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As professional coaches, we are familiar with limiting beliefs – those assumptions, perceptions, thoughts, and attitudes that hold people back. We see the impact of such beliefs with our clients on a regular basis and in a variety of forms: A business owner believes her worth is found in her professional success. A salesman
In my work with leaders and organizations, trust is a perennial topic of coaching sessions. This focus makes sense. After all, when an organization is trying to perform at a high level, trust is a necessary ingredient (perhaps THE necessary ingredient). Why? Because the need for trust is everywhere. It’s a factor in communication,
Tell me if this voice sounds familiar: “You’re out of your depth.” “You’re going to look like a fool.” “They aren’t going to like you if you do that.” This voice in your head is your inner critic. Everybody has one. The inner critic tends to exaggerate, but there is enough truth (and maybe
Warning: this is not a blog post on weight loss. You’ll need to look elsewhere for that. Instead, this is a reflection about what I learned from steadily gaining weight over the course of about 15 years. My hope is that what I learned might be helpful to others. Again, I am NOT trying
Sometimes otherwise positive messages get absorbed too deeply into one’s psyche. Here’s an example from my own life: “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” I grew up playing sports. So have my three children. I must have heard this saying over a hundred times in those contexts, and, for the most part, it
On my office wall hang photos of six individuals who’ve shaped my thinking (and my living). I could have twelve or eighteen photos, but I could only find six matching frames at the local discount store. And I am kind of cheap. Anyway, one of my wall-of-fame photos is of the great economist Thomas
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