Encouragement Plus Coaching

ARTICLES ARCHIVE

By Don H. Morris
Life Coach

COACHING ARTICLES

The Role of the Coach

Synopsis: Sets out the role of a personal development coach in assisting individuals and groups to achieve their dreams. Coaching is distinguished from other professions, such as therapist, accountant, and fitness trainer.
 

Assembling Your Team for the Game of Life

Synopsis: Gives a list of the people you need to recruit to your team in order to achieve your goals in life.
 

Volunteer Opportunities for Personal Development

Synopsis: This page presents a list of volunteer opportunities for your consideration. You may develop skills and broaden your support network by participating in some of these activities.
 

Five Steps in Learning a New Skill

Synopsis: This article compares two models for learning a skill. Kurt Lewin's change model has three steps, while David johnson's skill model have five steps. The key feature of both is the emphatic belief that skills can be learned. Check out this article for more.
 

Write It Down, Make It Happen!

Synopsis: Coaching helps clients create a variety of personal statements. Each provides direction in achieving success and balance in life. This page describes what those statements are, and the value of writing them down in order to motivate action.
 

Guide to Acronyms in the Helping Professions

Synopsis: When you seek professional services you find a bewildering array of abbreviations and acronyms following a person's name. This guide enables you to decipher the "alphabet soup" of degrees and credentials. This list is unique in that it includes credentials for coaches and career professionals as well as medical/therapy professionals.
 

Looking for the Littlest Bit

Synopsis: Sometimes when we feel down we look for something to make us feel a whole bunch better. But is that the best way? This article presents a surprising new view of the importance of the small pleasures of life.
 

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THE ENCOURAGER NEWSLETTER

Issue #001 June 2002
The Dream Squashers versus the Cage Openers

Synopsis: Each of us have had dreams squashed by the thoughtless remarks of others. This article presents some concrete ideas of how to deal with the negative people in your life, and how to find those few people who can help nurture your dreams.
 

Issue #001 June 2002
The Difference Between a Friend and a Coach

Synopsis: A reader asked "Why should I hire a coach to be my friend?" While you may get many of the benefits of talking with a coach by interacting with friends, there are at least five differences between a coach and a friend. Why not have both?
 

Issue #002 June 2003
Guidelines for Assessing Friendships

Synopsis: There are many types of relationships we form in our lives.One of the most important are friendships. Here are five guidelines for identifying whether a given relationship is actually a friendship or something else.
 

Issue #002 June 2003
Mapping Your Social Network

Synopsis: Here is a tool to help you identify the people in your life who are available to assist you when you need help. It's important to know who can help you in each specific situation in your life.
 

Issue #002 June 2003
When Writing Your Goals, Do What Works for You

Synopsis: There is magic in writing down you goals. Yet not everyone does it the same way. The key is to find what works for you,not what is prescribed by the "experts." This is especially true for persons with disabilities.
 

Issue #003 August 2003
One Sock at a Time (Guest Article by Susan Hiller)

Synopsis: Sometimes getting all the things done you need to do in a day means doing it "one sock at a time."
 

Issue #004 October 2003
Links in the Chain of Kindness

Synopsis A celebration of "random acts of kindness" and the the principle of "paying it forward" (also a brief review of the move Pay It Forward with Haley Joe Osmont).
 

Issue #004 October 2003
Sound Teaching, Sound Love: A Study in the Pastoral letters of Paul

Synopsis: A key term in the Pastoral Letters of Paul (1 & 2 Timothy and Titus) is "sound" or "healthy." This article discusses what healthy teaching and healthy love is--and is not.
 

Issue #005 November 2003
Priorities and Boundaries for a Balanced Life

Synopsis: Discusses the value of setting boundaries in your life. Learn to say No by saying Yes to your own priorities first.
 

Issue #006 December 2003
New Beginnings for New Dreams

Synopsis: There are many different "new Year" opportunities for you to start realizing your dreams, not just January 1. Here are a few of themfrom several cultures.
 

Issue #006 December 2003
Putting Legs on Your New Year's Dreams: A Top 10

Synopsis: A dream without legs is only a wish. Here are some suggestions for how to put legs on your dreams, so that you can actually achieve them.
 

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VISIONS NEWSLETTER
Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Memphis, Tennessee

Three Faces of Adjustment Counseling: Support, Psychotherapy, and Lifeskills Coaching (May 2000)

Synopsis: This article discusses how lifeskills coaching, along with support and psychotherapy, assists newly blinded people to adjust to their disability.
 

Warning Signs of Depression and Anxiety (May 2000)

Synopsis: This article provides warning signs for depression and anxiety, two disorders that require mental health services. Anyone who is experiencing these symptoms should seek mental health services rather than coaching.
 

Dealing with Vision Loss: My Story by Don H. Morris (August 2000)

Synopsis: This is an autobiographical sketch of how my vision loss has impacted my life. Despite many hurdles, I have accomplished many important goals in my life. Read this article to find out more.

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