I was inspired to write about the following after I listened to double Gold Paralympian Medallist Jonnie Peacock MBE being interviewed on BBC Breakfast this morning. I am in awe of these athletes who battle against the odds to achieve their dreams. He spoke of having a second where he lost his focus. He went on to win the race anyway, the T44 men’s 100 metres. He gained focus and looked ahead. How? The challenge of the focus. Coaching…
It’s Friday night, time I wrote my blog. I must keep on thinking of something interesting to say, to write. The thing is sometimes there is nothing left to say, or so it seems. Take today for instance, my spin class was great and I finally felt like I was succeeding. Sweat dripped from my head as I legged it home, jumped in the shower before driving to meet a friend for lunch. Drinking my tea I thumbed through a…
I was interested to read The Economist article: Shhhh! Companies would benefit from helping introverts to thrive It challenges what so many of us see as the most effective, or even better personality type: namely, the bigger the personality the better the outcome. I am someone who is seen by many as an extrovert, I do see myself as one too, but over time I have come to realise that I am well and truly on the introvert/extrovert spectrum. I…
This morning my news-feed from theguardian.com revealed the terrible truth on my phone, as breakfast TV reported the insanity of our world where children die unnecessarily and women are still victims of violence. I just couldn’t let this pass by and not comment. If you are following my blogs you will know I am embarking on a new venture, namely coaching. But I like many who are coached, have often come from difficult beginnings that affect how they operate in…
I write today as I have changed my tagline having started this blogging and coaching challenge. So how do you realise your goal and I mine, how do we change our paths? I like to read and be challenged. A recent article by Molly Cain in Forbes.com inspired some of the following and confirmed the way coaching works for me: Creating a vision board: A great way to inspire in a coaching session. Look at where you want to go and find…
Do you have hopes and dreams? Do you want to live life to the full? Do you want to achieve and deal with the stuck places in your life? Coaching, once only available to the few is now accessible to all. Life coaching, business coaching, executive coaching are close relatives to therapy. Coaching borrows many of its techniques and knowledge about how we operate in the world from therapy and makes it future and outcome focused. Solution focused, it draws…
