Coaching Nuggets

It is something that experienced coaches know – intuitively and from experience: Coaching works.  But how do we know? Perhaps the progress or change that occurred would have occurred either

In 1997 I listened to my first ever German rap song. I remember it clearly. We were on a class trip to inner city Frankfurt and my mate had me

What’s your “Why”?Who does your work, and your life, serve? What’s your mission?Why are you here?What is your calling? The list could go on for some time, and if I

“And so the wrath of all his defence mechanisms started to unload on me …” Most coaches remember moments such as this. You’ve offered a challenge, not even a harsh

I wrote this one as an introduction to the buffet of these Nuggets I send out monthly(-or-so) as a summary for those who, like me, unsubscribe to any newsletter that

It’s been an intense week teaching our very first cohort of coaching MSt students at Cambridge. Certainly inspiring to have such an experienced and diverse group of coaches coming together

Last week I offered a short Nugget to challenge and expand some commonly held beliefs about what it takes to establish a successful coaching business. One of those beliefs is

It seems like everybody and their mum is telling entrepreneurs that niching is the most important thing they can do for their business. It certainly is one of the most

What’s your relationship with uncertainty? Do you find yourself trying to control outcomes? Perhaps you work hard to make something happen exactly the way you want it to be, or

“In order to succeed I need to be more [________], and less [____________].” Sound familiar? In some form or other, I hear this statement often. Just today I’ve heard it

How much can you stretch yourself before something snaps? When we stretch a muscle, it strengthens it.When we overstretch slightly, we build muscle effectively.When we go beyond our capacity to

I felt a little smug after I managed to formulate such an elaborate question, skillfully weaving in references to a pattern we had discovered earlier, and inviting attention to a