The influence of positive psychology life coaching is growing and becoming more relevant as coaches and clients seek new ways to reach goals. Life coaching is becoming more inclusive and redefining itself as it becomes more popular. New coaching models continue to push the coaching profession forward. Positivity is Better Than Negativity This statement seems like a no-brainer: positivity is better than negativity. However, being positive is more than just saying nice and encouraging things … [Read more...]
What is Positive Psychology Life Coaching?
The field of coaching is still relatively new and is constantly evolving; positive psychology life coaching is one of the newer approaches in the coaching world. This approach borrows from psychological theory and adapts it to the dynamics of coaching. What is Positive Psychology? Positive psychology is the study of the conditions, behaviors, and processes that contribute to the optimal functioning of people and groups (organizations and companies). It uses data and scientific concepts to … [Read more...]
Vocabulary and the Positive Psychology of Coaching
The positive psychology of coaching assumes that people are basically happy, healthy, and possess the virtues and strengths needed to grow and thrive. They may lack knowledge, motivation, inspiration, or goals, but they are poised to succeed with the right kick in the butt! Words Matter – Express Yourself for Success One of the most neglected areas in the positive psychology of coaching is the power of words. Words do matter, and positive psychology coaching should incorporate the power of … [Read more...]
It’s Different for Girls – the Psychology of Coaching Girls
The psychology of coaching girls is different than coaching boys. Seems logical, right? After all, biologically and socially, there are differences – it only seems logical that the way they experience coaching is also different. This brief article is mostly concerned with sports coaching, and is based on my experience as a youth coach and on what I have read on the subject. Recognizing That the Psychology of Coaching Girls is Different Recognizing that coaching girls is different than … [Read more...]
The Psychology of Coaching Youth Sports
Here’s one for the amateur coaches – an article on the psychology of coaching youth sports. If you are a professional life coach, executive coach, or even athletic coach, you can sit this one out. There is Nothing More Rewarding Than Coaching Youth Sports If you like working after you get home from work, dealing with angry and insensitive adults, navigating the balance between winning and giving everyone an equal chance, and like doing all this for free, then welcome to the world of youth … [Read more...]
Is Psychology Positive or Negative for Coaches?
Is psychology positive or negative when coaches include it in their practices? Will learning more about positive psychology give you more tools with which to help your clients find the outcomes they seek? What is Positive Psychology? The phrase “positive psychology” was first used by Abraham Maslow in 1954 to motivate the field of psychology to focus on humanity’s potential just as much as it focuses on humanity’s shortcomings. It was used again in 1998 by Martin Seligman, the president of … [Read more...]
Psychology Today – Coaching the Coaches to Do Better?
An article in Psychology Today: Coaching the Coaches, is an interesting read. Published many years ago, in 2002, it’s a very quick read that dishes a little dirt on the coaching industry. Is Psychology Better Than Coaching? The brief article speaks about the fact that many coaches are untrained in the fields in which they work. It also explores the fact that coaches lack training in clinical psychology and this leads them to misuse psychological tools and to potentially miss deep-seated … [Read more...]
Why Sport Psychology Coaching is Important
What is sport psychology coaching and is it something that actually leads to better results. If you are an athletic coach, you probably also need to be a sports psychology coach to achieve the maximum results from your athletes. Besides wearing your athletic coach hat, you also need to have the sports psychology coach hat readily available. What is Sports Psychology? It is the understanding of how the mid works to influence an athlete’s performance. It helps effect the success or … [Read more...]
Why Fear of Public Speaking?
I just talked to a coach who is holding back on her Youtube video strategy because she’s afraid of “what people will think”, and then I found another who shared how her fear of public speaking was holder her career back. What’s going on here?? I explain it in this video: Here's the FULL TRANSCRIPT of the video: 00:02 Yesterday I had a call with one of my clients, and she was talking about a lot of things. She was talking about some of the things that she wants to do in her coaching … [Read more...]
The Psychology of Coaching: 5 Tips for Success
Becoming a coach can look like an amazing and easy way to change a client’s life, move to a more rewarding career, or pass your wisdom onto the younger generation. However, there is more to coaching than teaching techniques and habits. When you begin coaching, it is helpful to understand the psychology of coaching and become an avid learner of methods of catering your lessons to an individual client. Understand the Role of the Brain in Decision-Making The human brain is the most complex … [Read more...]
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