Life Of E's

Just what IS the “Impostor Syndrome/Phenomenon?” My friend (and Life of E’s member) Dr. Julie-Ann McFann defines it thusly: The term impostor phenomenon is used to designate an internal experience of intellectual phonies…despite outstanding academic and professional accomplishments, women who experience the impostor phenomenon persist in believing that they are really not bright and have [...]

Tags: confidence, imposter, intelligent women, phonies

Suggestion: http://www.fettke.com/index.html I believe I heard about this guy from Jeff Herring, but not sure.  He has a TON of resources (articles, tools to use for your own use or with clients, and other ideas you might find useful).  He’s a coach, speaker, and author and focuses on *Extreme Success.* I just emailed to ask [...]

Tags: coach, Jeff Herring, Resources, speaker, success

Terminology Suggestion: Alicia Smith, who has been one of my teachers through Coachville and also lately in teleclasses about marketing to women, used a term in this morning that I thought I’d share with you.  She is a business coach and she calls the first ‘talk’ that she and the potential client have a “collaborative [...]

Tags: Alicia Smith, client, client coach relationship, coach, collaborative interview

Here’s an article from the UTD Coaching News, a publication of the Executive and Professional Coaching Program at the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management. The link for program information and newsletter subscription is http://som.utdallas.edu/coaching.   Permission granted to include in our blog by Judy Feld, Director of Training, Executive and Professional Coaching Program; [...]

Tags: career change catalyst, career coach, commitment, compassion, competency, courage, creativity, Helen Harkness

Question: Sometimes I get a sickening feeling in my stomach when I see people I formerly worked with because of the stress level I observe through their behaviors.  I know these people are passionate about their responsibility towards children and are good, caring people.  However, now that I am not walking among them daily, I [...]

Tags: Coaching, former educator, observations, serenity

Question: One question I forgot to ask on today’s “Doctor Is In” call is: a lot of the coaches offer 3-4 scheduled calls per month, and as many 5-10 minute spur of the moment calls as needed. Do clients take advantage of this? How do you handle a client who overuses this option? Posted by [...]

Tags: clients, Coaching, laser calls