by El | Dec 4, 2020 | Coaching, 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 | Mar 30, 2020 | Book reviews, Choice, Community, Emotions, Performance, Self-awareness, Uncategorized
The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga As virtually all of this book is in the form of dialogue between two persons, it was easy to read. This also made it easier to understand the points being made by the authors, as the characters clarify...
by El | Mar 20, 2020 | Book reviews, Choice, conflict, Interventions, Language, Performance, Presence, Self-awareness
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen I appreciate how ‘real’ this book is. Consider the following statements made by the author, with regards to the work championed by this book: “Who has time for all this in the real world? Nobody.”...
by El | Mar 13, 2020 | Book reviews, Habit, Mindfulness, Performance, Self-awareness
Atomic Habits by James Clear This is an extremely lean book; it’s almost almost pound-for-pound substance. It gets straight to the point and maintains interest with a steady flow of interesting knowledge that’s easy to consume. I can see care was taken to make sure...
by El | Oct 23, 2019 | Habit, Performance
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ellery Ng (@elng.coach) on Oct 22, 2019 at 4:49pm PDT Most people need consistency more than they need intensity. This tweet by James Clear reminds me of one of my coaching clients, whose ongoing challenge is the fostering...
by El | Oct 3, 2019 | Choice, Coaching, Performance, Self-awareness
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ellery Ng (@elng.coach) on Oct 2, 2019 at 5:12pm PDT “I have a resting bitch face”, one of my coachees told me recently, “It’s a known fact.” How DO you know you have a resting bitch face? Who did you hear it from?...