#entrepeneurcoach

[iamjoingram]

What's your life's masterpiece? What's your proudest achievement?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ These guys. My baby twin girls ❤️👯‍♀️❤️⁠ ⁠⠀ [scroll for feeding time!] 👶🏻🍼👶🏻🍼⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Like any mum, I adore my 3 girls: my twins and my elder daughter⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ But unlike most mums, my journey to creating my family was an extreme adventure in visualisation and action - and I'm still amazed that I pulled it off!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ These little cuties were born after I lost my womb to an emergency hysterectomy after giving birth to my first baby⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It took 7 years, hundreds of hours of research, an audacious plan, money manifestation, many tearful conversations, several trans-atlantic flights, a lot of IVF and a generous angel surrogate mum - together with a sprinkling of magic⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ There were so many times when it looked like we were at a dead end, no idea what to do next. And each time I took another step forward, and found the way to overcome all the challenges⁠ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ - that's why I KNOW that taking action works, even when you don't know HOW it will unfold....⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Whenever I worry that my business won't be all that I dream, I look at these guys. I remember that I just need to take the next step forward, take the action, keep the faith⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Dreams come true not just by dreaming, but by moving towards the dream step by step⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Keep dreaming my friends!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Drop a 😍 if you are moving towards YOUR dream! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #purpose #sisterhoodsouls #findyourpurpose #midlifecrisis⁠⠀ #empowermentcoach #lifepurpose #lifepurposecoach #freedombusiness #spiritjunkie #becomeyourownboss #womenentrepeneurship #authenticyou #newbusinesscoach #mindsetcoach #whatismypurpose #messyaction #careercoach #entrepeneurcoach #spiritualalignment #imperfectaction #lovingliferightnow #lovethelifeyoulead #loveyourself💜 #makethemostoflife #highvibeliving #passiondriven #lifeinspiration #surrogatebaby #twinbabies (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIaz9cwj_CM/?igshid=19mubs5zz0uj9

[smallmomentsofhappiness]

#15coachingskill Using the GROW model . A coaching conversation always needs a structure as like this you can keep track of every employee conversation and you start with clarity and end with clarity. You don’t want the coaching conversation to end without action items and without checking if the employee is committed to do them. A model that I am using is the GROW model. This stands for: Goal, Reality, Options, Way Forward. . Check each step in the comments. . What about you? What structure do you use in your coaching conversation? . #30dayscoachingskills #coachingskills #coachingskillsformanagers #coachingskillsforleaders #managercoach #leadercoach #lidiadogaru #lifecoaching #businesscoaching #30daychallenge #uptitude #uptitudechallenge #businessmanager #entrepeneurcoach #leaderskills #employeemotivation #managerskills #leardshipskills #employeecoaching #coachyourpeople #coachyouremployees #coachingconversation #setupobjectives #smartobjectives #employeeaccountability #employeeresponsibility #growmodel #coachingquestions (at Zaragoza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFxgdBpJLK5/?igshid=8zyyli0bb8vd

[iamjoingram]

What does your Sunday breakfast say about you?!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I'm into chia seeds with spirulina. Strong black coffee and a pint glass of herbal tea.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Plus a bunch of sticky notes so I can capture a few ideas to make my Action-Takers Accountability program even better.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It's launching in January and it needs to be perfect - because I know that the clients who join need to NAIL their goals and make 2021 the year that their businesses took flight⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Happy Sunday!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #purpose #sisterhoodsouls #findyourpurpose #midlifecrisis⁠⠀ #empowermentcoach #lifepurpose #lifepurposecoach #freedombusiness #spiritjunkie #becomeyourownboss #womenentrepeneurship #authenticyou #newbusinesscoach #blackcoffee #whatismypurpose #messyaction #careercoach #entrepeneurcoach #spiritualalignment #chiaseeds #lovingliferightnow #lovethelifeyoulead #loveyourself💜 #makethemostoflife #highvibeliving #passiondriven #lifeinspiration #lifecoachingforwomen ⁠ (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH5AvmhjVxJ/?igshid=179nyosdjg5z5

[iamjoingram]

