Take A Break
I love this quote by Annie Lamott. Not just because I love Annie Lamott so much, but also because it’s just so true. When my printer doesn’t work, I unplug it. When my zoom doesn’t work, I log out and back in. This works 90% of the time. And here is the thing – I […]
The Case for Patience
All my life, I have been a person focused on accomplishment. On getting the things I want in this life. Whether that be the job of my dreams, or great relationships. But I have been reading lately about patience. Certainly I’ve heard talk of patience before in my life. But I did not see it […]
Sponsorship Fund for Transformative Coaching Essentials 2024/2025
Testimonial from a Sponsorship Recipient: “I knew that coaching was absolutely the right path for me, consistent with my life’s purpose; but the opportunity for training came to me at a time when I was recovering financially from a family health crisis, and did not have a reliable income stream. When McLaren Coaching agreed to […]
Resilient
I am reading the book Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength and Happiness by Rick Hanson (also the author of Buddha’s Brain). I found a section I wanted to share, because it articulated something so powerful to me in getting what we want in this life. Determination. Hanson believes “determination” is […]
Be committed, but not attached
A long time ago, I heard this quote that really messed with my brain. Though I cannot find the source of this exact quote, there are many similar Buddhist tenets. It has really helped me get what I want in my life, though! “Be committed, but not attached.” Commitment In my coach training, and in […]
Managers and Their Moods: What You Might Not Know
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather….In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.” — […]
Book Review – For Coaches, Artists, and Humans
This is a strange review, possibly, because I am only half-way through this book. That said, it is easily one of the most profound books I have read in awhile. The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin My son is a musician. He gave this to me for my birthday. My excitement […]
Breakdown to Breakthrough
In coaching, we have a concept called breakdown to breakthrough. Sometimes, when we are having a tough time, we hear things in our head that aren’t very useful like “this is going to last forever” or “something must be really wrong.” But in coaching, when we go through a hard time often we call that […]
Promoting Human Connection
Promoting Human Connection This month in coach training we are learning about enrolling clients and asking for feedback. That is the curriculum. But what we are really up to this month is learning to find the deeper levels that create human connection. Not that this month is different from any other in that sense. Coaching […]
Creating A Feedback-Positive Environment
Aspects of Feedback There are two distinct aspects when we talk about feedback: giving/offering and requesting/receiving. In our coach training program (www.mclarencoaching.com/coach-training), we separate offering and requesting feedback into different training days so the distinction is very clear. It seems that for most people, both are fairly uncomfortable. In the world at large (or at […]
