New Year Goals

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“Only about 3% of adults have clear written goals. These people accomplish five and ten times as much as people of equal or better education and ability but who, for whatever reason, have not taken the time to write out exactly what it is they want.” Brian Tracy, Eat That Frog! Liz GoosterI like to […]
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Time to Think in a Fishbowl

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If questioned, most of use would probably admit that we’d benefit from more time to think, without distractions, interruptions, assumptions. Nancy Kline’s ‘fishbowl’ session, organised by Meyler Campbell, was an astonishing demonstration of the power of her ‘time to think’ technique.[1]. Liz GoosterI like to describe myself as happily ‘At Large’ in an independent portfolio career, balancing […]
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Silence is Golden

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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 […]
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Business is Booming with Brad Sugars

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After two and a half hours I was tired, thirsty and my head was spinning. Brad was still going strong and he showed no sign of letting up. I’d wanted to leave from the very first minute, but somehow I couldn’t. I was anchored to my seat, enthralled.  This was business coaching with a difference. Liz […]
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Chemistry Meetings: To have them or not, that is the question

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Meeting someone in person gives rise to a different dynamic than is possible by email, or even by phone. You very quickly get a first impression and discover the strength of the rapport, if any. In my job as a business publisher, I always like to meet my authors before we sign up to work […]
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Listen Here

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As on any well-run training course, our coaching tutorials involve engaging exercises that challenge our preconceptions and begin to build new perspectives. Focused listening is intrinsic to effective coaching. The Coaches Training Institute identifies three possible levels of listening, with focused listening only kicking in at level 2, suggesting that this is not such an […]
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Back to School

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As a veteran of two tutorials, a telephone supervision and two chemistry meetings, I now feel fully ‘into’ my coaching programme. It’s hugely stimulating and enjoyable and I must try hard not to become a dinner party bore with all my wide-eyed stories of coaching discoveries. Well, I guess that’s what this blog is for! […]
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Coaching? It’s all about chemistry

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I’ve been accepted on to the Meyler Campbell business coaching programme, as I wrote about in my last post – so what now? Before starting the course itself, I needed to have ‘chemistry meetings’ with my prospective coach-trainer and the other two members of our potential ‘syndicate’, the tutorial-style team of three in which we’d […]
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How many coaches does it take to change a light bulb?

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I’m about to embark on a journey and I’m not sure where it will end. When I think about it, my pulse judders, and a cocktail of excitement and apprehension quickens my blood. As a keen traveller, and one who rarely maps out a fixed plan in advance, this isn’t entirely a new sensation: the […]
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