Coaching Nuggets

Most coaches I meet have a genuine desire to help people. It’s part of the reason I love spending time with coaches – in community, in supervision, at events, conferences,

I wanted to turn to my neighbour. I wanted to say “Isn’t he an incredible speaker!?! Wow.” But I neither wanted to interrupt her listening, me listening, or him speaking.

It’s clear to me that in the not so distant future of coaching and supervision, practitioners will be partnering with artificial intelligence to deliver a better service for their clients.

Being human vs.(?) Being a coach Coaching is a relational practice. When coaches start out, they tend to “do coaching”. As they mature, they become coaches. They hold space, being-with

When’s the last time you called your doctor’s office to tell them that the treatment worked and you’re no longer ill? My guess is you’ve probably never done that (unless

“When I first saw American Beauty, I was married. And the second time I saw it… I wasn’t.” Every now and again, there’s a piece of art that speaks directly

In my ideal world, everybody has access to supervision. And I’m saying “super-vision” because the term “supervisors” will, to most people, be associated with a “superior” looking over your shoulder

“NO. WAY!” I quite loudly stated, to myself, when I first watched this video about selective attention during my undergrad in psychology back in 2005. It’s difficult not to spoil

A lot of us wear masks, a lot of the time. We adjust to our environment, and we work hard to “fit in”, so that we may be loved, accepted,

When was the last time you encountered someone who was really, and I mean really different to you? Perhaps you found yourself in a situation that challenged how you perceive

It pains me when people regret their life choices. I see a fair share of coaching clients who come see me at a time when they pause for a bit

I like to do things well. Do you? I also tend to stop when it’s “good enough”. And that shit doesn’t come easy to a whole lot of people. And