One of the first things client’s learn when they start coaching is the power of listening. To be in a safe space with another where they do not feel judgement or blame or are being given advice, has them feel heard.
One of the first things client’s learn when they start coaching is the power of listening. To be in a safe space with another where they do not feel judgement or blame or are being given advice, has them feel heard.
The Big Life Journal is a tool I wish I would have created myself. A beautifully illustrated book that walks the user through many of the processes one experiences in coaching.
But what’s the real value of coaching for you, the individual. The one focusing on problems in your relationship or the one who hates their job or the one who feels restless in their life.
After all your personal work are you still finding Connection to be elusive in your life? You’ve been working on the 4 Skills to make a friend as well as the 3 Skills for Connection. You’re trying to find ways to meet new people but somehow creating more connection in your life is still elusive
Frequently I hear my coaching client’s say they don’t feel heard in their relationships, whether business or personal. But by practicing and using the skill of acknowledgement we are also having the other person feel heard and seen and that not only improves our communication but creates connection as well.
By setting an intention on my recent walk through the woods, more things showed up than I had thought. How the practice of two other people affected my day.
Is setting a boundary actually a judgement? It was a very uncomfortable realization as recently a friend pointed this out to me when I asked, if by expressing my boundary was I sounding judgmental?
Recently I came across a short video by Esther Perel, a psycho therapist I follow out of New York. Over her 30 years of studying human relationships in her office, her books and videos are now helping many learn how to deal with infidelity but also how to be better partners.