Insights from coaching - finding ease
By Catrin MacDonnell
To work with Catrin email catrinmac@gmail.com
Catrin MacDonnell is a professional coach and trainer who works with people who feel stuck, frustrated, want to find ways of working better, being happier, improve relationships, make better decisions, overcome impostor syndrome or find confidence. She has a background in marketing and is Director of two businesses, one food Papadeli.co.uk and one eco perfume jonesandmodha.co.uk
Insights from coaching - finding easeFeb 09, 2022
Who are you? The benefits of self discovery.
There are so many benefits to spending time asking yourself who you are. What you want, what you like, what's important. You can then start choosing who you want to be. You can grow in confidence, find ease with decision making, stop people pleasing. This podcast suggests questions to work through (which are also on my website https://www.catrinmacdonnell.co.uk/who-am-i-and-why-does-it-matter/
Quick tips for building confidence
Your beliefs are not facts
What do you want? Use this model to work out what you want to have happen.
Rise above it - when people wind you up
Avoiding conflict and misunderstandings
Go out and happen to things! Find ways to challenge yourself to get things moving.
9 tips for managing and working with people
Limiting beliefs. Frustrated you’re not moving forward? It’s time you got out of your own way.
Impostor syndrome - what is it and can I change it?
Do limiting beliefs hold you back?
Change your script & reach your full potential.
Goal setting with the GROW model
When friendships or relationships get difficult
Dread difficult conversations? Think about responding differently.
Find confidence by challenging the saboteur
So many coaching clients speak about lacking confidence - wanting to find ways of increasing their self belief and feeling confident. Even seemingly confident people tell me that they still criticise themselves and beat themselves up and that it's a daily struggle to feel OK in terms of confidence levels.
So in this podcast I look at ways of challenging the inner narrative and finding a version of confidence that works for you.
Call me on 07785 996917 or email catrinmac@gmail.com if you'd like to chat about coaching for confidence.
Decision making - how to get more confident
Decision making is an essential part of everyday life and work and as a coach I work a lot with people who make decisions to change their career, business direction - decisions that can impact their own lives and those of others. In this podcast, I look at some helpful pointers on how to trust yourself to make decisions.
You can read this on my blog at catrinmacdonnell.co.uk
How are your boundaries? Do you find it hard to say no?
Few of us realise it, but boundaries are an integral part of healthy relationships, work life balance and self esteem.
Working as a coach, much time is spent discussing boundaries and how to set them. From people pleasers feeling the need to say yes to everything to stressed business leaders not looking after themselves, most of us could do with a few changes to our boundaries.
Do you ever find people speak disrespectfully to you? But you never speak up and stop them? Do you feel constantly put upon but never voice your true feelings?
Listen to this podcast if you'd like some ideas on how to get started with boundaries.
What made you do it? An interview with Lorraine Cairney who successfully became self employed.
As a coach, I am privileged to be able to hear people's stories and what makes them do what they do - as well as hearing about the obstacles they encounter on the way and how they overcome them.
In this episode I chat with Lorraine Cairney who went from a very successful career of over 25 years to changing direction completely and becoming self employed. She gives tips on what has worked for her and what she thinks is important to consider when you're setting up on your own.
Check out her website here if you'd like to know more about her work.
If you'd like to know more about how coaching might help, you can visit my website here.
Becoming self employed - don't know where to start?
Going from employed to self employed is a big step - and a liberating one! Here I step through what you need to do to get yourself off to a flying start - setting firm foundations, identifying your why and your what and your how, so that you can be clear about your message when it comes to marketing. I look at tips for making things easier, creating a network or people around you so you don't feel isolated, being clear why you chose to do what you do, so that you feel a sense of purpose.
Have a listen - keep a notebook at hand so you can write down ideas that will help you establish yourself successfully in the world of self employment.
Is a fear of the unknown getting in the way?
What gets in the way of you doing what you dreamt of? Us humans beings are extremely good at putting up obstacles to stop us from working in a job we love, living how we'd like, starting a business, making changes to an unhappy existence. We'll continue with the status quo, no matter how unsatisfactory just to avoid facing what's on the other side.
From conversations with coaching clients, I've noticed many commonalities when it comes to what holds us back and one big obstacle is the. fear of the unknown. It can be paralysing and many of us will avoid at all costs.
In this podcast I step through techniques for overcoming this fear and finding ways of making the unknown a little less daunting and a little more 'known'.
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How to build confidence and self belief
Following the theme of what gets in the way of us achieving what we want, I look at the theme of self confidence and how a lack of it can really hold us back. From working with individuals and hearing what really works, I look at simple things we can all do to build confidence and self belief. Stepping out of your comfort zone can be reframed and by hunting the good stuff, we can reprogramme our minds to see the positive, good things that we can do as opposed to constantly focusing on the negative stuff and our weaknesses.
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April 7, 2021
Is worrying about what people think getting in the way?
What gets in the way? What stops you getting started? You might be wanting a new job, you might be a senior leader, looking to make your mark or you've got a business idea but just can't take the first step into making it a reality. So many people I coach struggle with worrying about what people will think.
Listen to my observations from coaching sessions with people who stope pursuing what they want because they fear being judged and of others criticising them. It might just get you started.
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Is fear of failure getting in the way?
What gets in the way? What stops you getting started? You might be wanting a new job, you might be a senior leader, looking to make your mark or you've got a business idea but just can't take the first step into making it a reality. Fear of Failure is a common theme when it comes to wanting to start something or do something different from the norm. Often challenging our assumptions on the meaning of failure is a great place to start and we can slowly reframe our way of thinking and find courage to make changes.
Listen to my observations from coaching sessions with people who experience fear of failure. It might just get you started.
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