by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog
One of my favourite questions to ask a coach is: “Why did you start a coaching business?” I get all sorts of interesting answers – but notice how I phrase the question. I don’t ask “Why are you a coach?” I instead combine the words...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 6, 2017 | Blog
Asking good questions is an important part of a coach’s role. I love it when I ask questions that lead to “ah-ha” moments for my clients. So that’s why I’m such a fan of the book Coaching Questions: A Coach’s Guide to Powerful...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog
Sometimes I feel like I’m a driving instructor more than a coach. In my experience, people are often driving with one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake in their businesses. I see it with some clients … They know what they have to do, and they do it...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog
Robert Downey Jr. is one of my favourite actors. Can you think of anyone who’d make a better Tony Stark/Iron Man? There’s a funny meme that I’ve been seeing that has RDJ rolling his eyes with a caption: “Here comes the ‘new year, new...
by Marc Mawhinney | Jan 2, 2017 | Blog
I have a special guest on Natural Born Coaches today for the first podcast episode of the new year: Shaz Alidina. I got to know Shaz well this year, and I’ve been impressed by what she’s doing with her coaching. She’s a coach who was born in Africa...
