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Life Coaching and Emotions

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The relationship between life coaching and emotions is a complex one, as emotions can both motivate and hinder our progress toward our goals. Positive emotions such as motivation, excitement, and curiosity have driven me to pursue my academic goals and have fueled my passion for learning.

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Buy-in vs. Ownership

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I’m motivated to learn and develop my skills further Coach : Excellent, Client. I’m confident that with your motivation and the steps you’re planning to take, you’ll make significant progress toward a higher job satisfaction rating. Client : I would rate that as a 9.

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The WISE Coaching Model

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It’s a tough spot where motivation and satisfaction drop, decisions become shaky, and negative thoughts take over, coupled with ineffective communication. Some levels of negative emotions can be beneficial, serving as a warning or motivation. Imagine low energy, feeling overwhelmed, and maybe even headaches.

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Confidence Unlocked: Understanding Confidence & How Coaching Can Help

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In Carol Dweck’s book “ The Power of Mindset: Nurturing Motivation and Confidence ”, [5] the growth and fixed mindsets were coined. As opposed to mentoring, or a manager telling a member of staff how to achieve a goal, coaching is client-driven with the belief that the client is the captain of their ship and fully in control.

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Fact vs. Fiction

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3] The chapter on narrative coaching in The Complete Handbook of Coaching posits that personal motivation springs from the life narratives that we create for ourselves with a connection between how people see themselves, how they narrate their daily life, and how they behave. [4] 10, June 2016. 2001, Hove: Psychology Press. [2]Peter

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The Good Life: Is Gratitude the key?

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It is also linked to ‘intrinsic motivation in goal accomplishment’ [ix] , as we seek to sustain our ‘feel good habits. Serotonin acts as a natural anti-depressant, enhancing ‘our mood, our willpower, and motivation’. [x] Dopamine triggers optimistic emotions and prosocial behaviors.

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The Paradigm Shift From “Me” to “We”: Utilizing Intent to Manifest the Paradigm in Today’s Organisational Matrix

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They emphasized the importance of introducing and reinforcing mentoring and coaching programs for supervisors, people managers, and leaders to maintain our competitiveness in the market. Self-determination theory: A macro theory of human motivation, development, and health. Otto Scharmer, 2016. Kindle (amazon.in) Deci, E.

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