Working as a life coach and life coach trainer for over a decade, I’ve seen incredible transformation happen. People can vastly improve their lives. The change usually isn’t instant, but there’s usually a moment when a choice is made that starts a cascade of other decisions and events. In this seasons of miracles, may you be blessed with the clarity of making a powerful choice and trusting you will hear an answer. What’s the choice life is waiting for you to make?
[012 Research Review | HOPE series: 3] Both flow and hope have been apparent in high performing athletes since the first Olympic games almost 3,000 years ago. However, Curry et al. (1997) point out that psychology researchers had never explored it because there wasn’t a measurable theory to use. Enter hope theory in the early 1990s. C.L. Snyder and his colleagues proposed a mechanistic definition of hope as a person’s perception of their own agency, or motivation, and their ability to map pathways towards achieving goals. This two pronged theory with specific mechanisms made it possible to design and refine measurement tools for detecting levels of agency levels of agency and pathways relative to certain goals.
Sometimes what you learn in the process is more valuable than if you accomplished the original goal. When trying to get your first few life coaching clients, getting insightful feedback on your pitch is worth more than landing a few lucky clients. Indeed, much of the magic of coaching comes from a coach’s perspective of …
One of the best parts of working on a team is the synergy that naturally occurs. One person might be excellent at one aspect, another at a different aspect. Evaluated separately the contributions might be worth one unit of value each. Yet when combined, the results might be priceless. What role do you see agency …
Habits do not only apply to actions. Certain mental/emotional habits might even be ingrained in us. Especially when it comes to how we view ourselves and what we’re capable of achieving, we fall into regular patterns of thought and feelings. Something powerful happens when you start to look at your self image and beliefs about your capabilities and agency as a habit.
How well is your habit about your own capabilities serving you?
