by Ray DePaola | Nov 17, 2013 | Life Coaching
As I mentioned in a couple recent posts, I thought visitors might appreciate answers to the questions I am most frequently asked. In my last post, I answered the #1 question I’m asked—What is a life coach? Today, I explain—Who are my clients, and what are they like?...
by Ray DePaola | Sep 14, 2013 | gratitude, Life Coaching, Meditation
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I do and why I do it. I believe the reason why I do something, my motivation and purpose, is oftentimes more fundamentally important than the action itself. This introspection keeps me in touch with the dynamic progression...
by Ray DePaola | Dec 12, 2012 | gratitude
In class tonight, we did a thought-provoking exercise involving just a single sheet of paper. I tore my sheet into a dozen small pieces, then stacked them into 4 piles of 3. On the first 3 sheets, I had to write 3 names of people who mean the most to me. The next 3...
by Ray DePaola | Dec 10, 2012 | Life Coaching
In psychology, counseling, and coaching, there is a phenomenon called countertransference. In a coach-client relationship, countertransference represents the client’s influence on the coach’s unconscious feelings; whereby the coach may project past...
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