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mBIT and mBraining

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by Grant Soosalu Do you sometimes suffer from conflict between your thoughts, feelings and actions? Find yourself not acting upon or sabotaging your dreams, goals or plans? Do you have trouble making decisions or stopping unwanted behaviours or habits and don’t know why? Or sometimes feel like something is missing and you’re not fully connected…

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Credibility in the marketplace

By Sally Vanson

Business is changing at an incredible pace and we need to remain relevant and current in this fast changing world. The most important thing to question frequently relates to both ourselves and our business model being relevant to what our clients want and whether it delivers our services the way in the way clients want…

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Competition or Co-opetition?

By Sally Vanson

As big as your dreams are and as smart as you might think you are, you can’t do it alone. It never ceases to amaze me in the world of Coaching and NLP how aggressive some individuals can get about competing with each other when business is challenging. Providers revert to a 1980’s style of…

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Can you afford to start your own business?

By Sally Vanson

It’s that time of year when people start thinking about living the life they have dreamed of. We receive several calls a week from coaches wanting to start their own business (or who have started a business without thinking it through). Although not in the profession of running business start-up courses we have offered coaching…

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Dr Simon Western’s Analytic Network Coaching workshop

By Sally Vanson

We are all getting excited about Dr Simon Western’s Analytic Network Coaching workshop, 10-12 December in Bath. 20 people are signed up and we have two places left, so if this is the year you want to really up your game in coaching we will delighted to see you. Please contact enquiries@theperformancesolution.com to secure your…

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TPS’s partnership with University of Derby

By Sally Vanson

We are often asked about the roles and responsibilities of our partnership programme where the University of Derby Corporate has established The Performance Solution as a collaborative partner of the University for the delivery of the following Higher Education programmes:   PG Certificate in Applied Coaching PG Diploma in Applied Coaching MA in Applied Coaching…

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Do I need a coach supervisor?

By Sally Vanson

Do I need a coach supervisor?   Yes, yes, yes! If your clients keep you awake at night and you find you are getting emotionally involved, if you are concerned about consistently meeting professional coaching standards, if you need ongoing professional development, if you need guided reflection, if you want to get deeper insights into…

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The latest scientific research shows we have three brains!

By Sally Vanson

The latest scientific research shows we have three brains! We have complex, adaptive and fully functional neural networks or ‘brains’ in our heart, our gut and our head. When taking an mBraining training, you’ll discover the latest neuroscience findings about your multiple brains (head, heart and gut brains) and what they have to offer for…

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How should coaches manage record keeping

By Sally Vanson

How should coaches manage record keeping (Adapted from the British Psychological Society Guidelines. www.BPS.org) There is an increasing public and governmental concern with the quality and the maintenance of competence in all fields of professional practice. It is the responsibility of Coaches to ensure that they adopt a systematic and detailed method of record keeping.…

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