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On change, visions, and (toxic) behaviour
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Thoughts, tipps & tricks, infos on topics around change.
*just FYI: this BLOG is without any claim to being (scientifically) exhaustive
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Do you want to be different or do you want to change?
Something that comes up more often than you’d think when I discuss how I support clients on change – the question of whether they’d need to change things in order to be different. Well. Ok. Let’s dive right in!
Rethinking personal boundaries - an invitation (part 1)
There are often circumstances where the sheer mention of boundaries makes people think of fences, walls, moats…. Now – quick question for you: will you walk into every house that’s not locked up tight? Probably not, am I right?
So how to handle (personal) boundaries? Let’s have a look - or more.
It’s YOUR coaching – five key success factors
With so much time, energy, and yes, money spent on coaching - how you can you make sure that you’ll make the most of it?
Here’s my five key success factors that you can check BEFORE starting for the best possible impact.
A summer of coaching – it’s actually a good time!
It’s easier to reflect on choices, dreams, and your daily life when we have the emotional and mental bandwidth to do so. Which is why it might be preferable doing it at a time when life does slow down and gives a lot of both small and big opportunities to recharge at the same time.
I propose a summer of coaching!
The only way is onwards – in most cases
The eternal question – does it take more effort to resist change or to embrace change? Apart from the fact that I personally think change is exciting, I also think that energy should be invested wisely. And what better way of doing so than embracing new skills while learning from the past, not living it?
hAbItS – the tiny tricky beasts (Part 2)
Habits - the beasts that seem to sabotage our lives… They can make life both easy and miserable. Change seams insurmountable? A quick reality check of the average expectations (and promises out there) and what that means for you.
How mentoring works and what to look for
Finding a mentor and working with them is a great way of growing personally and professionally. You are benefitting from another person’s experience and expertise, get their insight and advice, and basically have a sounding board for your ideas. What can you expect?
How about dreams - do you follow them?
I said earlier and I stick to what I said: change is about dreams (and some other things, too, ok ok). And yet, dreams seem to make us uncomfortable as adults. Why is that, how can we overcome this and how do our dreams lead to change?
Does competence interfere with change?
Conscious change implies being aware of where you’re at. The “4-stages-of-competence”-model supports by indicating what needs to happen through learning. For an individual, learning and change will likely go hand in hand, while for a team, the implications are less clear-cut, especially when experts become involved.
Do you plan change?
Planning change, yes or no? The simple question that triggers such an ambivalent answer. In a nutshell: YES to planning the PARAMETERS of change and NO to planning the OUTCOME of change. Why? Read on…
Why Coaching Strategy?
Coaching Strategy: I am convinced it’s time to rethink the approach to strategy. I am also confident that the coaching approach is a viable one in this case too, and might increase communication, efficiency, and implementation.
About me - behind the scenes
Three snippets about me and some more background info. In case you’re wondering what I will be bringing to the table and who that person is that’s going to sit with you…
Belief systems – our internal sign-posts
True or false?: our belief systems act as internalised signposts. And the same as those in real life, some lead us to nowhere, some are glaring warmings, and some point out amazing shortcuts to success. Which is which, and how do we get more of supportive ones?
So how does this change thing work?
Change is about a lot of things: letting go and learning new things. It’s about dreaming and creativity and planning your next steps. It’s about not giving up, even if the world interferes.
hABiTS – those tiny tricky beasts (Part 1)
Habits - the beasts that seem to sabotage our lives… They can make life both easy and miserable. And possibly at the same time. Why?
Do I really need a plan - or a vision?
Do you feel like you don’t like plans - or even worse, goals, visions, and strategies? Maybe the issue is not so much the planning thing, but rather the level of detail that you project into tomorrow as well as a more distant future? Let’s have a look!