article thumbnail

Emotional Intelligence as the Secret Ingredient in Coaching

International Coach Academy

There are different understandings of Emotional Intelligence (EI); EI can be seen as a combination of self-awareness and self-regulation that affects motivation, social skills, and empathy (Craig, 2019; Hagen, 2019). 2009), emotional intelligence is about changing attitudes and behaviors rather than changing personalities.

article thumbnail

Life Coaching, Meditation, and Breath Work

International Coach Academy

Enhanced motivation: By identifying and clarifying their goals, individuals can become more motivated and focused on achieving their desired outcomes. A study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology found that life coaching can be effective in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression (Grant et al, 2009).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Role of Influence and Leadership Coaching

International Coach Academy

Strengths development entails motivating employees to cultivate and refine their strengths (Meyers & van Woerkom, 2017). Influence, on the other hand, refers to the ability of a leader to inspire and motivate others to achieve common goals. 2009; Ellinger et al.,

article thumbnail

How Does Curiosity Affect the Brain?

International Coach Academy

One of the early working definitions of curiosity was offered by Berlyne (1954) [1] , who defined different dimensions of curiosity: perceptual versus epistemic curiosity, and specific versus diversive curiosity: Perceptual curiosity: motivates us to seek out new stimuli. This is a primary driver of exploratory behavior.

Food 208
article thumbnail

Flexibility as a Coaching Framework for Better Well-Being

International Coach Academy

Believing that hard work paves the way to success can be motivating but also can cause substantial stress once work becomes all-time absorbing, while other life areas are non-existent. It allows doing things without willpower and effort and with minimum motivation while striking higher productivity. Regularly get proper sleep.

article thumbnail

Bridging the Growth Gap Through Feedback

International Coach Academy

I believe coaching is a gifted tool to support more people to learn about themselves, understand their motivations and reach greater awareness. This has a flow-on effect, as with achievement comes a sense of success and with a sense of success comes a greater sense of well-being, personal pride, satisfaction, and motivation.

article thumbnail

The RISE & SHINE Coaching Model

International Coach Academy

what do they stand for, e.g. values), shift their focus from dreadful past/current to preferred future and identify& connect to their motivation & resources to feel empowered and move in the direction of their choice. Fredericson, 2009) Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (C. Dweck, 2006) Grant, A.