Author: Yannick Jacob

Pulling teeth

I hate dentists!  Reason being that I’ve had a rather traumatizing experience when I was around 10 years old (Fuck you Dr Rose! You told me you’d “just take a

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Sweet release

We carry a lot. Whether you’re a coach, therapist, a colleague at work, a parent, or simply a good friend – as soon as you’re listening empathically and offering your

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A question of style

Who hasn’t ever wondered:  “What should I do?” Or perhaps more specifically: “What’s the right thing for me to do in this particular situation?”  My students, trainees and supervisees ask

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What’s your poison? 

I remember sitting on a bar stool at a US airport connecting to some random dude who I had just walked into the place with. As we sat down he

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It’s a leap (!) year

“It’s a leap year”, my colleague pointed out to me this week.  To most, what that means is that February’s got an extra day to balance the scores of the

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The Paradox of Good Rapport

One of the biggest mistakes I see coaches (and people in general) make is that they’re being too nice. They hesitate to disagree, challenge, confront or otherwise try to avoid

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