidance and instruction they offer. All of that stuff is great, for sure, but the reality is that most people are all too aware of what they ‘should’ be doing in order to end…
Do Positive Affirmations REALLY Work?
Speak to anyone who’s even moderately interested in self-help psychology and all that ‘goal setting stuff’ and they’ll tell you how important it is to maintain a ‘positive mindset’ about the challenges you’re facing and the goals you’re trying to achieve. Ask them about HOW you go about that and, as sure as sure can be,…
The Simple Neuroscience Of Saying No
When you think about it, saying ‘no’ is one of the most important skills we can each develop as we go through life. While not as popular as its positively-considered cousin ‘yes’, the word ‘no’ (and our ability to use it effectively) has far-reaching impact and consequences across ALL areas of our lives from our…
How Long Does It REALLY Take To Form A New Habit?
Ever read one of those books that told you it takes 21-30 days or 10,000 reps or hours to create a new habit? Chances are, if you have, you’ve become fixated on these numbers and either gotten overwhelmed at how much time and effort it would take or, perhaps more common, you’ve gotten to the…
Tribal Q&A: What Can Neuroscience Teach Us About The Current Racial and Religious Tensions We’re Experiencing?
What a GREAT question from tribe member Bryan Schachtele!! Well, at the simplest level, you could say that the current problems surrounding both the racial and religious tensions we are seeing all around the world are, at their core, SOCIAL tensions. Yes, I know that may seem bloody obvious at first glance, but what may…
You’ll NEVER Create The Life You LOVE Doing the Things You LOATHE
Doesn’t matter if it’s a physical transformation, a business transformation, a relationship transformation or ANY other kind of transformation, the same ‘rule’ applies. Can you get a RESULT doing what you hate? Yes, of course! But change and transformation are not the same. Change is short-term, transient and usually regressive as much as progressive (yo-yo…
Your Clients Are Out Of Their Minds… THAT’S Why They Never Transform
Let’s face it, change is EASY. It REALLY is! Tell people to do something, they do it… even if only once, and change has occurred. Simple! Trouble is, that kind of change is temporary, transient and regressive. It’s the old ‘two-steps-forward-one-step-back’ dance, right? Or worse, it’s the ‘one-step-forward-two-steps-back’ dance. Or worse still it’s the… well,…
Discover Why Your Clients Struggle to Keep Their Results Long Term
[WANT TO KNOW WHY YOUR CLIENTS ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP THEIR RESULTS LONG TERM NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU COACH THEM?] It’s pretty simple really. Plain as the nose on your face when you think about it. It goes like this… You only transform if you repeatedly DO. You only repeatedly DO what you ENJOY.…