Do you find your struggles in life often come from judging yourself and/or others? As a coach, do you find your clients struggling with comparing themselves to others, or perhaps struggling to fit in? Or maybe your clients feeling their identity is threatened by perceived differences of others.

It can sometimes be easy to look through a lens of differences when interacting with other people, especially in an expat community. Noticing differences instead of the similarities can create disconne...

Do you struggle with perfectionism?

Whether it be the attempts you make to be precise or expecting others to be perfect in every way?

Are there people in your life, who can’t live up to your expectations, who are driving you mad?

Striving to be perfect or looking for perfection in others has a different kind of energy versus when we are simply seeking quality or excellence. Perfectionism is often born out of a fear of not getting things right or a fear of failure. It can also come from a st...

Do you sometimes feel you are drifting along the winds and tides of life going nowhere? 

Do you find it difficult to make decisions – pulled in different directions?

Do you think something is missing in your life, or do you know what is missing but don’t know how to ascertain it?

If so, you or your clients may be experiencing a lack of clear purpose and/or truly knowing and taking action on your purpose in your everyday life.

When we can identify our own purpose in life – no matter how sim...

Are you feeling conflicted about making certain decisions, finding yourself being pulled in different directions?

Or do you feel lost, unhappy or frustrated with the way your life or your work or your relationships are working out?

Or do you find you are unable to make decisions easily with confidence?

And as a coach, are you hearing your client’s conflicts in relation to their desires and goals? Are you noticing your clients are connected to a dream and focus, yet they keep defaulting to o...

Are you feeling conflicted about making certain decisions, finding yourself being pulled in different directions? Or do you feel lost, unhappy or frustrated with the way your life or your work or your relationships are working out? Or do you find you are unable to make decisions easily with confidence? And as a coach, are you hearing your client’s conflicts in…

When your client is facing challenges in their life and expressing their discomfort or pain, as their coach do you:

• Feel yourself wanting to rescue them out of their pain?
• Find yourselves searching for solutions so that they move quickly out of their challenge?
• Find yourself letting go of your coaching skills, and instead giving advice or leading them towards your solution?

As professionals who support people to move from where they are now to where they want to be, it is incredibly in...

• Are you struggling to attract new business and wondering how you can become a magnet to new clients?
• Do you want to scale up your coaching business to support more people but don’t know how?
• And when the business grows, do you want balance in your life?

Whether you’re new to coaching or have been in the field for years, you’re likely to reach a place where you’re ready to take your business and coaching practice to the next level. So it’s important to ensure you have a marketing and bus...

Do you as a coach or a leader who coaches want to bring a coaching culture into your organisation? Do you want to support people at all levels to grow professionally so they can have a powerful impact on their teams and the organisation? Do you believe creating a culture of trust, open-hearted conversation and courageous leadership will empower organisations to perform better and make a bigger impact?

More and more organizations in the Middle East region and around the world are recognizing t...

Empower World Associate and Professional Coach, Michelle Arscott, reveals what a typical day as a professional coach looks like (and why it’s amazing), the best part of being a coach and gives advice on the importance of being confident.

What does your typical day as a Professional Coach look like?

No day is ever the same so there is no typical day. I only work some days and usually only in the mornings as I have the school run at one and have a young family.

A recent day consisted of:

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Are you wondering as a coach – or as anyone who wants to provide a service – how do I find my own niche or area of specialism? How do I stand out from the crowd? And how can I coach within the work and field I love?

Many marketing and coaching experts will advise coaches one of the best ways to attract clients and gain traction in their business – as well as be inspired and energised – is to focus on a niche they enjoy working in most, which aligns with their purpose and dreams.

A niche can ...