Coaches are communicators. We specialize in effective communication in order to draw out what’s inside our client’s head, straighten out their tangled thought noodles, and clarify the fuzzy pictures of what’s possible. And one of the most effective ways to communicate well is the use of metaphors – a figure of speech that describes an […]
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When I first learned about coaching, I was not in love with the concept. At the time, I was on staff with a large denomination and we had a history of “flavor-of-the-month” training programs, each of which was sure to be the magical missing ingredient for ushering in God’s kingdom. (Yawn!) So, as I heard
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There was a commercial for a bank a few years ago that featured a “monkey on your back.” The unsuspecting banking client gets a variable rate mortgage, which seems like a good idea until she signs the contract. Before she puts the pen down, there appears a monkey on her back, representing the ongoing detriment
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Last year there was an internet meme (is that what it’s called?) about how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos earns a gazillion dollars a second (approximately) while some Amazon employees struggle to get by and others rely on food stamps because they can’t make ends meet on what they earn. The contrast was meant to vilify
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