by Claire Pedrick | Jan 12, 2023 | ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF 05 Active Listening, ICF 10 Planning and Goal Setting
Claire writes: “One of the things I love most about the Christmas holidays is that there can be days when I only have one thing to do. Multitasking at work can be exhausting as well as energising! Even for the most accomplished multitasker, there are some things...
by Guest | Oct 15, 2022 | ICF 03 Trust and Intimacy, ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire is just back from sabbatical, so here is our last guest blogger for now, coach Nicky Chambers. It’s been such fun hosting our guests that we will have a guest slot once a month! Nicky writes: “‘Take your clothes off, coach in the dark, coach over the phone,...
by Guest | Oct 6, 2022 | ICF 03 Trust and Intimacy, ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF Coaching Competencies
While Claire is on sabbatical, we will be hearing from a guest blogger each week. This week’s guest blogger is coach and supervisor Beatrice Zornek. Beatrice writes: “Balance is the natural order of things. In relationships, when one part pulls away, the other part...
by Guest | Sep 15, 2022 | ICF 03 Trust and Intimacy, ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF Coaching Competencies
This week’s guest blogger is Sarah Clein who we first met at The Coaching Inn Sarah writes: “Talking to my partner about work this morning and helping untangle something nuanced, complex, emotive. A lot of listening, some asking questions, a bit of sharing some...
by Claire Pedrick | Aug 18, 2022 | ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF 08 Creating Awareness, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “I’m just tidying up and found this quote from Einstein that I wrote down 15 years ago. “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift.” As...
by Claire Pedrick | Jul 21, 2022 | ICF 04 Coaching Presence, ICF Coaching Competencies
Claire writes: “In my new garden habit, I somehow managed to pot up and plant out the sweet peas. And what a job that’s been. They are delicate… I have great hopes for weeks of summer flowers. I just read this quote from Charles Brower which is the equivalent of sweet...