Part IV This is Part II of a 5 part series “5 Bogus Coaching Cliches (and better alternatives). Click here for Part I. Cliche #4: Increase your motivation to overcome your resistance This approach asks you to overpower your resistance by adding and adding to your motivators until it is finally […]
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It’s all in the delivery
Disguised as a message of personal responsibility, the judge’s statement is indignant, dismissive, and harsh. In fact, it backfires. Instead of creating a view of personal responsibility as healthy and attainable, he wrapped it in a cloak of shame and inadequacy, which just creates resistance in the listener. It says: “Don’t you dare even ASK […]
Read MoreBogus Coaching Cliches Part III
Part III This is Part II of a 5 part series “5 Bogus Coaching Cliches (and better alternatives). Click here for Part I. Cliche #3: If it’s important, you’ll do it. If that were true, there would be no such thing as obesity, smoking, or forgetting. Do you really think a smoker continues to smoke […]
Read MoreGuest Post: What You Eat Can Change Your Life…Really! by Stephanie Cirihal
When people hire me to coach them, I almost always start by recommending they do a temporary cleanse program, like Clean or Quantum Wellness. What? They ask. How does that have anything to do with changing careers, working on my relationship, or transitioning into a different phase of my life? A lot, as it turns […]
Read MoreBogus Coaching Cliches- Part II
Part II This is Part II of a 5 part series “5 Bogus Coaching Cliches (and better alternatives). Click here for Part I. Cliche #2: Just Do It. Sorry, Nike, it’s not that simple. This phrase is a fallacy on 2 levels: First, it assumes that the solution to a daunting activity is to bulldoze […]
Read More Coaching, EFT, Just Do It, Overcome Resistance, Self Help, Stress, TappingTapping Guide for ‘Giving Up’
Tapping Guide for “ Giving Up” This is a simplified guide, meant for those who have already met with me individually or in a workshop and learned the techniques. Please read my accompanying Blog Post: 5 bogus coaching cliches (Part 1) before using this guide. For each reminder phrase (in quotes) below, fill in the […]
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