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Helping Clients Explore Guilt

2022/09/16

A Research Paper By Olya Taran
Life Coach, UNITED STATES

This research paper discusses coaching techniques that can be used to help clients examine non-chronic guilt, including definitions, the experience of guilt, associated common beliefs, and coaching practices. Gilt is a useful feeling that can be used to identify actions that may be detrimental to others or inconsistent with one’s morals. In this case, it can be beneficial to admit and examine your guilt so that you can let go of it and take positive action. However, sometimes, people have thoughts about their actions that make them feel guilty about things that aren’t actually wrong. This essay is based on recurring themes discovered during coaching sessions with my clients and outside sources.

EFFORT

2022/09/15

A Coaching Model By Potsakorn Srisophon
Business Coach, THAILAND

People have been battling the world’s environmental change for the last few years. From people to nation-states, everyone must foresee the uncertainty of the future. I was given a glass that says “EFFORT” before my previous boss received a promotion in her work, and she told me that it is an important quality for leaders. I concurred with her that every success in life calls for a lot of “EFFORT.” I’d like to use this word as my coaching model for this.

Victim vs. Freedom: Victim of Circumstances vs. Freedom of Choice

2022/09/15

A Coaching Power Tool By Paola Gallucci
Transformational Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

I was fortunate enough to be able to work from home during the epidemic, and the sudden amount of free time I had, along with the forced isolation we were all experiencing, led me to decide that the time had come for me to begin taking care of myself. The peace and quiet surrounding me helped me start a process where I started paying more attention to my inner needs and to myself. This process peaked when I made the decision to join ICA. I sensed that something was going to be out of sync when life began to change to the “new normal.” I became aware of my freedom of choice as a result of this, and I realized that I was no longer a Victim vs. Freedom of my circumstances. I made the decision to work there, and I was free to work whenever I chose. From being a Victim of Circumstances vs. Freedom of Choice, I changed my perspective. I had a ball with the perspective shift.

Mindset

2022/09/13

A Coaching Model By Olya Taran
Life Coach, UNITED STATES

Mindset is a noun, /mn(d)set/. A predetermined opinion held by someone. Our mindset is the lens through which we process reality. An individual’s collection of thoughts, values, and beliefs determines her or his thought habits. Our feelings are produced by thought. Behaviors are produced by feelings. Our actions determine the outcome. A diverse perspective produces different sensations and behaviors, which in turn produce varied outcomes. People can consciously alter their thinking by reflecting on it and adopting new, more helpful ideas.

Finding Flow – Pursuing the Worthwhile Moments

2022/09/12

A Research Paper By Marta Potulna
Leadership Coach, AUSTRALIA

Positive psychology has long been interested in the idea of finding satisfaction in the mundane and being in the zone. And understandably so—everyone desires a life that is worthwhile. The use of the concept of flow in life, transformation, career, or leadership coaching sessions might be expanded in the coaching industry. This article discusses research on the concept of flow and how it can be used to train clients to transition from a state of persistent dissatisfaction to a state of continuous flow.

Overwhelm vs. Meaningful Steps

2022/09/09

A Coaching Power Tool By Emilie Gagnon
Life Coach, FRANCE

This power tool Overwhelm vs. Meaningful Steps examines a paradox raised by some clients: when they want to take action, they are inhibited. Although the client is motivated to take action, feelings, and beliefs about taking action to prevent them from doing so. Exploring the client’s feelings and ideas about climate change and reconnecting them to a more personal purpose helps the client adjust his or her sense of agency. The topic of climate change in particular exposes the dehumanization of action, which often leads people to believe that they must execute them perfectly or they are not doing well enough. This idea partly explains the feeling of overwhelm that many people encounter.

The CATALYSE

2022/09/07

A Coaching Model By Margit Takacs
Culture Coach, SWITZERLAND

On the foundation of trust and rapport, coaching is a sort of partnership between the coach and the client. Regular conversations about the client’s goals and how to move closer to making them a reality will help the client realize their full potential. The CATALYSE model helps individuals discover the intrinsic motivation and motivation necessary to pursue their goals. I think that by using coaching as “me time,” my coaching clients may take control of CATALYZING their route to success, with me serving as a catalyst by their side.

Maximizing Teams Performance and Collaboration

2022/09/07

A Research Paper By Potsakorn Srisophon
Business Coach, THAILAND

In a situation where nothing can be predicted. Teams frequently confront challenges as a result of both internal and external pressures. The team’s leaders are not under any obligation to act alone. The leader should provide every team member with the tools essential for leadership growth. In the present era, one person cannot attain success, although in the past, having an all-around leader may lead to success. Leaders are more likely to achieve their objectives if they can motivate their followers through coaching questions and group thinking. Being a coach, and a leader can inspire a team to work together and support one another in the face of adversity.

Required vs. Invited

2022/09/06

A Coaching Power Tool By Mark Wavle
Agile Coach, UNITED STATES

Required vs. Invited power tools help customers identify desired conditions, find areas they can choose from, and explore new areas of possible next steps. As coaches, we must empathize with the client’s perception of the circumstance and, rather than analyzing or correcting that perception, make space for them and their reality. When we take this attitude, we prioritize our client’s connection over all other considerations. Our clients notice this and instinctively understand that we value their autonomy. This understanding allows us to provide invites for them to consider switching from Requirement to Invitation.

CLIMB – A Step at a Time Towards Your Optimal Performance

2022/09/05

A Coaching Model By Marta Potulna
Leadership Coach, AUSTRALIA

How can I, as a coach, help these extraordinary people find the power, courage, confidence, and self-belief to ascend the stairs of this new challenge when they are unable to see the entire staircase? As a coach for leadership and optimal performance, I work hard to assist my clients in finding their “ideal location.” Being the best does not imply having optimal performance. It is to consciously use your own special talents and attributes in a productive way in order to be the greatest possible version of yourself and achieve amazing results. The client is guided through the coaching process using my CLIMB coaching model, one step at a time and without pressure or deadlines. It allows the client the necessary time and space at each stage to fully understand their wants, needs, dreams, constraints, problems, and opportunities beyond the present. In CLIMB, each step contains two lenses that the client can use to examine and discover their future course.

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