We never planned on sharing this…

Marie and I were on our weekly zoom call preparing for our upcoming coach training... and we were just enjoying a few moments together pondering what to share on our next Empower World Coaching and Leadership Podcast.

It was late afternoon in Melbourne, the sun was setting and the sky was filled with pink, purple and blue color as we began to reflect on how immensely grateful and fulfilled, we were to be doing the work we were doing.

Reflection that was made even d...

There has been much research into the power of intuition to support its relevance and importance in our everyday lives. Scientists, such as Albert Einstein recognise our intuition as our ‘gift’ and a necessary part of ourselves to listen to first and foremost to support growth and new discoveries.

So what is intuition? Some say it’s an ‘inner knowing’ or a strong sense of an idea. And we believe it can manifest itself in many different shapes and forms. For some it may come in as an image or sens...

As a coach, do you wonder how are you able to be with strong emotions that arise within your clients during coaching conversations?

At Empower World, we believe being able to support clients to process and understand their emotions can enable them to create powerful awareness about their current situation and what can be done differently to achieve the results they want.

Many of us assume we know what someone is ‘feeling” or experiencing because of the way a person looks or moves their body or...

One of the many artful skills of being a coach is supporting our client’s to shift their disempowering perspectives into more empowering ones!  There are always so many and varied ways of looking at things: different stories, beliefs and experiences we can choose to focus on and take on and embody into our system - our mind, body, heart and soul. Importantly, as a coach, we can support our clients to re-frame unsupportive beliefs so they can choose empowering beliefs, make energising decisions a...

As we end this year, a year like no other, we encourage you to give yourself the gift of reflection. And to kick start the process, we offer you some questions to support you to look back over the year, your practices, your client work who you have been during all of this.
 
We can get curious about the events happening in the world and look at our responses to these events and find out how this is a reflection of who we are being with our clients…. and so much more
 
We can use books, poetry and ar...

As a coach you’ll probably be used to supporting those around you, family, friends and clients.  And in these very uncertain and difficult times you yourself may be feeling unsure, anxious and stressed about the future. 
 
So how does a coach get the opportunity to work through these feelings during times of pressure?  Coaching supervision – which enables the coach to gain Super-Vision on their work - is a powerful way to bring reflection, recognition and resourcefulness to those challenges: the c...

Understanding how to ‘own’ your role and step into your power as a coach can be a game changer in terms of building your confidence and your coaching practice. Many coaches face the challenge of differentiating between the role of a friend who is kind and supportive and that of a coach who challenges and stretches - particularly at the start of their careers.
 
When reflecting upon clients who may share they are not moving towards their goals, it’s important to recognize the impact you as the coac...

During this uncertain time of the Covid-19 pandemic, it can be beneficial to learn practices to support our mental well-being by focusing on what we can control rather than the things we cannot. And as we find ourselves being bombarded by information, facts and figures surrounding this health crisis; paying attention to this information encourages a perpetual state of fear for ourselves, as well as our friends and family. 

If we allow ourselves to succumb to this anxiety about the future, and o...