What did you love to do when you were 6 years old?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ When you find yourself feeling that you're meant for more, that you're in midlife like me and it's time for change ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The first step is to uncover what you really love to do, and you may have even forgotten that along the way⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Then you can take a step closer to the holy trinity of purpose:⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 1) What lights you up⁠⠀ 2) What others need and value⁠⠀ 3) What makes money⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ And the first stage is so fundamental, because if what you do doesn't bring you joy, it's far from your purpose in life⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Doing a job aligned with your purpose changes everything - and creating that job, that business, can be an amazing way of finding fulfilment helping others and even creating a legacy⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ So, tell me in the comments....what did you love to do as a little girl?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #purpose #sisterhoodsouls #findyourpurpose #midlifecrisis⁠⠀ #empowermentcoach #lifepurpose #lifepurposecoach #freedombusiness #spiritjunkie #becomeyourownboss #womenentrepeneurship #authenticyou #newbusinesscoach #mindsetcoach #whatismypurpose #messyaction #careercoach #entrepeneurcoach #spiritualalignment #imperfectaction #lovingliferightnow #lovethelifeyoulead #loveyourself💜 #makethemostoflife #highvibeliving #ikagai #passiondriven #lifeinspiration #lifecoachingforwomen ⁠ (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxTQk4jbuK/?igshid=jgaegxp26rer

[iamjoingram]

What's your purpose? I'm curious.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I may be going through a mid-life crisis, or maybe it's a COVID-inspired introspection.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Either way, the idea of purpose has come up a lot for me over the last few months⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It falls into two areas...⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 1) Purpose as a soul⁠⠀ We are all spiritual beings and have lessons to learn whilst here on earth. Loving-kindness, understanding and generosity are the goals for us all, but we have our unique journeys to get there. I am beginning to understand what I must overcome to be a better person, and that is the first step (do you want me to tell you what they are?!!)⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 2) Purpose in work⁠⠀ I am finally synergising what brings meaning in my life with the work that I do, and it's lighting me up and creating the space for a level of relief that I hadn't experienced before. Coaching soulful women who want more from their lives via their work is a calling for me, and I'm blessed to have found a path to follow which I am so certain of⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ What does purpose in your life look like? Tell me in the comments....⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #purpose #sisterhoodsouls #findyourpurpose #midlifecrisis⁠⠀ #empowermentcoach #lifepurpose #lifepurposecoach #freedombusiness #spiritjunkie #becomeyourownboss #womenentrepeneurship #authenticyou #newbusinesscoach #mindsetcoach #whatismypurpose #messyaction #careercoach #entrepeneurcoach #spiritualalignment #imperfectaction #lovingliferightnow #lovethelifeyoulead #loveyourself💜 #makethemostoflife #highvibeliving #passiondriven #lifeinspiration #lifecoachingforwomen ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGpVXAQAa-b/?igshid=1jv842sxgrodt

[smallmomentsofhappiness]

#14coachingskill Goal setting . Your organization has goals, your team has goals, every individual in your team has goals, you have goals. Having them written and very clear will make things easier when measuring performance, results and giving feedback. . Perhaps the best known approach to set objectives is the SMART acronym. This is a practical, straightforward tool, which can be used for both professional and personal planning. Your and your teams’ objectives are more than just wishes if you make sure they are SMART. That’s to say any objectives you set should be: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-defined. What exactly do I mean by this? . Try looking at any objective you have set together with your employee, or are thinking about setting. Ask them: “is this objective…” • Specific – is it clear what the objective is? Is it clear exactly what they mean? • Measurable – how will they know if they have achieved it? How will they measure their success? • Achievable – is it possible to achieve this objective? What do they need in place to make it attainable? • Relevant – is this objective one that you and them consider appropriate? Does it deliver wider priorities? Is it worth doing? • Time-bounded – by when are they going to achieve this? Setting a timescale provides focus and urgency, clarifying when they intend to achieve the objective. The objective has a deadline and is therefore more than just a wish! . If their objectives are defined SMART you could also think about making them a bit challenging, to excite them. Setting clear objectives will help you in measuring later on and giving feedback and doing the performance review. And letting them or involving them 100% in setting up the objectives will help with accountability and then in taking action. . How do you setup objectives with your team? . #30dayscoachingskills #coachingskills #coachingskillsformanagers #coachingskillsforleaders #managercoach #leadercoach #lidiadogaru #lifecoaching #businesscoaching #30daychallenge #uptitude #uptitudechallenge #businessmanager #entrepeneurcoach #leaderskills #employeemotivation #managerskills #leardshipskills #employeecoaching (at Zaragoza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFu2HTAqYif/?igshid=d82rbuax82qm

