Tag: Dreams
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Change
Looking back, I see I’ve written a lot about change, and I came up with three reasons why. Firstly because coaching is about making changes. Our goals generally don’t drop in our laps – we need to do something, however small, to make them come to life. At its best, coaching is about the inner…
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Choosing change
A meaningful career change will often affect vital components of our lives. At best it is an exploration of who we are, and a journey towards a more lively expression of ourselves – living up to our values and spending time on what energises and interests us. This is often what inspires us to change.…
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The right sort of hesitation
When facing a big choice, it’s natural to be scared. Meaningful changes bring real risks. Recently I have been holding back from committing to leaving my current job, and I have been asking myself, is this healthy caution or putting off the inevitable? As a change manger and coach, one of the tools I use…
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Coming alive
One of the things I love most in coaching is seeing a client come alive. It’s hard to describe, as everyone’s different. Sometimes the first sign is something I feel myself – a sense of lifting or lightness as I listen. As a coach, tuning into my own feelings can really deepen my understanding of…
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The weather is never perfect
If you wait for the perfect weather, you’ll never go for a run. Maybe it’s too too cold. If it’s not too cold, it’s too hot. Too wet. Too dark. The side of us that doesn’t like being uncomfortable is incredibly creative at finding reasons not to go. Even if the weather’s perfect, it will…
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New shoes
Today I got new running shoes. I’d been putting it off because my old shoes were comfortable. Maybe a bit battered, but still functional. And it seemed an unjustified extravagance to get yet another pair of running shoes! So I kept putting it off. But over time those old shoes had broken down, and weren’t…
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Today is a good day
I passed my gym instructor qualification, so I’m now one step closer to my goal of adding fitness and personal training to my coaching portfolio. There’s lots more to learn on my personal trainer journey (advanced anatomy and physiology is up next and that’s a tough one!) But today there’s no doubt in my mind,…
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How can coaching help?
In my experience everyone takes something different from coaching. Some people need to spend time thinking about what they want to achieve, and daring to dream. I’ve helped people to tune into what they want and come up with a plan to make their dreams a reality. Others benefit from developing their dreams into plans,…
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True grit
I’ve never been someone who found physical things easy. At school I could ace a chemistry test but completely miss a netball thrown right at me. It became easy to inhabit that space of “the person who’s rubbish at PE” because I didn’t have to try. I focussed on the things I found easy. But…
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The first day of the rest of my life
I had an idea for a blog. Starting “This is the first day of the rest of my life.” An inspiring post, about starting a journey that was meaningful to me and valuable to others. I was ready to start writing it. But I never did. Life got in the way, plans fell through, things…
Jessica Smith - Life, work and fitness coaching 