Probably the most common type of executive coaching clients I see are the ones who have achieved all they thought they wanted but don’t feel as content and satisfied as they thought they would. They’ve ticked the boxes of family, career, financial independence, and health, but their younger selves would
Many of my coaching clients unwittingly spend their time looking for evidence to support their existing beliefs. Some of these beliefs turn out to be functional, while others are not. The funny thing is, they don’t see their beliefs as beliefs but rather as objective reality. They defend this “objective
I’ll put a proposition to you. Most of what you think about the world is wrong. Or, to put a finer point on it, most of the reasons you think things are the way they are are wrong. Or, most of the reasons you think you do things have nothing
Reality is negotiable Motivation is a seemingly obvious tool in a successful performance arsenal. Who can doubt that motivation is an essential component of any successful enterprise? It seems beyond obvious as a staple of executive coaching psychology. But is it? The idea of motivation implicitly points to there being
Our minds are wired to take shortcuts when we’re feeling stressed or anxious. During difficult times, the more primitive parts of our brain take over and lead us to make snap decisions and instant judgements. Understanding these shortcuts and biases is a vital topic for improving your mental performance and
“It will be all right in the end. And if it isn’t all right, it’s not the end.” – John Lennon It’s common for us to label events in our life as good or bad, based on what we think is the obvious outcome. The criteria by which we judge
One of the issues that many of my executive coaching clients bring up is confidence. Lack of confidence, the need for confidence, how to get more confidence. These questions are all based on the assumption that confidence is an essential ingredient in the recipe for success or high performance. This
