Client: “I’ve always been lacking the confidence to speak up. In childhood, my parents were very harsh with me and would always criticize me when I opened my mouth. There was this one time when I was 9…”
Me: “Aham (cough)… I don’t really need to know that. Give me an example of how this lack [...]
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Get Off the Therapy Couch! Why Exploring the Past Is Nonsense
Top 10 Lessons Learned From Coaching 100 People
I have recently reached the number of 100 coaching clients, which I have worked with individually in just under 4 years. It’s been an awesome learning and development experience, not only for my clients but also for myself. I feel like one big chapter in my career has closed and another one is opening.
Like the [...]
Improve People Skills Fast Through Immersion
I’m not generally a big fan of quick fixes and claims of fast improvement, for people skills or any other soft skill. I believe that most of them ignore the natural level of practice and repetition learning requires and they usually over-promise. However, I think there is one smart, effective way to get relatively quick [...]
Learning Resources to Improve People Skills
I’m on a guest post writing spree this month; getting my ideas out there, spreading the word on how to improve people skills. I want to recommend you a couple of articles related to people skills which I wrote and have been published on other blogs in the past few days.
On Sources of Insight: Top [...]
My Big Revelation about Improving Self-Confidence
My understanding about confidence and how to improve it, especially in relation with people skills, has evolved slowly but surely most of the time. But every once in a while, I had big leaps forward, rooted in personal revelations about self-confidence.
I want to share with you a big revelation I had a couple of years [...]
Why Less Is More in Personal Development
I was reading earlier today a presentation of a one-day communication skills training, and browsing over the content. This training covers everything from non-verbal communication, to conflict management, to business communication, to presenting with impact. All in just one, single day!
There was a point a long time ago when I used to do the same. [...]
The Simple Guide to Conscious Learning
When you are able to learn effectively, you pretty much have living the life you want in your pocket. Oddly enough, very few people are good conscious learners. Some may know a lot of stuff, but when it comes to actually developing, their learning gets stuck.
There is one thing I found out about a long [...]
Why Attitude, Not Aptitude, Determines Your Altitude
The more I coach others and the more I grow, the more I’m convinced that attitude tramples aptitude. That in your relations with people, in your career, in your life, the attitudes you have matter sooo much more than your skills.
One of my clients realized at a certain point that when she started to get [...]
Men, Women and Personal Development
I recently had my first open training where all the participants were women. This made me realize that in general, my clients who are not sent and paid for by the companies they work for are at least 2/3 women.
My experience here doesn’t seem to be an exception. Other coaches and trainers tell me they [...]
How Knowing Yourself Can Improve Your People Skills
Finding my niche as a communication coach and figuring the lifestyle that suits me was not a revelation, it was a process. One of the stepping stones in this process was knowing myself thoroughly and understanding what I have to offer.
An interesting side effect was how much I improved my people skills, as a result [...]
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