Happy Holidays! Here is part of the Jehle Coaching Annual Report: I am looking for two (maximum) MORE/NEW clients in February 2024 (and some additional training days here and there)
At this very moment in December and through January, I am full-up and cannot take any new clients. But as of the end of January I will have more space as I only each one class, so very soon I will be able to make space and time for new clients.
Read MoreThat is what supervision is for. I will address a supervisor and my intervision* group with this, and soon. If you, as a coach or supervisor do not have such reflection outlets, I highly recommend you find some soon! It is important for professionals in the helping business to have a reflective practice.
Read MoreReflection Check-up for midsummer, including decision-making.
It is after midsummer and perhaps you and I should take some time for a reflective check-up. It is important to regularly reflect upon our goals and check our progress to make changes and keep on your chosen course.
First you must ask yourself questions.
Ask yourself
Read MoreFor a better mindset – shift your focus and shift the viewpoint. This will cause you to be more resilient.
Shift: what I see and how I see it.
Doing the hard thingis
Read MoreChecking off that to-do list fast enough?
I am chugging through my list, but must remember the BIGGER things, too.
Like making time for work (and personal) reflection.
Like preparing for a talk on connection, communication (and, of course, conflict)
Like writing (and reading)
Like preparing next year’s school lectures
How do you plan on getting things done?
Do you make time for reflection – at the end of the day, at the end/beginning of the week, at the end of the month and year?
But in the end, keeping one word in my “view” at all times, really helps me get things done - maybe it will help you, too!
Read MoreRecently I was at a birthday party and the topic of gluttony came up. Surprise! The food was plenteous and delicious
Then we went on to discuss the “seven deadly sins”, mostly focusing on the real big one: pride and that got me thinking about the sins and their opposites, the virtues – and Wikipedia* (below) gave me a wonderful table not only with the sins, but their opposites… these opposites, the virtues, look very much like what Daniel Goleman calls EQ, or Emotional Intelligence.
Let’s look at the sins first in this blog, and then the opposites in the next, and finally tie them to EQ in the final blog in this series; EQ has come up in a recent hiring round I am part of, btw., as it is one of the asked for characteristics of most new hires.
Sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, and pride.
Read MoreHere’s my annual blog with the traditional addendum of a time of personal reflection for you at the end. I hope your year has been as full and profitable as mine!
Here are some of my recent activities:
· General business coaching and career coaching (including transitions)
· Start-up coaching
· Leadership Supervision
· General Supervision mostly in my “intervision” groups (yes, I attend two, now)
· Burnout and Resilience Coaching and Supervision
· Executive and management coaching, specifically for owners and leaders of SMEs ….
Read MoreWhat do you want, really?
Last weekend I wrote about new endeavors.
Do you need or want to start something new? There are some steps involved in the process, even before it becomes “a THING”. To be successful, I suggested some ideas.
The first and most difficult part is to ask yourself this: What do you want?
The second question is what do you need?
These are two different questions and, depending on the circumstances, what you need will help determine what you want.
Read MoreWhen we are in a good place, take time to reflect and move forward
Maybe it’s time for solitude and a retreat from everyday life. Maybe it’s best to be alone and think.
When in a difficult place, take time out to reflect, recalibrate, make a plan, and then move forward
Last week I had a lovely time reconnecting with friends, and at the end of the week I went on a silent retreat to reflect on that and what I have been learning these past months.
When have you taken some solitude time to reflect – how long ago was it? How did it help you to think? How did it affect you afterwards, in your life?
What are some benefits of being in quiet for an extended time?
I can reconnect with myself and, as a fellow coaching friend says, “find my voice again”.
I can get creative and do what I want and need in this time.
I get R&R- and can come home re-energized and thankful for what I have and do but there’s much more.
I receive direction and clarity- what’s important to me now, and what will it be like in six months, a year, two years, etc.
I can see where things are going well and build on that and see where changes need to be made, and deal with them.
Read MoreIt is almost February and perhaps you and I should take some time for a reflective check-up. It is important to regularly reflect upon our goals and check our progress to make changes and keep on your chosen course.
First you must ask yourself questions:
· What are my goals (yearly and quarterly) and where am I at regarding them right now? What changes need to be made to reach those goals, or do I need to re-work the goals?
· How am I doing with my work and personal relationships? Where do I need to change here?
· How am I doing with boundaries? Do I have enough time and energy to get my work done and have healthy relationships?
· What am I doing daily for me, for my health and well-being?
· How has my attitude been lately? Do I need an adjustment in attitude? How can that be best achieved?
Let’s look at a few of these topics for the next part of this blog, namely boundaries and “me time”.
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