does coaching work

Does Coaching Work?

Does Coaching Work? An investigation into the positive outcomes for Executive Coaching by Leadership and Career Coach Sue Belton, based on a study of her recent client feedback. After thirteen years of working with both corporate and private clients, I wanted to know the result of our work together and how it had benefitted each ...

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perfectionism and procrastination

Perfectionism

Perfectionism and procrastination A compulsive drive to be flawless and the setting of unattainably high standards and goals (perfectionism) often goes hand in hand with imposter syndrome. Perfectionism is then combined with harsh self-criticism and disappointment and dissatisfaction when you are unable to reach those impossible ideals. I class myself as a ‘recovering perfectionist’. Some ...

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emotional intelligence skills you need

The essential EQ Leadership skills needed for returning to work

Emotional intelligence skills you need The situation now With more businesses getting ready to invite people back into the office, some already being back in, and more getting their offices ready for hybrid working, this next phase of adjustment to new ways of working is set to be especially emotionally challenging. We’ve all become accustomed ...

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struggling with imposter syndrome

Imposter Syndrome

Another way in which I see ‘not good enough’ showing up is when clients feel as if they are about to be found out – for not being ‘good enough. They feel they don’t really ‘belong’, that they are a ‘fraud’, or that they don’t actually deserve the role they have their accomplishments or the ...

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I’m not good enough

I’m not good enough This is the most common underlying fear among my clients, and it’s the biggest and most difficult to overcome. Gone unchallenged, this belief will seriously limit the extent to which you truly live your life, and will hold you back from achieving your goals and dreams. The feeling that you’re not ...

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emotion coaching scenarios

Your Emotions

Because difficult emotions can be so unpleasant we often try and rid ourselves of them as quickly as possible (I know I did). But we can choose to change our emotions – even the difficult ones. If you do this, you will dramatically change your life. These difficult or ‘negative’ emotions are the ones we ...

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feel stuck and depressed

Feeling stuck? You always have a choice

Feel stuck and depressed The knowledge that in any given moment we all actually have a choice was the first major realization I gained through my own experience of coaching. Up until that time, possibly like you, I felt that I was at the mercy of certain things in my life. I really thought that ...

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conversation with future self

Your Future Self – The Voice You Can Trust

Conversation with future self Do you know those articles where they ask celebrities what advice they would give their 20-year-old self? Well, this is the equivalent, only you get all of that great advice and wisdom from yourself in the future – right now. ‘Future Self’ is a great tool and I have been using ...

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self sabotaging behaviour

Self-sabotaging Voices

Self sabotaging behaviour In the first few years of our lives, we learn the ‘rules’ of how to behave and think in a way that allows us to survive. This is the time when we learn what we should do, what we can’t do, what we have to do, in order to be accepted, loved, ...

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how to improve leadership communication

What can the giraffe teach us about improving leadership communication?

How to improve leadership communication? Well, it turns out – quite a lot! The atmosphere at work is not always good. Competition, different attitudes or bad manners challenge people’s patience. Other behaviours that create a negative workplace include distrust and resistance to change. However, the heart of the issue often stems from a lack of ...

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why does fear exist

Conquer Fear

Why does fear exist CONQUER From the Latin conquirere meaning to ‘gain, or ‘win’; to successfully overcome, take control of. What would you do if you knew you could not fail? What would you do if you weren’t so afraid? And what would you do if you didn’t care what people thought? This chapter is ...

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how to figure out life purpose

Your Purpose

A key to unlocking a deep sense of ‘rightness’ in your life is discovering your ‘purpose’. By this, I mean what you are here to do, why you are here and the nature of your contribution to the world. We all have a purpose, we all have a unique contribution to make to this world, ...

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