The night before I’d pitched and tossed along the treacherous horizon between the warm ocean of sleep and the thundery sky of wakefulness. So I felt tense and tired as I travelled in to my practice client session, where my tutor was due to shine the flashlight of observation onto my business coaching skills. ‘Coach, take thine own medicine!’, I thought as my spiral-bound nerves wound ever tighter in anticipation. Relax. Breathe. Get into coaching mode. What was I assuming that was making me feel so anxious? That I’d be rubbish; that David, my tutor, would wonder how on earth I’d managed to absorb so little of his wise teachings; that I’d been out there in the business coaching world, thrashing around with my practice clients, doing them no good at all. That I’d be found out – the imposter syndrome in glorious technicolour action. What’s the worst that could happen? After all my eager talk of becoming a real business coach, that I’d fail the programme. Read more
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Silence is Golden
As most people who know me would probably agree, I’m not exactly a shrinking violet. I’m very fond of a bit of vocal exercise. Embarking on my business coaching training programme with Meyler Campbell, this trait of talking a lot was a big source of anxiety for me. Kind friends have told me I’m a good listener and I’ve noticed that people tend to confide in me. But the concern loomed large: would I be able to shut up long enough to listen to anyone else? Read more
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Tags: active listening, business coaching, coaching practice, listening, silence