Coaching Nuggets

“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

I believe it was Julie who offered a most valuable Nugget to her coaching colleagues back in 2019. I was teaching my module on the MSc Applied Positive Psychology and

“Am I doing it right?” is a question that I often recognize as swimming in the subtext of what my clients bring into my coaching and especially supervision spaces. But

I don’t believe in “Magic”. I do believe in the artful application of skills and knowledge to create results that may seem unbelievable. It does generally work well though to

Much of life operates in waves and currents. Studying how water flows, the way it interacts with its surroundings, it’s fascinating to me. I remember reading “The Swarm” by Frank

What’s a meaningful existence? There are many answers to this question. One came to me as I looked out of my window just now and observed my neighbour attend to