Archive
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Book review – Coach your Team by Liz Hall
In this blog I review Liz Hall’s excellent book Coach your team, which introduces a wide range of approaches and models and grounds it all in conscious and mindful practice.
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Seven lessons in Physics by Carlo Rovelli – book review
A review of Seven lessons in Physics by Carlo Rovelli and some ponderings on how this can be used in coaching (and life)
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Am I a swimmer, or a writer?
As spring arrives, the author reflects on their fitness journey, including gym workouts and a return to swimming, aimed at improving mobility after years of playing badminton. They discuss habit formation, identity-based theories, and their experience with a question-a-day journal, encouraging readers to consider the alignment between habits and personal identity.
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Spring cleaning and the volcano filing method
The author reflects on the contrast between their cluttered home and the newly tidied common room at work, pondering how environments influence comfort and usage. They discuss their “volcano method” of organisation, which they believe suits their lifestyle, while also seeking tidiness as Spring approaches. Coaching others informs their understanding of personal organisation systems.
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The last book that made me cry – Bread of angels by Patti Smith, something of a review
In Mark Sexton review’s Patti Smith’s latest biography and ponders the art that made him cry and reflect on the momentous things in life.
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Unfreezing and gratitude in the New Year
Happy New Year! As I prepare to return to work tomorrow, tapping away at this blog, the couple of weeks annual leave seems to have breezed by fearfully quickly. Still, I’ve picked up a half price calendar for my office wall. (I seem to go alternate years of being given surplus calendars for Christmas, or…
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Am I becoming a silverback gorilla?
Mark reflects on how the way he is perceived has changed over time, noting instances where colleagues have highlighted his talkativeness, resemblance to bugs bunny but also his gravitas and wisdom. He emphasizes the importance of confidence built through experience and self-reflection, suggesting that this allows for a more authoritative presence and a deeper understanding…
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Setting boundaries
“I drew a line…” by Toon Tellegen https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/blogs/news/poem-a-day-i-drew-a-line?srsltid=AfmBOopRblbayLbu8kRiVxMYeRqj4wRXrvbsL7dFppycOXpSXWG_m38y The setting of boundaries in coaching/client relationships (and for coaches within their own coaching competence and practice) is another theme that has regularly cropped up in supervision sessions. It’s also a common topic that comes up from coachees in a variety of ways in the challenges that…
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The way some people… get hooked on murder mysteries
I love a good detective novel, here I discuss the works of Ross MacDonald and why, at core, we all love a mystery
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“Why? The Purpose of the Universe” by Philip Goff – Book Review
A review of Philip Goff’s book Why? The purpose of the universe, because this blog doesn’t shrink away from tackling the big questions
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Fantasies, Faust and mental contrasting
When you’re picturing goals it’s interesting to know the scientific theories as to how this can be made to work for you, so in this blog I explore the ideas behind mental contrasting
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Book Review – Neuroscience for coaches by Amy Brann
One of the most thumbed books in my coaching library is Amy Brann’s superb, Neuroscience for Coaches, so here’s my review
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Building a coaching library
I’m an avid reader and a huge book lover, here’s a post about the importance of building a coaching library (both personal and institutional)