Posts by Carol Ross
Are You The Product of Life Coaching?
A prospective coaching client asked me this provocative question. It spoke to walking the talk, eating my own dog food, and living the results of what I believe in. I have paid for formal coaching. I’ve swapped coaching with colleagues I respect and admire. And I have been the beneficiary of people who brought coaching…
Read MoreLowering Expectations, Outsourcing, and Perspective
I had an extraordinary experience recently. I hosted a relaxing Thanksgiving dinner for my family. Yes, relaxing. And no, we didn’t have it catered or eat out at a restaurant. It was a home-cooked meal (mostly). My husband and I noticed the lack of stress, both the day before Thanksgiving and at the start of…
Read MoreThe New World of Marketing
Recently, I came across a link to a video on the subject of fun and creativity. The link came to me two ways–as a on-line posting from the creator of the video, Michael Bungay Stanier, to a discussion group for coaches and from an acquaintance who is a maven for finding interesting things on the…
Read MoreThe Science Behind the Magic
On the subject of perception, take a few seconds to see how our mind can play tricks on us: www.patmedia.net/marklevinson/cool/cool_illusion.html Continue reading only after you’ve gone to the link–otherwise you’ll spoil the fun for yourself. I sent this link to my coaching clients. One of them wrote back that she had already seen this phenomena…
Read MoreAsking for What You Want
At the ICF conference, there were several people who I kept running into throughout the week. This is at a conference of over 1600 coaches. So I began to look deeper at what the message might be. One of these repeated encounters was with a coach, Mark D’Ambrosio. Mark’s story is remarkable in that he…
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