Coaching clients with fitness goals

Coaching clients with fitness goals

When I began my PGCERT course it seemed that everyone who was being coached wanted to start small and not give too much away. Very often people wanted to be coached on topics such as “I would like to get fitter”. “I would like to do some more exercise”. “I would like to lose a little bit of weight.”

Being a coach can change your life!

Being a coach can change your life!

Most people enquiring about training with us at some point pose the question “Apart from the coaching skills, what else will I get from doing this course?” How do we begin answering this question?

Top 10 William James Quotes for Coaches

Top 10 William James Quotes for Coaches

“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.”

“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.”

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”

Top 10 Carl Rogers Quotes for Coaches

Top 10 Carl Rogers Quotes for Coaches

“In my early professional years, I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?”

Provocative therapy for coaches

Provocative therapy for coaches

“In provocative therapy you play devil’s advocate with the client. It’s like the affectionate teasing banter between close friends” – Frank Farrelly

Type A and B personalities

Type A and B personalities

Are you like this or do you know someone who is like this? Do you walk, talk, work and even eat quickly? Do you hate waiting or queuing? Have you experienced road rage? Do you prefer reading summaries, to reading the whole material?

Changing limiting beliefs and assumptions in coaching

Key on a wooden desk.

It is now widely accepted that coaches need to be able to work with the whole person and this includes any limiting beliefs and assumptions which are holding their clients back from achieving what they want. Delegates on our Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching are often concerned about whether this is straying into the domain of therapy.