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Coaching and Body Language

2022/02/08

A Research Paper By Mai Dyab
Life Coach, JORDAN

Humans and animals have used body language since prehistoric times. This was the first form of communication, many years before we started communicating verbally. Developmentally speaking, anthropologists believe that body language emerged out of the need to be able to understand and trust each other in a group. In a coaching context, noticing the client’s stance and posture can give you clues on their inner feelings. Depending on the situation, you may want to dig deeper and discover the following, if appropriate.

Momentum vs. Lethargy

2022/01/31

A Coaching Power Tool By Audrey Bolo
Career Coach, KENYA

In the competitive societies we live in, there is not only a tendency to want to do everything but to do it perfectly. Having momentum can be a wonderful feeling but it is not a fixed state. The other end of the pendulum can be described as operating in a state of lethargy. At an emotional, mental, and/or physical low. Similar to momentum, feeling lethargic does not have to last forever. This power tool, Momentum vs. Lethargy helps Psychological Momentum (PM) plays a key role in goal pursuit and achievement. Research suggests that the main psychological processes that underpin momentum are confidence, perceived competence (self-belief), and internal attributions (e.g. personal skill).

Embrace vs. Tolerate

2022/01/28

A Coaching Power Tool By Isabelle Finger
Executive Coach, UNITED STATES

The first step for clients is to understand where they stand on the dichotomy between tolerating suboptimal situations and embracing change and growth. The use of both terms as “power tools” Embrace vs. Tolerate by the coach helps the client reframe their perspective and see their life and their potential through a more empowering perspective. The next step for the client is to leverage this awareness in their life by taking action and by learning. The coach can support this journey by fostering accountability and cultivating learning and growth.

Purposeful Aging

2022/01/25

A Research Paper By Madalyn Morris
Purposeful Aging Coach, UNITED STATES

Purposeful Aging Interview, It was an amazing learning experience, but on many different levels. Also, communication – which is the key to coaching – learns to talk to each other on the level where we listen to each other. We ask curious questions so that, with the intention of understanding where the other one is coming from rather than, like, normal conversations where, you know, you’re waiting for your turn to say your part. In this case, as a coach — as I’m sure you know — our job as coaches is to listen and to reflect what we hear, and that gives us a deeper understanding. So, it’s been marvelous. It’s been an outstanding opportunity.

BIRTH – Purpose and Meaning in Life

2022/01/25

A Coaching Model By Madalyn Morris
Purposeful Aging Coach, UNITED STATES

As a Life Purpose Coach, my clients include women who are in a transitional phase of their lives; empty nester, divorce, loss, retirement, crisis, feelings of being stuck or have to fear around change, lack of confidence, or a woman who is on a quest to discover her life purpose. “BIRTH” Women Who Want to Live Their Lives on Purpose.

Heart Intelligence as a Tool for Transformational Coaching

2022/01/07

A Research Paper By Amy Philippen
Transformational Coach, GERMANY

The research in this paper highlights the positive benefits that accessing heart intelligence can have in our coaching quality but also how it can support clients to tap into a deeper dimension of their being that can transform their coaching experience and their life. Although there is some literature on the role the heart can play in our overall health, there is very little literature on the specific role it can play in the field of coaching.

Overachieving vs. Allowing

2022/01/07

A Coaching Power Tool By Amy Philippen
Transformational Coach, GERMANY

Through the art of Overachieving vs. Allowing, appreciating what we have in this current moment, and accepting that every ebb and flow in our lives has something to teach us, we can dramatically shift our perspective and remain open to what life has to offer instead of needing to control everything.

What I Learned From Theory of Constructed Emotions

2022/01/04

A Research Paper By Jennifer Topinka
Leadership Coach, UNITED STATES

In my coaching evaluation (observed coaching), I received feedback that I missed opportunities to explore the client’s emotions despite asking “how are you feeling?”. In this research paper, I set out to study emotions so that I could be more fluent and articulate while addressing emotions, feelings, and thoughts – both as a client and a coach. This idea led me to an unexpected journey to a new theory on emotions, specifically the “constructed emotion” view. I’ve based my research paper on almost all of my learning from How Emotions are Made, by Lisa Feldman Barrett.

The Clarity Process

2021/12/21

A Coaching Model By Andrea Lynett
Transformational Coach, CANADA

Life is complicated. Plain and simple. That’s why there isn’t a rule book that you can order and pass down for generations to come. A life is really “yours to discover,” as the saying goes. So, what happens when you wake up one day – after following the path to “success” and realize it was never your dreams you were chasing. But rather, someone else’s dream or a by product of the mounting societal pressures and expectations that have been thrown at you over the years…For many, this lack of clarity (especially for a type A person who usually has everything figured out) can be debilitating and extremely frustrating for someone who’s been checking boxes off their whole lives.

Fear vs. Trust

2021/12/21

A Coaching Power Tool By Andrea Lynett
Transformational Coach, CANADA

In this article Fear vs. Trust, we aren’t talking about fear in the sense of ‘clear and present danger’ (physical danger) – but more in the context of fear of the unknown. We’ll look at how to recognize the fear, root causes, and beliefs and how to help guide a client to ‘the other side of fear’. Ultimately, reframing their mind towards trust– trust in themselves, their ability, and trust that it will all work out how it’s meant to be. In many respects, a little bit of fear in our lives is natural and healthy, and it can help propel a person in a forward direction.

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