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I was really pleased to be sent an email last week which includes 100 blogs related to career and life coaching.http://www.ekgclasses.org/100-best-life-and-career-coach-blogs/ The full list is on the link, I am mentioned as a resource for coaches, so do let other coaches you know, know all about...

Thanks to a fellow coach Heather The Efficiency Coach for sending through this thought provoking article on Training Zone Who's Coaching the Coach?Supervision is still something which is very new in the coaching world, although well established in other areas such as therapy where it is a...

I've been watching all the unfolding anger and questions relating to the parliamentary system and MP expenses here in the UK.I admit to an addiction to developing news stories which doesn't sit with the mindful approach I like to cultivate, that I hold in awareness...

I was listening to the end of the G20 yesterday. When I really listened, beyond the actual words and the actual numbers what came across was the scent of hope.Of the "magic" that comes with Obama, and his presence. What I feel he has brought is the presence of possibility...

This is the 11th and final post in the series on aligning your marketing of your coaching business wiht your coaching core competenciesManaging Progress and Accountability:  If this with the client is about holding attention on what is important to them and leaving them with accountability...

This is post 10 in the series on aligning your marketing your coaching business with your coaching core competenciesPlanning and Goal Setting:  As a coach marketer, it’s important to have a plan for your marketing.  The great thing is that you already have lots of tools out there to help you...

This is post 9 in the series of aligning marketing your coaching business with your coaching core competenciesDesigning Actions:  When you are marketing what you do as a coach, make it clear about how coaching is focused on actions.  Work out what those actions are, and how these will benefit...

Day 3 of the series aligning coaching core competencies and your marketing of your coaching business.Establishing trust and intimacy with your client: I don’t have the source of the fact, however I think it is quite well established that it can take about 7 contacts for someone who is...

2nd day in the post on aligning your core competencies as a coach with the work you do marketing your coaching business.Establishing the coaching agreement: As in a coaching relationship you are establishing the boundaries of how you will work with that particular client, and all the logistics,...

As a coach for coaches I see and hear quite a bit of discussion about marketing, selling and getting comfortable with how we do that.Often it feels like there is a sense that some coaches feel that the work we do as coaches and selling that work, whether in the form of products, services etc is...

I interviewed Lynne Lee on Tuesday night from www.SeoIsSimple.com I've known Lynne for a while now and she has a great way of making the technical simple...

and a Very Happy Valentines to you!We're not doing much of the "have to do" this year but I've found myself reflective on the theme of love and the way it comes through in so many different ways...

There was an interesting post today "Instinctive decisions may be better than conscious choices" in the Daily Telegraph online.What evidence do you have about the different decisions you make...

It's been one of the great pleasures of getting on twitter that I have been building relationships with other coaches...

I don't know about you but I have found recently that I have just a ton of books that......sit on my shelf ready for me to read....and sit......and sit....It's like I think that they are going to jump off the shelf themselves and help me to learn and take action...

Google Analytics is part of the google suite of tools that you can use to help you get more effective on how successful your marketing is online...

HiIn case you are an auditory learner, here is the MP3 version of the 30 min call last night.

I just ran a teleclass for coaches - although you'd find it useful for any small businesses wanting to learn more about getting started on twitter and to help you both get started and think about marketing your coaching business.The good news is that I did so much prep for it I have a presentation...

Hi I just ran a short informational call about "What is Coaching Supervision". On the call I promised to share some of the questions that it is useful to reflect on a coach as you consider your coaching practice.It's useful to know first the definition of What is Coaching Supervision...

Hi there This week I am running the first of 2 complimentary teleclasses. They'll be 30 mins in length so just enough time to learn a few pieces of information without overwhelming you! Let's keep it simple in '09!Class One: Weds 7th January 8pm UK Time: What is Coaching Supervision...

The International Coach Federation has 11 Core Competencies: as The Coaches Coach I am going to support coaches out in the blogosphere by working through a competency a month and then reviewing in December with an overview.As they said in the Sounds of Music, "Let's start at the Beginning, a very...

I was asked recently by a reader about what questions work when coaching someone who is scared to do something, and what questions work to find out what they are scared of, and not to be scared, and also what questions work to get them moving again when they are in "can't" mode.Where do you go...

I have just been reading in the last few days Chris Brogan and his take on New Years Resolutions - 3 words that sum of what you are going to do or how you are going to be - (PS - if you aren't signed up to receive Chris's feed/ emails, get right on over there as he makes some great points...

Unsurprisingly for a coach, I absolutely love the New Year. A bit in the same way I used to love the new school year, I see it more than any other time as a chance to have a blank page to write on in the same way having a new diary feels...

This morning I wrote in my newsletter about 10 great questions on letting go, to help you get clear and ready to start out for 2009 in success mode.(If you want to get the list, contact me on twitter at www.twitter.com/coachclaire and send me a tweet @coachclaire and I'll let you have the list and...

I was inspired by a twitter post from @sparkspace about thinking about how to best serve your customers rather than just sell to them in 2009 and beyond.So here are a few of the things I thought about for my biz coaching coaches. Hope they start your creative spark going...

Hi, this post covers some of the main things you need to do to get up and running on twitter.I am going to do another post probably in the New Year to show some of the tips and other applications on making the most of twitter 1. It???s easy to get an account set up on twitter ??...

HiDownload CoachingTrends2009 Welcome to my first video on the Blog! I wanted to say hi personally and introduce my 7 predictions for how Coaching will be impacted by all the changes in the global economy in 2009.Do let me know what YOU think!

So excited this morning to be able to talk about what I love - coaching!  Just been interviewed by Marion Ryan of the New Coaches Business Network for BlogTalkRadio - just 15 mins to listen to the recording of the interview - I'm talking to Marion about what I love about working with coaches, my...

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One of the issues I find when I am working with newly qualified coaches and trainee coaches is just the amount that can feel overwhelming.  After all, you got into coaching because, well, you simply love to coach and work with people to make a difference.Yet, there are so many things to think...

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of coaching income.If you know me, you'll know I am a great fan of this.Andrea has set this up as a free link until 6pm EST today - so don't delay! http://www.andreajlee.com/blog/freebook