by El | Oct 20, 2022 | Confidence, Emotions, Interventions, Mindfulness, Self-awareness, Whole-being
I sometimes contextualize confidence as the ability to take action as soon as one conceives it. Lately, it came up in the coaching sessions with a client who contemplated quitting her job. The work here was obviously not about evoking confidence for a task, but about...
by El | Aug 2, 2021 | Coaching, Communication, Confidence, Interventions, Leadership, Mindfulness, Presence, Relationships, Self-awareness, Somatics
Confidence is something that I regularly work on with my coaching clients. From experience, what makes confidence difficult is the focus on the ‘correct’ and ‘wrong’ answers. It trips up the way we communicate, and robs us of better outcomes....
by El | Feb 3, 2021 | Choice, Coaching, Conflict, Interventions, Leadership, Mindfulness, Relationships, Self-awareness
Have you ever felt it was difficult to say or ask for something in a relationship? How to get more freedom in a (romantic) relationship? Not being able to freely express our thoughts and needs, and to change our minds (especially when we realize we’re wrong)...
by El | Dec 4, 2020 | Coaching, Communication, Confidence, Interventions, Leadership, Performance, Self-awareness
Some of the most common misconceptions about coaching is that it’s for people who have ‘something wrong’ with them. Or that they are ‘weak’. These were once my impressions as well. But they turned out to be quite different from what I...
by El | Jan 2, 2020 | Book reviews, Coaching, Gestalt, Interventions
A Gestalt Coaching Primer: The Path Toward Awareness IQ by Dr. Dorothy E. Siminovitch, MCC I was motivated to read this book mainly because I had the good fortune to learn, in person, from its author, Dr. Dorothy Siminovitch, MCC. It took me four long months to finish...
by El | Jan 1, 2020 | Book reviews, Choice, Community, Interventions, Language, Leadership
Community: The Structure of Belonging by Peter Block I read this book because of my growing fascination and sense of relevance towards organizational development. A big part of my appreciation for this book goes to the content that speaks to interpersonal level work...
