Life Coaching
Life Coaching
7 ways to create emotional safety
Emotional safety is essential to building a relationship with clients in coaching. As an author of online articles states, “Emotional safety is feeling secure enough to truly express yourself with someone and show up as your most authentic self.” This quote highlights the importance of creating a feeling of ease, comfort, and security for clients…
Read More6 ways of building habits that work wonders
Building habits is a key component of a healthy, productive and fruitful lifestyle in this day and age. Not only so, but even history proves to us that habits have been around for millennia and are here to stay. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.” Whose…
Read MoreDon’t wait for a unicorn in your coaching career
Unicorns are mythical creatures. We’re sure you’ve seen them in your favourite fantasy series or have read about them, at least at some point, during your life. These mythical creatures are known for their sheer beauty and outstanding elegance – some may even say they are the living embodiment of perfection. Even though unicorns are…
Read MoreThe Six Components of Optimal Living
The Six Components of Optimal Living…It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? But what exactly does it mean to live optimally? The simplest definition of optimal living is to live your life to the fullest in every aspect of your life. And believe it or not, you have the power to live optimally!…
Read More10 Ideas to Start Profiting Off Your Coaching Business
So, you’ve finished your coach training and have earned your official coach certification. Achieving your coach certification is a really important step in entering the world of coaching. Not everyone is certified and you’ve taken the time to show your clients you have enhanced your coaching skills and are equipped with tried and true coaching…
Read More7 Tips on How to Get New Coaching Clients
Getting clients is one of the key components of your coaching career. You may be a great coach – it won’t matter if nobody wants to be your client. The key factor of getting new clients for your coaching business is this: People need to know you exist. It’s true. It doesn’t matter how great…
Read More3 Steps to Building Rapport with Potential Clients Through Content
People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. Theodore Roosevelt Let’s talk about how to build rapport with potential clients through content creation, in particular, using social media. A lot of us today are at a standstill and we’re questioning, “How can I connect and build rapport with people…
Read MoreBrand Rehab
Brand Rehab: Redefining How You Are Seen Whether you know it or not, you have a personal brand. Really – you do! You are the CEO of “Me, Inc.”! Everyone has a certain reputation (or “brand”) that they’re known for in the professional space, but for most people, that brand has been created by default, rather…
Read MoreThe Wellness Wheel
Wellness. More than ever before, we hear about this concept in the media, in conversations at Starbucks or on Zoom, and in our workplaces. Wellness is currently a hot topic, but what is Wellness? When we think of Wellness, we often think of well-being, wholeness, and balanced health. We think of a self-awareness that causes…
Read MoreAn Encounter with The Naked Truth
According to a 19th century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day. The Lie says to the Truth: “It’s a marvellous day today!” The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was quite beautiful. They spent the day together, ultimately arriving beside a well. The Lie tells the Truth:…
Read MoreThe Change Process
The journey of life and business truly is filled with ups and downs, highs and lows, gains and losses, victories and defeats. So many times, we long for an even keel; to find a place of normalcy, calm, and routine. Unfortunately, life has a way of interrupting this calm, and forcing the unpredictable and sporadic.…
Read MoreDealing with the Pain
Her cries are still ringing in my ears as they pierced through the room. “It hurts!!… (sob)… It hurts so bad!!… (cry)… Can’t anyone do anything about this pain?… (sob)… It just hurts so bad!!! (cry)…” She would quiet down for a moment, and then begin again. “It hurts!!… (sob)… It hurts so bad!! …
Read MoreAdversity to Adaptability
Has adversity beaten you down, time after time? The Certified Coaches Federation is thrilled to announce our first published called “Adversity to Adaptability: Turn Life’s Greatest Challenges into your Greatest Opportunities”.
Read MoreManaging the Mayhem in the Midst of a Public Health Crisis
People are feeling the uncertainty that our world’s recent events have brought us. There have been enormous shifts in our work and home lives in a very short period of time. It is likely that only a few of us alive have had to face this at any point in our lifetimes. It is important…
Read MoreThe Pygmalion Effect
Many years ago, as a broken and hurting youth, my life and trajectory was completely transformed. From a young man who was committing crimes, using an excessive number of illicit drugs, and on a path to certain prison, I changed paths, headed in a new direction, and ended up moving towards where I am today. …
Read MoreWhat Makes People Happy
Human beings are social animals, hard-wired to connect with others. Research across a wide variety of disciplines consistently demonstrates that social support enhances productivity (we get more done!), psychological well-being (we feel more complete and more fulfilled!), and even physical health (our body breaks down less!). In fact, George Vaillant, Harvard professor of psychiatry, who…
Read MoreSecrets to Performing at Your Best
There is a well-worn story of a young man who wanted to make a lot of money, and so he went to a guru. He told the guru, “I wanna be on the same level that you’re on.” And so, the guru said, “If you wanna be on the same level that I’m on, I’ll…
Read MoreUnstoppable You
How can two people grow up in the same home, and yet end up different? Janet and Jessica were sisters, just 2 years apart. Jessica was younger, and always looked up to her older sister Janet, because she saw her as so very bright, talented and beautiful. Sadly, both young ladies were raised in environments…
Read MoreFrom Partner Pain to Partner Peace and Profit
Partnerships in life and in business can be one of the most effective and sustainable ways to grow. However, they can also be difficult, stressful, and frankly, terrifying. You’ve probably heard the statistic: 80 percent of business partnerships ultimately fail. And when they do, it is not just “the business” that suffers, but often, we…
Read MoreFinding Value in the Trash
A little while ago, I was flipping through the newspaper when my perusing was interrupted by a headline. The headline engrossed my attention and had been capturing focus around the world. Here is what it said: “Germany sat on $1.4 billion find”. Now, seeing a post like that, I slowed down to get…
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