Category Archives for Personal Development

I read a neuroscience research article recently about facial expressions that has very interesting news for us as coaches and more generally just as people. At times our face can reveal more than a thousand words and we may be totally unaware that our expressions are displaying our thoughts and intentions. Unless, of course, you are […]

It has been confirmed by science that spite our genetic predispositions our brain can change. Whether old or young, our mental state helps us to shape and define what we are. Hence, whether we choose to change or not is indeed up to us. Practicing something over and over, strengthen that neuro pathway. Similarly, practicing […]

This morning my mother sent me a story worth sharing and although it might be well known to you, its value for us, as coaches is immense. The story is about Franz Kafka, a broken hearth little girl and a doll. It goes like this: One day walking in the park, Franz Kafka ran into a […]

     “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” —Maya Angelou Maya Angelou was a poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and her numerous poetry and essay collections. As coaches, we understand the power of words. […]

Book Review – Who Moved My Cheese?,  Dr Spencer Johnson First Published: 1999 by Ebury Publishing   So, the questions are… What is your cheese? , What is your character type and are you of fixed, old, growth or new mindset? In times of rapid change, we need to know how we move and when to […]

“And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”   This week, we bring for our readers the words from a wonderful and inspiring woman: J. K. Rowling. This is a fragment of her 2008 Harvard commencement speech, where she explains how our own idea of failure affects our ability to see […]