by angela | May 15, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips, For Coaches
When you ‘spot’ a metaphor used by a client, what can you do to help them give some attention to it and understand its importance? A very powerful method of questioning was developed by psychotherapist David Grove, called ‘Clean Language’. The language you use is...
by angela | May 15, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips
Why metaphors? I first came across the powerful effect of metaphors in coaching when I was myself being coached back in the late 90s. At the time I was an NLP Practitioner, working towards Master level with my own relationship issues. I thought it would be beneficial...
by angela | Apr 20, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips, For Coaches
PUT YOUR CLEAN EARS ON WOMAN! Oh dear. A bit of a ‘D’oh!’ moment for me that I am almost too embarrassed to share, Here I am staying at my Mum and Step Dad’s for a few days helping out as both are getting elderly and under the weather. Maybe... by angela | Feb 23, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips
You might be wondering, why on earth would you WANT to develop a beginner’s mind once you know your stuff. If you had to choose, what’s most important when coaching – being an expert or having a beginner’s mind? Not sure? Well, let me put it...
by angela | Jan 31, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips
This lovely picture was taken by one of our new graduates Fiona Winning. She says it was late afternoon and the sun was low, leaving this interesting contrast between light and dark. It made me wonder when, as coaches, we leave be leaving footprints in the minds of...
by angela | Jan 31, 2023 | Clean Coaching Tips
One would think that any and all kind of coaching activity would encourage creativity in those embarking on it. But I am not so sure about that. I suspect most coaches intend to encourage creative thinking in their coachees, but there are a number of reasons why this...