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How to be better: asking for feedback
I’ve previously talked about focusing on strengths when making decisions or struggling with confidence, but there is a place for looking at the ‘not so good at’ list and that’s when we want to be better. When being better at something could make a real difference to how we perform at work and in life. The problem is, we don’t always know what we’re not good at. As humans, we are very good at deceiving ourselves thanks to our blind spots and eternal quest for fitting in.
Write it out to figure it out (and don’t forget to swear it out)
I love to bring writing into my coaching when I think it might be useful for my clients. You don’t have to be a brilliant speller or storyteller, or even good with grammar to get something out of writing; the only thing you need is an open mind and a maybe a little bit of direction.
Coaching success: Ben’s story
Coaching can seem like a bit of a mystery if you’ve never experienced it before and I get a lot of questions about who I work with and what happens during coaching. To help answer these questions I’ve been asking my clients to share their stories. First up is Ben. When we started working together, he had been through multiple cycles of job hunting and soul searching to find the right job but kept getting stuck.