7 Thinking Patterns: Do You Recognise Yourself in any of These?
Just thinking about thinking is sobering. Many of us, on our journey of life at [...]
Executive Coaching goes Mobile: 4 Reasons to switch to technology-based coaching
I have been blessed by a solid stream of coaching clients since I started my [...]
The Fake it ‘Til you Make It principal (and it’s application to leadership)
As I type this I'm admiring the treetops from an apartment in Santiago, Chile. My [...]
See you in Santiago
This article is a replica of a recent interview published in the COMENSA (Coaches and [...]
Can your best friend be your coach?
The word “coaching” literally means to transport someone from one place to another. People [...]
Learn The Language
Coaching brings with it dynamic thinking constructs together with its own unique language, buzz words and vocabulary. Learning the language is a great way to get acquainted with coaching, whether you’re about to coach or whether you’re preparing for your first chemistry meeting with your preferred coach. […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
Do you Labour with Love?
Some of you may know that I am a student of Astrology. I was introduced to it by a co-worker many years ago who kept insisting that I “dressed just like a Capricorn”. Intrigued to know more, I began a life-long study of this ancient art and science. When I work with coaching clients who are themselves receptive to astrology, I find the astro-language offers us a unique perspective for self-study. This post, based on the eloquent work of Astrologer and Creative Writer, Linda Goodman, offers us a look at the sun signs in the context of the work we do. What motivates each sign? What might be considered out Labor of Love? […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
My Mid-Life Crises: and a backbend in cyber-space
I’d really prefer not to think of myself as in my “Mid-Life” – the term scares me. Let alone “having a crises”. Outwardly no one is seeing typical mid-life symptoms; I’ve not bought a motorbike, tattooed Rumi sutras across my left arm or found a lover 20 years my junior. (Ok, I have posted a picture of myself doing a backbend in cyber-space – does that count?) I’m a youthful women in my early 40’s – “mid-life” happens in our 50’s, I tell myself. And then another one of life’s interesting side-balls brings me back from illusion to reality, turns my thinking upside down, and I recognize I might be having some sort of crises – perhaps, as a ’crises of meaning’ that I wrote about a few posts back. […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
Life is a Cycle – where are you?
This morning I received an email from a potential new client. She details the past [...]
The Fine Line between Arrogance and Confidence
At large component of my work includes working with senior executives to develop stronger Personal Branding. Executive presence is a vital ingredient in a leaders ability to influence internal and external stakeholders. In exploring the personal branding elements, we invariably have a number of key conversations about behavioral values. Questions that often emerge are how we display “Asserting” vs “Aggression” and the fine line between “Arrogance” and “Confidence”. I’m intrigued by these subtle distinctions. […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
Success Scales for Celebrating even small steps
The human psyche tends to recall first that which we ‘do not do’ before celebrating all that we ‘do do’. Here is a simple, slick and effective tool to invite those whom your coach, and yourself, to celebrate each small step we take toward our success goals. Emerging from the solution-focused disciplines of coaching and change, the so-called Scales Tools provide an elegant tool for tracking even small steps. Here is a (simplified) example; […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com
Living in the Spirit of Coaching
I am presently in negotiations to join into a collaboration arrangement with an international team of associate coaches. Before I am offered the green light, my potential partners want the heads-up on my coaching philosophy. They want to be sure that my philosophy aligns with that of the coaching group and with that of their high-profile clientele. Being a philosopher by nature and a prolific collector of ideas, I am not short of philosophies to share. (see some of them under the About Michelle button on my website at www.motivcoach.com). In my research-rich-style, I love to explore the philosophies of other coaches whom I truly admire. Amongst others, I want to share with you this wonderful insert from Ian McDermott & Wendy Jago’s book The Coaching Bible. Chapter 15, called Living the spirit of Coaching, begins with this beautiful quote from Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Adventure; […]
I work with only a select number of clients at any time. If you think we are a good fit, please email me on motivcoach@gmail.com