A new client sat down opposite me and offloaded (nothing new there). But what was different was that no matter what I said or what coaching tools I used this person did not want to look at the things that they said was they wanted to work on! How can you help someone achieve more…
So many of us get distracted by new ideas and opportunities and what can be even more scary is we often don’t even notice that! Clients may start coaching with me to fix a problem, grow a career or business or to build confidence however they stick around as retained clients because I keep the…
I wonder if you do the same as me? Someone says something uber nice or cool about me and I just smile, maybe thank them and quickly dismiss it. Don’t get me wrong. I’m proud to be Mandie Holgate* however I rarely hold on to what people say; “That was an awesome keynote Mandie, you’ve changed…
An interesting little question that I helped a client create this week has had massive levels of impact on their chosen thoughts and actions and as result impacted on their performance. It is like a little algorithm that I’ve found working on myself and other clients too. It is this; “If I choose to drop…
My client knocked at my door, totally dejected and like the metaphorically worlds problems were their fault and problems to solve all alone. They walked in looking like thunder and Cruella DeVille, grunted yes to a cup of tea and splurged on 3 conversations at once as they tried to deviate from the moment we…
I find life is littered with many powerful analogies that apply to numerous aspects of our personal and professional lives and success. They can beautifully and powerfully draw our attention to obstacles and how to tackle them. These parallels can also enable us to reframe, rethink, assess and evaluate our lives to get more of…
I’m often asked if I set goals and in January I’m inundated with questions about new year resolutions. Should I set them? Shouldn’t I? What should they look like? How should I word them? Do I need to create micro actions? Do I have to get up early? Do I have to rewrite my life?…
A new client has no website yet and yet to really get their business seen they need to be blogging, so I suggested they use LinkedIn. They’ve created their first blog and had a moments wobble on whether they really could just put a blog on their LinkedIn profile? Would it get read? Was that…
This post is dedicated to 2 truly beautiful and inspirational business women who I met this week, who both spoke about Glass ceilings. Personally I never speak of them as I won’t entertain phrases or words or ideas that I know could undermine my success. But we all think and feel differently so I understand…
This was a post I added to Twitter yesterday because I faced an obstacle to my success yesterday. Don’t think us coach’s don’t have to face business success demons too, because we really do! And this was one of mine and how I have dealt with comfort zones for years because it works, and because of my…