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Performance vs. Perfection(ism)

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Why This Power Tool: Performance vs. Perfection(ism). What Is the Difference Between Performance vs. Perfection(ism). It turns out to be a surprise because the word perfection comes from the Latin perfectio – perficere “perform” So in origin, the meaning was closer to performance. Salvador Dalì.

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Relationship

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Relationship coaching in particular seeks to foster more adaptive relationship attitudes, skills, and the ability to reflect on experiences and take more control of life dynamics (Ives, 2012) What is coaching not? Focusing on proximal and distal goals and shoring up motivation helps to break past patterns and create healthy new habits.

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Coaching with Emotions in Mind: From Mindfulness to Coaching with Compassion

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2012), people can develop more strengths if they are encouraged to reach for their dreams and values. But all too often, performance feedback becomes coaching for compliance, trying to fit an individual into an organizational mold, which usually has a negative impact. John Kabat-Zinn 2012). According to Boyatzis et al.

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Neuroscience of Client Transformation

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And, in the accountability, a natural reflection opportunity arose in which the client was able to confront their performance in the previous day’s goals. Setting a goal creates motivation to choose (function of the prefrontal cortex) to engage in the new behavior before the habit is set (function of the basal ganglia). Goal Setting.

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Flexibility as a Coaching Framework for Better Well-Being

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High performance, busyness, and overwork became the “new normal” and “status symbol” of modern times’ fast-paced and high-pressure workplace. When high-performance standards are paired with inflexible beliefs, attitudes, and practices, experiencing distress becomes likely. The world today is fast and demanding.

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Drive vs. Enable

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A Coaching Power Tool By David Chong, High Performance Coach, AUSTRALIA The Drive vs. Enable Power Tool Change is the only constant in life.- Now, imagine another scenario where four people are rowing together, supporting and motivating each other towards a common objective.

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Gratitude and the Brain

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link] As Korb (2012) points out, our brains can only process information in negative or positive ways – not both at once. The first is that though it can take a long time to develop a true habit, the key is overall consistency – missing one opportunity to perform the behavior did not affect the overall formation process.