Entries by Sian Rowsell

What 2018 taught me!

My year in review As we approach the festive season and the end of the year, it’s a great time to look back at what 2018 taught us. Have you asked yourself: What did I learn this year? Here are five things 2018 taught me: 1. Social media is addictive – and powerful! This year […]

The perfect match?

Finding a coach Conversations with clients and prospective clients these last few weeks have emphasised to me how important it is to choose your coach wisely. I’ve heard some great – and some awful(!) – stories! So how do you find a coach that’s the perfect match for you? Is the coach a good match […]

Does your coach have relevant experience?

Investing in yourself Coaching is an investment – even if you are not funding the coaching directly yourself, you are investing your time and energy. It’s therefore key to choose your coach wisely. I recently mentioned testing to see if someone is the ‘right’ coach for you. An important consideration is – does the coach […]

The right coach for you..?

…And are you the right client for them? Embarking on coaching can be a big decision. If you are thinking of starting coaching, there are lots of things to consider when choosing your coach. I recently wrote about finding a coach that ‘gets’ you. I feel another very important consideration is… Are they the right coach for […]

Does your coach ‘get’ you?

Are you considering hiring or choosing a coach? Maybe you are currently not reaching your potential or feeling unfulfilled..?  Maybe you’re considering changing career..? Maybe you’ve been recommended for coaching at your place of work..? Embarking on coaching can be a big decision. If you are thinking of starting coaching, there are lots of things to consider when choosing your coach. I think one of the most important is… does your coach ‘get’ you? Does the coach ‘get’ you? […]

When your dream job disappoints..!

Not the job I was hoping for! About 8 years ago, I was excited to change role. It turned out to be a case of ‘when your dream job disappoints…’ I had been looking for a change and, despite being anxious about not having had an interview for a while, I was successful in securing […]

October – Time to reflect!

It’s October already! Despite me feeling like it is just the end of the summer, it is actually October. It’s a great time to reflect – what have you ‘harvested’ this year, what is it time to let go of? What have you harvested this year? Recently I read about how we should take this […]

What makes a good customer experience?

A good customer experience – 10 lessons learned from my recent house move… I haven’t written a blog post in a while – as well as having my normal break during the school holidays, this summer we moved house. I thought I’d share some thoughts from my experiences of the move on what makes a […]

Career decisions! Should I stay…?

Career decisions! Should I stay or should I go? A couple of my clients at the moment are making career decisions – major decisions about their future careers – and potentially making major changes! A common theme (assumption?) is that they feel they need to choose between doing something they love and/or gives them fulfilment, […]

Sunday night blues!

I used to suffer from the Sunday night blues. At 6pm on a Sunday the emails started flooding in… …I could set my watch by it!  As people in the leadership team I was part of tried to get on top of their inboxes before the start of the week ahead, the emails would start […]

Choosing a coach!

What should you consider when choosing a coach? When choosing a coach, what are the 10 things that you should/could consider? 1. Does the coach ‘get’ you? Does the prospective coach see your strengths, understand your challenge, believe in you..? 2. Can you test if they’re the ‘right’ coach for you? Are they the right […]

I’m so tired! I need to sleep!

So so tired! I was so tired I was looking forward to an operation so I could have some sleep! I was reminded of this while I was reading the paper the other day about exhausted teachers. One teacher said they looked forward to getting sick so that they could rest for a while..! Does […]