Jane Taylor

ICF Updates PCC Markers

By Jane Taylor

In October 2020, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) released an updated version of their Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Markers. The PCC Markers are now aligned with the new ICF Core Competency Model that was released in November 2019. The PCC Markers represent the behaviours that a coach at the PCC level engages in. The ICF…

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The Similarities and Differences Between Coaching and Mentoring

By Jane Taylor

Coaching and mentoring are a little different, however many people use these words interchangeably. Subsequently, today I wanted to discuss – Let’s get started… What is Coaching? The International Coach Federation (ICF) refers to coaching as  “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.”…

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The Sixth Stage of Grief – Finding Meaning

By Jane Taylor

Grief and loss can be challenging for many of us. I don’t think I really knew too much about it growing up. However, later on in my life (maybe from about 30ish), I became acutely aware how much loss I had experienced (without actually realising it). A few years back now, I wrote an article…

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Reclaiming My Courage By Acknowledging and Navigating Fear

By Jane Taylor

During the past few weeks, more changes and opportunities for transformation continue to present themselves in my life. Yes there are the obvious changes being presented with our current situation with the pandemic, however I also have a number of others. In the past, these changes would have sent me straight in to fear, worry…

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Time to Start Making a Transition in Your Life?

By Jane Taylor

I don’t know about you, however many of us have been forced to rethink life in the past few years – how we show up for it and what really matters to us and what our essential needs are. I have had a few of these experiences in life and I call them turning points.…

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Time to Take Action on those Niggles?

By Jane Taylor

A few years ago I started to notice the number of incomplete tasks I had as well as things that were broken or needed repairing. I ended up creating a niggle list. Subsequently, today I wanted to share with you some ideas if it is time to take action on those niggles in your life…

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The Why, What, Where, Who and When of Choices

By Jane Taylor

The past few weeks, I have been talking to people about choices and the things we have control over. Subsequently, today I wanted to share some more about the why, what, where, who and when of choices. Let’s get started… Why Choices? Quite simply as Rollo May writes in the Courage to Create –  â€œHuman…

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What is the Difference Between a Process and System?

By Jane Taylor

One thing I am grateful for are the systems and processes in my life. They make my life easier and help me continue to flow with life. As a CS on Extended DISC, it also helps me function more effectively and efficiently. However, there were times in my life where I didn’t trust myself enough to keep doing what…

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What is the Difference Between a Goal and a Task?

By Jane Taylor

One thing that comes up when I am coaching clients, is the difference between a goal and a task. So, in this post I wanted to share – Let’s get started! What is a Goal? The definitions of goals I discovered were – Generally goals follow the SMART process – S for Specific, M for Measurable,…

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