The Coaching Academy Blog

Have you ever felt unsure of yourself as a coach? Scared that you might not have an answer for someone? You have the qualifications to be a coach so what makes you so hesitant? It often all comes down to confidence.

I had always been aware of the importance of self-belief. I saw this all around me. People who had strong self-belief allowed and encouraged themselves to do things that those with lower self-belief couldn’t quite yet manage. I wanted to explore this.

Life Coach Rebekah Fensome shares some the journey her client made as she learnt how to be more assertive and shares some of the assertiveness techniques they developed together and which were put into practice.

I qualified as a coach with The Coaching Academy back in 2005 after a career in teaching and training. I have always been intrigued by how people learn and how it is that some find the process enjoyable and fulfilling while others (like my son, who is dyslexic) appear to struggle, so my niche area almost ‘chose itself’, and I now always describe myself as a ‘learning coach’.

Sarah Fraser qualified through The Coaching Academy programme and has enthusiastically agreed to share her coaching experience, so we have put her in the Coaching Hot Seat.