Jane Taylor
Deliberate Practice – The Gold Standard of Practice. This post shares the 3 main types of practice as well as some of the research of deliberate practice.
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I remember it like yesterday, the first time I heard a colleague (Jeremy Hurley) talk about power. Jeremy was facilitating a workshop with a variety of school principals and executives in Brisbane on leadership. I was lucky enough to be a participant that day. In the workshop, Jeremy eloquently weaved his story about growing up…
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How many times do we stop trying or learning something for fear of failure? I know I certainly have. I had a lot of fear and vulnerability attached to making mistakes and failure. Subsequently, this would stop me from trying new things. I also thought that if I did everything people expected of me, life would…
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It Is Only When We Have the Courage… One of my favourite quotes from the I-Ching is – “It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are, without any self-deception or illusion, that a light will develop out of events, by which the path to success may be recognized.”…
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Like many people, I am a big fan of Henry David Thoreau. One of the quotes that really resonates with me is this one – “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to…
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The Updated ICF Core Competencies were released in November 2019. The ICF Core Competencies were developed “to support greater understanding about the skills and approaches used within today’s coaching profession as defined by ICF.” How Have the ICF Core Competencies Changed? The Core Competencies have changed with – Competency 1 and 2: “The Being…
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A few people (clients and friends ) have asked me about some books on purpose. Subsequently, today I thought I would share some of the books that have had an impact on my understanding of purpose. However, before I share them, following is a little bit about purpose. What is Purpose? There are a few…
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Recently I have had the question on mentor coaching and coaching supervision. Subsequently, in this post I wanted to elaborate on the difference between mentor coaching and coaching supervision. Also – please note, as I am a currently an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and also an ICF Mentor Coach, I am…
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The past few weeks I have had a few people ask me about coaching and how I became a coach. Subsequently, today I thought I would share that in a timeline as it has been an adventure to becoming a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). What is Coaching? The International…
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