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Coaching Tips

Can’t Sit Still to Meditate? Try Active Meditation

March 27, 2010

by guest writer Pooja Bhangar Khandelwal
You want to meditate but you just can’t sit still? There’s a form of meditation that might work better for you. It’s called “Active Meditation” and it uses physical activity such as breathing, movement and visualization to find the stillness within. This article gives instructions for an Active Meditation.
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How to Coach on Life Purpose

June 4, 2009

In our BACC coaching classes this month we are talking about the value of having a coaching “repertoire” – a set of tools and exercises that you can “pull out” in different coaching circumstances. You can listen to an excerpt of our class below.

 

Below are the class notes on the Life Purpose exercise (adapted [...]

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Coaching “Safety Net” Questions – For When Your Mind Goes Blank

April 28, 2009

Have you ever had the experience of “going blank” while coaching? You know, it’s your turn to speak and your mind freezes?
It happens to all of us from time to time, particularly if we are coaching under challenging circumstances (such as being evaluated in an exam or training class). When it happens to me, I [...]

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20 Great Self-Care Resources

February 13, 2009

These self-care resources come from the Hollyhock Leadership Institute.
The Urgency Index
Many people find that despite their best efforts, even in work they love and feel good about, they have trouble feeling grounded and on top of things at work. Work is often filled with a sense of urgency—and this, as we all know, can lead [...]

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How to Coach: Helping Clients Slow Down

January 26, 2009

In this article we talk about two chronic themes found in today’s world – too little time and too much work. In stressful environments, people are prone to unconsciously react in habitual ways – often leaving them with the attitude that they had no choice.
As coaches we can assist our clients to develop [...]

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How to Coach: Procrastination

January 21, 2009

A very common topic that coaching clients bring up is “procrastination”. Coaches need to realize that procrastination has very little to do with the client’s skills to plan or manage time. So don’t waste time going down that deadend.
According to research on procrastination done by psychologists Joseph Ferrari, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at De [...]

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