Weekend 1 at Transformative Coaching Essentials
Weekend One of our coach training program is always such a celebration. My favorite part is meeting all the people. We work with a diverse group of humans who want to learn about themselves and make the world a better place: People who are bringing coaching into their leadership positions People who want to learn […]
Unconscious Limits: How Rules Shape Our Reality
“Rules and regulations do not make a person correct, they only make them consistent.” –Calvin Coolidge ——- In coaching and change, one of the predominant questions is, “How much possibility can you see?” One of the things I consistently do is work on finding all the ways that we limit ourselves from seeing possibility. One […]
How Many Kinds of Coaches are There?
While coaches may specialize in working with different demographics, there are two kinds of “coaches” – trained and untrained. Coaching is not regulated, which is why there is a category of people who name themselves “coach” without having any kind of training. It is important to ask the person calling themselves “coach” where (if) they […]
New Beginnings
On July 27, we started our fifth coach training cohort. I am so excited to be with these amazing humans. It made me think about beginnings. You know how sometimes when you start something it might kinda meander? Like when you get to work and you don’t know where to start so you open your […]
Top 8 Myths About Becoming a Life Coach
In talking to people about participating in our coach training program, here is what I hear the most that I would like to debunk – here and now! 1. You Need to Have Your Own Life Together First: Many people believe that to be a life coach, you must have a flawless life. In reality, […]
What is Transformative Coaching?
Transformative coaching is a type of coaching that focuses on deep, lasting change in a client’s beliefs, perspectives, and behaviors. Unlike other coaching approaches that might emphasize achieving specific goals or solving particular problems, transformative coaching aims to fundamentally shift how a person sees themselves and their world, leading to profound personal growth and development. […]
Roadblocks
I’m thinking about roadblocks today. I am thinking about the roadblocks that people have in the way of getting the things they want. I’ll be honest. I’m thinking of it today mostly because of the number of people I talk to who want to become professional coaches; people who want to join our Transformative Coaching […]
June is Pride Month
Pride month is connected to the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, or Uprising, which began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as […]
Getting What You Want: A Lesson in Self-Coaching
What do you want? Is it more money? A better relationship? A job you love? Think of something and write it down right now. Before you go forward with this blog post. I’ll do it with you. I want to feel healthy. I want to be free of pain in my body. (Recently, I’ve noticed […]
Thoughts and Feelings
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” -William James This is a lesson I learn over and over again. We have choice in what we decide to think about. Is this a radical notion to you? Or just obvious? Do you do it? Here is where I get […]
