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Passions vs. Talents

2022/01/17

A Coaching Power Tool By Leigh Griffin
Agile Coach, IRELAND

Achieving any goal innately taps into either a person’s Passions vs. Talents. Talent, or skill, is measured and can be tested. They are something that can be nurtured and invested in with time and patience. Passions are less malleable than Talents and while Passions change over time, it requires environmental support as well as time to allow Passions to form and grow. Passions are a Key Bridge towards Talent gaps. If someone has the Passion for an area but lacks the key Talents, it can become a motivator and a focal point to help grow and embed the Talents.

Possible vs. Impossible

2022/01/12

A Coaching Power Tool By Florence Schelling
Development Coach, SWITZERLAND

As I was preparing to write this power tool, several ideas popped into my mind to write about, but this specific one “possible vs. impossible” topic resonated the most with me. It is a topic that I was and still is faced with a lot in my life. This power tool is about reframing perspective from a limiting belief of impossibility to one of possibility and empowerment.

Overachieving vs. Allowing

2022/01/07

A Coaching Power Tool By Amy Philippen
Transformational Coach, GERMANY

Through the art of Overachieving vs. Allowing, appreciating what we have in this current moment, and accepting that every ebb and flow in our lives has something to teach us, we can dramatically shift our perspective and remain open to what life has to offer instead of needing to control everything.

Rigidity vs. Agility

2022/01/04

A Coaching Power Tool By Jennifer Topinka
Leadership Coach, UNITED STATES

Rigidity is a mindset where we are grasping and attached to a certain idea. Rigidity is the lack of seeing possibility, options, and gray space. Agility is about seeing a range of possibilities, holding multiple perspectives, and accepting “gray space.” An agile mindset is flexible, willing to change, and stretch. In coaching, clients can arrive at a coaching session “stuck” in a rigid mindset or perspective. How a coach can contribute to transforming rigidity vs. agility?

Guilt vs. Acceptance

2021/12/29

A Coaching Power Tool By Juliana Landmann
Transition Coach, SWITZERLAND

As a career transition coach for mothers who took a family break, I have noticed Guilt vs. Acceptance showing up as a problem that is making nearly every single client feel stuck. Coaching gives these women the opportunity to first become aware of what they feel guilty about and then to be able to shift their perspective to a place of acceptance instead. We can help our clients shift from a perspective of guilt into one of acceptance by helping them cultivate self-compassion, become aware and let go of approval-seeking behaviors and learn how to forgive themselves for all the imperfections they have.

Confidence vs. Self Doubt

2021/12/23

A Coaching Power Tool By Camilla Born
Success Coach, HONG KONG

So how can we switch or change our perspective from a thinking pattern of self-doubt to that of self-confidence? We all have our inner critics or self-saboteurs. This idea leads to a lack of confidence, as over time we start to believe these negative thoughts or voices in our heads. We become convinced that this voice is true and start to act on this information. This self-doubt can lead to avoidance, procrastination, fear of failure, fear of being judged, fear of rejection, and feelings of overwhelm. This self-doubt also leads to the need to compare ourselves to others. This article Confidence vs. Self Doubt aims to outline some strategies for building confidence outside of a coaching session.

Passenger vs. Driver

2021/12/22

A Coaching Power Tool By Bettina Salzmann,
Life Coach, FRANCE

Now ask yourself, in what situations in life do you like to play one role or another? Do you prefer to be a passenger vs. driver? Using the above questions in coaching can support the coachee to create awareness of his/her beliefs, identify the limiting beliefs and allow to work on alternatives and new ways to look at things, as well to use this learning to apply to other aspects of her/his life.

Fear vs. Trust

2021/12/21

A Coaching Power Tool By Andrea Lynett
Transformational Coach, CANADA

In this article Fear vs. Trust, we aren’t talking about fear in the sense of ‘clear and present danger’ (physical danger) – but more in the context of fear of the unknown. We’ll look at how to recognize the fear, root causes, and beliefs and how to help guide a client to ‘the other side of fear’. Ultimately, reframing their mind towards trust– trust in themselves, their ability, and trust that it will all work out how it’s meant to be. In many respects, a little bit of fear in our lives is natural and healthy, and it can help propel a person in a forward direction.

Possible vs. Definitive Golden Path to Success

2021/12/15

A Coaching Power Tool By Irene Chen
Career Coach, TAIWAN

There seems like a Possible vs. Definitive golden path to success and a great life. As been taught by parents since a little kid, having good grades would help you get into great schools, colleges, and universities. And then followed by a dream job that almost guarantees a wonderful life afterward. Once you embark on this journey, taking every step well designed in advance, nothing needs to be worried and it sounds perfect and fantastical. The fear of falling off this track makes us stay even closer to this route with a fixed mindset and taking definitive procedures to ensure that positive results will happen eventually. This idea also squeezes out the flexibility and space which we can save for ourselves for adjustments and self-reflection and finally pushes us to the corner.

Certainty vs. Complexity

2021/12/14

A Coaching Power Tool By Monica Boskovich
Executive Coach, UNITED STATES

The dichotomy of certainty vs. complexity is palpable and the desire for leaders to present in ways that manage both effectively is highly valued. We are living in a pandemic. Leaders are especially required to create security in a complex world. Creating a place for leaders to bring reality and deal with their experiences in a psychologically safe manner will help solve our inherent human defects while respecting the beauty of chaos that it brings. This is our role as coaches.