[smallmomentsofhappiness]

#11coachingskill Asking permission . This skill is exactly this, asking permission to share a skill, a tool, an idea, an intuition, a feedback or anything that comes from you. If you share your thoughts without asking permission, you have taken over the coaching conversation and you are actually coaching your agenda, not theirs. And the coaching conversations are about your people, it’s them that they get to decide about their growth and performance and it’s not directive. We are honoring the coaching relationship like this, they are in the driver seat and you are only the co-pilot. We are the ones dancing in the moment, we are only facilitating the process. . The questions you use in order to ask permission are direct, normally Yes or No question. Even if you know that the coachee totally trusts you, you still need to ask the question. This means that they have the power to chose and you know your limits. This skill is part of the Self-management (this is another skill we will talk about in this series). A few questions you can ask are: “May I tell you what I see regarding something you told me?” “Can I share a hunch that I have?” “I have an idea that might help, can I share?” “I have a resource that might be really useful, may I share?” The “May I…” or “Would it be ok if…” are questions that build trust and share the power. . They might say Yes, but if they say No then listen and respect them and their decision. They might be saying No for different reasons, not really to you. We are focused on their growth and performance, not on putting them to the wall. If this is a conversation that you really need to have you can give them the space to reflect and them maybe give them the opportunity to express freely by asking them how they feel about it. Or give them the possibility to come back whenever they are ready. . How do you ask permission when you share during a coaching conversation? . #30dayscoachingskills #coachingskills #coachingskillsformanagers #coachingskillsforleaders #managercoach #leadercoach #lidiadogaru #lifecoaching #businesscoaching #30daychallenge #uptitude #uptitudechallenge #businessmanager #entrepeneurcoach #leaderskills (at Zaragoza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkoXkWKNSX/?igshid=jkljc91065p1

[smallmomentsofhappiness]

#10coachingskill Using silence . Silence is golden. I know that it might be awkward for some, but you just cannot imagine the resources that this skill brings! Silence is necessary to allow your people time to think and for you to actively listen. It takes time to master as our natural reaction to silence is to fill it, like we do in everyday conversation. But the coachee needs space to process their thoughts and formulate their own responses without the coach answering for them. . Given that the skill of silence takes a while to master, you could practice during your social conversations allowing others to talk more than you normally would allow them. Being disciplined and holding back should give you some opportunity to practice outside of a coaching scenario. . Allowing silence after the person has provided their response is another useful habit to establish in case she/he wants to add more. The silence allows you to listen actively and to really take the time to think about what the coachee is or is not saying. . Resist the urge to jump in or interrupt – that could distract their thinking process or it could reduce the impact of a powerful question that you asked – the one that would have provoked a “aha” or a breakthrough moment! . Tips to use silence when coaching your people: . • Become aware of your own comfort with being quiet. Practice with your social conversation giving a few seconds of silence extra. . • If the person does not respond immediately to a question, don’t be tempted to ask another one. Wait a few seconds and then rephrase, clarify or help with another question. . • Pause for a few seconds after they responded to your question to see if they have something else to add. . • Leave a few seconds more than your usual pause if you have asked a powerful or challenging question. . • Use the silence to really listen and see more, observe more. . #30dayscoachingskills #coachingskills #coachingskillsformanagers #coachingskillsforleaders #managercoach #leadercoach #lidiadogaru #lifecoaching #businesscoaching #30daychallenge #uptitude #uptitudechallenge #businessmanager #entrepeneurcoach #leaderskills #listentoyourpeople #thepowerofsilence (at Zaragoza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFiB4YRo7Tv/?igshid=4wd3znca9l6p

[smallmomentsofhappiness]

