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Clearing the Path: A Client’s Journey to a Value-led Life

2023/08/03

A Case Study By Darshini Santhanam
Personal Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

I’ll refer to the client as “Client M” throughout this “Clearing the Path” case study. M began working with me as a coach at the beginning of 2023. They had a lot of notes about their work when they arrived for the first session, and they wanted to find out what their next steps should be in terms of their careers. In this case study, I examine this client’s path to a greater sense of self and, ultimately, clarity on their career objectives. As a coach, I handled Client M’s situation with interest and understanding. Client M was going through a trying moment in his career; he was having trouble with the Uber culture and with unclear and conflicting directives from management, but he liked the work he was doing.

A Career Coaching Model: ORCHID

2023/08/01

A Coaching Model By Darshini Santhanam
Personal Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

The ORCHID model can support clients in finding a career that fits their interests, values, and ambitions. I used this strategy with a volunteer client in the tech sector who was looking for guidance in their career. I discovered that the ORCHID model can serve as a helpful foundation for assisting a mid-career IT worker with the process of career growth and goal-setting. We broke up the model’s exploration into six separate sessions. The client can get clarity on their career goals by working through each phase of the model. They can also create good habits and tactics for reaching those goals. Finally, they can regularly update their career plan to ensure continued success and advancement.

Care vs. Control

2023/07/28

A Coaching Power Tool By Darshini Santhanam
Personal Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

The most important conclusion a coach can draw from using the power tool of “Care vs. Control” is that clients are motivated to change and willing to consider alternative strategies. Supporting the client throughout this process will enable you to assist them in acquiring the abilities, perceptions, and coping mechanisms required to shift to a more sympathetic and constructive method of approaching their interactions with others. When referring to relationships or interactions with others, the word “control” often denotes a desire to manipulate or have an impact on other people’s actions or results. “Care” usually refers to a sincere concern for someone’s wellbeing or best interests when we use it with other people or in interactions with them.

A Coaching Model: Become a Better Version of Yourself

2022/12/02

A Coaching Model By Adam Bakai
Personal Coach, GERMANY

Have you ever felt like you wanted to accomplish something but weren’t sure how to go about it? Have you ever had the experience of setting a goal for yourself, working toward it with a lot of enthusiasm and energy, but eventually losing motivation as your goal eludes you and giving up? There are others besides you. Eighty percent of people never set personal goals. Seven out of ten people from the remaining 20% also fall short of their objectives. The good news is that you can still join the group of people who set specific objectives; the following Become a Better Version of Yourself coaching model will show you the path to take.

Fear of Failure vs. Embracing Learning

2022/11/25

A Coaching Power Tool By Adam Bakai
Personal Coach, GERMANY

Fear of failure vs. Embracing learning power tool, Fear of failure can have a paralyzing effect on us. We don’t like admitting that we can’t accomplish everything we set out to do. Am I wrong? Am I stupid? What do I have to offer? What if I never get the chance? Nobody is perfect, and we are all going to make mistakes. When we make a mistake, we have the option of “wallowing in the swamp” or learning from it. We have a good chance of correcting the mistake and/or doing it better the next time we learn from it. Fear of failure can be crippling. Failure, on the other hand, provides us with the opportunity to learn from our mistakes and become a better version of ourselves.

Learning Trust: How Can Politicians Be Coached Into Trusting Each Other and Working Together on Important Causes?

2022/11/18

A Research Paper By Adam Bakai
Personal Coach, GERMANY

A crucial aspect of politics is (Learning Trust) learning to trust other people. However, how can you put your trust in people who have erred in the past, who might have disappointed you in the past, who are rather opportunistic and want to take any paid position they can get their hands on? It’s acceptable to express criticism when something goes wrong. Think back on what happened, offer helpful criticism, and modify your actions. Being judgmental is not acceptable. Every time you pass judgment on someone, you are expressing how you feel about yourself. Consequently, judgment can be extremely damaging and frequently has nothing to do with what actually occurred in the particular situation. Try to remain impartial and let go of your judgment.

Fear vs. Trust

2022/04/08

A Coaching Power Tool By Tatiana Mitroi
Personal Coach, SWITZERLAND

Fear is a complex feeling that can arise from a variety of situations, including real-world hazards, memories of scary past events, or imagined scenarios/threats. Although trust is difficult to explain, we can feel and recognize when it is gone or lost. When this happens, our energy and engagement levels drop, and we may feel anxious, distrustful, avoidant, uncertain, or insecure. To help our clients transition from fear vs. trust, we must first help them recognize that fear is present and, where applicable, that it is driving their actions.

LIGHT – Journey Towards Inner Power & Truth

2022/04/07

A Coaching Model By Tatiana Mitroi
Personal Coach, SWITZERLAND

As a coach, my goal is to light a LIGHT on my clients so that they can begin to feel seen, heard, and valued for who they truly are, and to help them make profound changes in their lives. My coaching model “LIGHT” is a five-step process that helps clients move on from where they are to where they want to be.

Approaching Pressure and Anxiety With Emotions’ Regulation Practices

2022/04/04

Coaching Case Study By Tatiana Mitroi
Personal Coach, SWITZERLAND

Miranda reached out to me after hearing from her friends that they had a “great coaching experience” in just one session. She didn’t know much about coaching or how it could benefit her, but she had heard that it had helped some of her friends. Her friends didn’t say much about their coaching experience aside from the fact that it was beneficial to them. They suggested she try coaching after hearing her talk about the various Pressure and Anxiety challenges she faced.

A Winning Blend Coaching Africans

2022/03/10

A Research Paper By Mirian Kachikwu
Business Coach, NIGERIA

Every society is pervaded by culture, with all that it entails, especially in Africa, where each country reflects a diverse range of ethnicities. Coaching Africans are becoming a more significant tool for Africans to deal with the personal and business issues that they face on a daily basis. Consequently, it is impossible to train an African without first understanding his or her cultural background. To effectively coach African clients, coaches must adapt to Western coaching competencies to understand and objectively question the impact on them and how they are identified in life, society, and/or the workplace.

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