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Stagnation vs. Innovation

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A Coaching Power Tool By Greg Major, Business Owners Coach, AUSTRALIA The Concept of Stagnation vs. Innovation The concept of stagnation was first mooted as an economic theory by Tyler Cowen (2011). It may also cause the individual to assign the problem to incorrect or flawed causes that hinder the development of innovative solutions.

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Incorporating Mindfulness Meditation Into Coaching Practice

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al, 2011), meditation allows a quiet space for us to examine, and arrive at the key to learning that we are not our thoughts. Mindfulness is not a solution to your story problem. It is not a narrative solution at all. Instead, Mindfulness is a solution for the problem of having to live with these narrative constraints.

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Parental Burnout: Burnout High in Parents of Neurodivergent Children

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When grandparents, well-meaning friends, and teachers start prescribing solutions to stop the tantrum or force a child to comply through discipline, rewards, or other tactics, parents can feel even more lost, often because those strategies were attempted and failed.

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Strengths-Based Coaching for Cultivating Engagement, Momentum, and Well-Being

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Self-concordant goals – linking signature strengths to goals (where strengths can serve as means or ends to a goal), (Grant, 2011). Incorporating character strengths interventions in a broader coaching model, e.g. Aware – Explore – Apply (Niemec, 2013), OUTCOMES (Grant, 2011), Appreciative inquiry change framework (Gordon, 2008).

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Mind-Boosting Power of Exercise on Mental Well-Being

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Erickson, K(2011). Exercise is not only pivotal for physical fitness but profoundly impacts mental well-being. Over the years there have been consistent results researched showing the positive effects of exercise on the mind, showing that it boosts cognitive function and assists in alleviating many well-known mental health conditions.

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Confidence Unlocked: Understanding Confidence & How Coaching Can Help

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Only by having a clear definition and understanding of the barriers to confidence, can we begin to diagnose and eventually look into potential solutions to build it. Solution The team first underwent a series of individual coaching sessions to align on the goal of speaking up and exploring underlying challenges.

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Rules vs. Re-imagine

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Great designers observe the world in minute detail, they notice things others do not and use their insights to unlock fresh solutions. Optimism | Despite the challenges and constraints at least one new solution will be better than the existing alternatives. link] Accessed 14.09.23. Tversky, A. and Kahneman, D.

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