#7coachingskill Be curious . When you are curious you don’t always have all the answers anymore, you are not an expert but you are joining your people in the exploring and discovering. Your curiosity will allows them to explore and discover, invites them to seek for solutions and resources. . And authentic curiosity also helps you in building a great relationship: people love to talk about themselves, their skills, their abilities, how they made it or how they will do it. Your curiosity will flatter and also encourage them. . While interrogation builds walls, curiosity builds relationships. Some people are good in being curious, like a natural talent. Others will need to practice it, work on it to be better. Curiosity is not asking a question with the answer in mind, but truly encouraging the other to seek for the answer. If you sense that the person is being hesitant about a certain project, be curious and ask about it. Curiosity will be very useful in your work because you will get deeper that if you ask questions for information or explanation. . So, ask your people “I am curious about…”, “Here I have a curiosity…”, “Just wandering..” it will help you and help them get deeper and discover answers or resources or solutions they did not know they had. In the next posts I will give you also the questions to use that will help you more. . How can you be more curious in the conversation with your people? . #30dayscoachingskills #coachingskills #coachingskillsformanagers #coachingskillsforleaders #managercoach #leadercoach #lidiadogaru #lifecoaching #businesscoaching #30daychallenge #uptitude #uptitudechallenge #businessmanager #entrepeneurcoach #listeningskills #listentoyourpeople #listentoyouremployee #employeemotivation #managerskills #leardshipskills #employeecoaching #curiosity #askquestions #becurious (at Zaragoza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFaWP4tK44J/?igshid=dxhps8r2yfxs

[smallmomentsofhappiness]

#4coachingskill Believe in the person! . People are naturally creative, resourceful and whole! They have the capacity of being independent. The alternative is believing that people are fragile and dependent. . But people are capable! Capable of finding extra resources, of finding answers, of choosing, of taking action, of learning, of growing, of taking themselves out of the difficult moments. Even if the mountain seems too high, even if the objective seems too much or the circumstances don’t help and their sabotajing thoughts are coming in, seeing that someone believes in them is encouraging. Is uplifting! You become their cheerleader, you become the opposite voice of their saboteur and like this they can easily change perspective and put themselves back in the resourceful attitude. Remember that people have such a capacity to adapt, to find extra resources and even if it’s difficult sometimes, creativity and problem solving skills come out from within when needed! That’s why they need someone to believe in them, to believe they can be, do and have more! . During my coaching sessions I am amazed of how my coachees get to an “aha” moment or to a totally new solution or idea all by themselves! And I sit back and clap because it’s all I can do in that moment, they did it all! . #30dayscoachingskills #coachingskills #coachingskillsformanagers #coachingskillsforleaders #managercoach #leadercoach #lidiadogaru #lifecoaching #businesscoaching #30daychallenge #uptitude #uptitudechallenge #businessmanager #entrepeneurcoach #believeinyourpeople #believeinyouremployee #encourageemployee #employeemotivation #employeecoaching (at Zaragoza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFSptfCqbXe/?igshid=1oshn5m8yvgiv

[smallmomentsofhappiness]

#1coachingskill Master the relationship . Coaching is a relationship. There are skills you need to learn, but at the end it’s all about the art of the relationship. Learn about the person, invest time and energy, develop an interest in the person. Know your people. . Master the relationship, every person you work with is different, they have unique goals, unique abilities, unique desire for change or ways of self-sabotaging. So coaching is personal and the relationship is created by both the coach and the coachee. The manager coach must make the shift from “I am powerful” to “this relationship is powerful!”, because this is about the experiences the coachee gets. And the power does not come from the coach or the person that is coached, but from the relationship. . While we will work on the coaching skills these days you need to have in mind that the relationship is the most important, is from where your people get the energy, the motivation to change, to improve their performance, to grow. . #30dayscoachingskills #coachingskills #coachingskillsformanagers #coachingskillsforleaders #managercoach #leadercoach #lidiadogaru #lifecoaching #businesscoaching #30daychallenge #uptitude #uptitudechallenge #businessmanager #entrepeneurcoach #coachingrelationship #mastertherelationship #knowyourpeople #knowyourteam (at Zaragoza, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKwHOjqNiS/?igshid=1q3kuocgw71gt