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Expert Interview: Exploring the Importance of Empowerment

2023/12/06

A Research Paper By Bemene Piaro
Transformational Life Coach, UNITED STATES

The focus of this research paper is empowerment. My name is Bemene Piaro, and as I near the completion of my life coach training program, I am investigating the significance of empowerment and taking charge of one’s life when coaching minority women in general, but Black and Brown community members in particular. To me, the keys to leading a fulfilling life are identity, wholeness, and empowerment. Sawida Kamara, a specialist in organizational development and capacity building, is joining me this afternoon. The organization I work for uses a lot of coaching in their capacity building, which reminds me of blended coaching. What’s more, it organizes workshops and supports communities of practice.

Driver’s Seat vs. Passenger’s Seat

2023/11/29

A Coaching Power Tool By Bemene Piaro
Transformational Life Coach, UNITED STATES

The difference between a driver’s seat vs. passenger’s seat is that the former refers to the perception that one lacks the power or ability to act independently. In control, one has the conviction that one is aware of the best course of action or how to resolve a problem. Feeling capable, resourceful, and supported in a situation or event. Acts or ideas that shift the focus from being in the passenger seat to being in the driver’s seat. It takes willpower to seize the wheel and choose your own route; everyone may be a passenger. A passenger is just a travel companion. Put simply, when you react, you are in the passenger seat of your life rather than the driver’s seat!

The DRIVE Coaching Model

2023/11/23

A Coaching Model By Bemene Piaro
Transformational Life Coach, UNITED STATES

Positive psychology is the source of the Drive—Get in the Driver’s Seat of Your Life (DRIVE) concept. Assisting clients in thriving is the aim of DRIVE. According to this paradigm, thriving occurs when an individual thinks that they have the means, skills, and capacity to achieve their goals and, together, feel good about their life. In positive psychology, a client is said to be thriving when they reach the meaning and purpose part in Martin Seligman’s three aspects of happiness, or when they are in the “self-actualization” stage of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

The Breath

2023/10/31

A Research Paper By Hilary Taggart
Transformational Coach, United Kingdom

In this interview with Dr. Bridget O’Rawe about “The Breath,” we discuss some of the breath’s esoteric, psychological, and physical facets. My focus is less on the theory and more on how it relates to being an effective coach and growing as a person. This topic is so much more expansive. Our busy brains are diverted from overanalyzing our bodies and the rise and fall of our abdomen, ribs, and chest by focusing on the breath. Our bodies exist, and we are aware of them. Our attention is on the present, the here and now, as we follow our breath because we are unable to be in the past or the future.

The Flow Line Coaching Model

2023/10/17

A Coaching Model By Hilary Taggart
Transformational Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

Your life’s journey is symbolized by the Flow Line. It is a continuous, pliable line that is constantly going ahead. It also represents moving actively and deliberately in the direction of what you want. Your words serve as suggestions, instructions, prompts, and sources of encouragement. The song “Flow Line” serves as a gentle reminder that neither you nor your life are linear. And if that were the case, wouldn’t things be dull? Like life and everything in it, it has a start, middle, and finish. Beginnings are exciting, middle sections are longer and more demanding, and endings tie everything together. Still, everything is interconnected. Even with our complexities, we are entire and complete. The shape of Flow Line also has a deeper connotation.

Approach Differently vs. Avoid Again

2023/10/13

A Coaching Power Tool By Hilary Taggart
Transformational Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

My power tool Approach Differently vs. Avoid Again focuses on understanding avoidance and how and where it affects our lives. What’s more, I clarify the strategy, go over its advantages, outline what we can change and provide tools to help with this change. Avoidance is opposed by approach. It is motivation to move toward something we want in order to escape the feeling of being stuck. It seems approachable and feasible to me, which encourages the development and maintenance of fresh concepts and methods. The product still has a lot of space for improvement, especially in terms of how to support and assist clients in taking action. It wasn’t really explored to keep trying. Investigating this may lower barriers and motivate customers to push themselves.

Conflict Avoidance in the Workplace

2023/08/25

A Research Paper By Miho Kuroda
Transformational Coach, JAPAN

In this research paper, I’ll examine how we deal with conflict, the factors that lead to conflict avoidance, and the ways in which coaches can encourage their clients to adopt more constructive thought and behavior patterns. Also noted are the takeaways from the real-world case. Employees at all levels need to address performance management challenges like interpersonal conflict and conflict avoidance. Avoiding conflict and unpleasant talks can cost your business money and result in the departure of some of your best employees. When your client is conflict-averse, you should encourage them to stay anchored in facts and concrete examples and to thoroughly understand how the disagreement will affect their business. The client can change their perspectives by using mindful listening and reframing.

The 5R Coaching Model

2023/08/17

A Coaching Model By Miho Kuroda
Transformational Coach, JAPAN

Problems can be turned into innovative possibilities according to the 5R coaching model’s solution-focused methodologies. Clients benefit from increased self-awareness, attention shift to positive viewpoints, acceptance of the circumstance as it is without judgment, and empowerment to take empowered actions to realize their true life goals. Clients will be guided step-by-step through the process by the coach as they make the transition from thinking about problems to opportunities. The Clients will be able to recognize the positive aspects of obstacles in life or at work as opportunities for learning during the transition in life. The Clients will then advance to the following phase as a result. Coaches assist clients in tracking their progress and taking responsibility for their decisions and actions using the 5 R coaching model.

Feeling Challenged vs. Embracing Learning

2023/08/14

A Coaching Power Tool By Miho Kuroda
Transformational Coach, JAPAN

The power tool Feeling Challenged vs. Embracing Learning encourages a client to let go of their limiting and debilitating beliefs and replace them with empowered ones. The tool can be used in both professional and everyday settings. We frequently analyze the dangers associated in a project and feel dread, pessimism, and other negative emotions right away. Many of my coworkers, managers, and friends have difficulty understanding and embracing a difficult or stressful circumstance with a positive outlook and attitude, seeing it as an opportunity for learning and development. The intention is for the clients to feel empowered to view the circumstance as a teaching opportunity and continue with their lives.

La Mindfulness nel Coaching

2023/08/04

A Research Paper By Martina Vettoretto
Transformational Coach, SWITZERLAND

La Mindfulness era conosciuta nel mondo del Buddismo come Sati, considerato come uno dei concetti principali che conducevano al percorso di illuminazione e liberazione, secondo Buddha. Infatti, Sati, può essere tradotto in italiano come “piena coscienza”. Buddha ha insegnato due forme principali di meditazione, Samatha (basata sulla concentrazione unitiva) e Vipassanā (dedicata allo sviluppo della consapevolezza mentale), sulla base della quale in Occidente, in tempi recenti, si sono messi a punto dei programmi standardizzati di pratica meditativa, che hanno reso possibile la ricerca sperimentale e clinica. In italiano il termine Vipassanā può essere tradutto come “meditazione consapevole”.

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