You finished your coach training course and were awarded a coaching certification. Congratulations! Now, why would you want an additional credential from the International Coach Federation (ICF) or the Christian Coaches Network (CCN)? What is the value of a credential from a source independent from your training school? Coaching Certification from Coach Training Schools Training [...]
If you’re considering adding group coaching to your repertoire of skills, it’s important to gain an understanding of small group process and evolution. Bruce Tuckman’s group theory (1965) — forming, storming, norming, and performing — is an excellent tool to help better understand the different stages of group development. In 1977, Tuckman expanded his four-stage [...]
“What is the difference between coaching for spiritual formation and spiritual direction?” a prospect asked during an introductory call last week. As I stammered to explain the difference, I realized I didn’t have a satisfying answer. So, I’ve spent the last few days mentally formulating a response to that question. Before talking about their distinctions, [...]
Why are we so good at coming up with ideas about what to do but so terrible at actually doing them? According to Eric Barker, an editorialist at Time Magazine, it’s because we’re missing an essential step—we fail to take into account our emotions. In his June 30, 2014 article titled, “How to Motivate Yourself: [...]
How does coaching change the brain? What is neuroplasticity? How can we help our clients move forward using neuroscience? Is it possible to integrate current brain science research into a non-directive model of coaching? Brain science is all the rage in coaching circles these days. So much so that CHOICE Magazine, a publication of the [...]
Curiosity: the desire to learn or know more about something or someone; something that is interesting because it is unusual. Intuition: a natural ability or power that makes it possible to know something without any proof or evidence; a feeling that guides a person to act a certain way without fully understanding why. You're the coach [...]
The magic number is 21. That’s it — 21 days to change a habit. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Just three weeks of your life, and you are on the road to successful change! Yet, some people spend a lifetime trying to change negative behaviors (Layton). As coaches, how can we be a catalyst for lasting [...]
It’s a few months into the New Year, and if statistics are correct, about half of of the people who made New Year's resolutions will have already broken them. Change is hard. So hard in fact, it’s one of the most common reasons people hire a coach. After all, coaches are change experts, right? But [...]