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Dr. Bethany Peters, PCC
From Prompts to Progress: How to Use ChatGPT as your Life & Leadership Coach
Despite all of the innovation, ChatGPT probably won’t ever fully replace the power of real human connection. But it can be a strategic companion for self-reflection, clarity, and creative thinking—especially when you’re between coaching sessions, working solo, or just need a fresh perspective fast.
Discover how better prompts can turn AI into a powerful reflection partner. This guide walks you through practical strategies, specific life and leadership coaching prompts to help you get started.
How to Hack Your Development with an AI Coach: Three Coaching Apps for Personal Growth
From optimizing daily tasks to increasing productivity, AI is transforming the way we approach many aspects of our professional and personal lives. In this post, explore how AI is reshaping the way we approach growth and learning through an in-depth review of three personalized coaching apps that can support your self-improvement goals.
The 12 Best Books to Build a Coaching Mindset
Explore 12 insightful books that can shift your approach to coaching and leadership. Whether you're a seasoned coach or a professional who is looking for coaching tips, these books offer practical advice on how to build a coaching habit.
10 Impactful Coaching Questions for Deeper Self-Reflection
In today's fast-paced world, reflection often takes a backseat to the hustle. When was the last time you paused to reflect deeply on how you think, not just what you do? In this post, we'll explore 10 impactful coaching questions that go beyond surface-level thinking, inviting you to examine the beliefs, assumptions, and patterns driving your actions.
7 Simple Self-Reflection Tools You Can Use in 10 Minutes or Less
Self-reflection sounds great, but finding the time feels impossible, right?
That's why I’m sharing 7 simple reflection exercises – like the Gratitude Walk and the Resilient Reframe – that take 10 minutes or less. Learn how to easily build self-awareness and manage stress, even on your busiest days.
Find your simple starting point here.
Top Ten Free Resources to Build Your Leadership Skills
Want to become a better leader without spending a dime? In this post, we’ve rounded up 10 top free resources that will actually make a difference.
Whether it’s gaining insights through assessments, learning from world-class leaders via podcasts, or diving into research-backed courses, these tools are designed to challenge your thinking and accelerate your leadership growth. No fluff, just practical resources to help you lead with purpose and make a greater impact.
The Genius of Energy Mapping: Try this Simple Energy Management Exercise to Transform Your Team
We often focus on managing our time, but what if the real key to sustainable productivity lies in managing your energy? Every task you take on either fuels you or drains you, and the difference between thriving and burning out often comes down to how well you align your work with your natural strengths. In this post, we’ll explore practical strategies for recognizing energy patterns, rebalancing workloads, and using tools like the Working Genius model to make smarter decisions about work.
10 Best Coaching Questions to Spark a Breakthrough
Push past limitations and open the door to new possibilities with these 10 powerful coaching questions to help break through barriers. Whether you're a coach, a leader, or just someone looking for deeper insights, these questions will inspire clarity, creativity, and actionable steps.
Swap Your Vision Board for a Values Board with this Step-by-Step Guide
Instead of a traditional vision board, why not create a Values Board? This step-by-step guide will show you how to craft a visual representation of the principles that truly drive you, helping you make decisions and take action rooted in what matters most.
How to Do a Personal SWOT Analysis: A Reflective Year-End Exercise for Intentional Growth
Discover how a SWOT analysis can help you reflect on the past year, identify strengths and weaknesses, and set powerful intentions for the future. Learn the tools for deeper analysis and unlock your full potential in the year ahead.
Five Gratitude Shifts to Reframe your Perspective (plus Five Simple Gratitude Practices)
Discover five simple yet powerful gratitude shifts that can reframe your thinking and help you cultivate a more positive outlook. Learn how these mindset shifts, grounded in research, can unlock new possibilities in your life and enhance your emotional well-being.
Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart: A Must-Read for Emotional Intelligence
Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart is a profound exploration of human emotions that offers valuable insights for individuals, leaders, and coaches alike. In this book review I cover key takeaways, memorable quotes, and deep dive questions.
From Chaos to Cohesion: How the Six Types of Working Genius Can Transform Your Team
The Six Types of Working Genius offers us practical insight into how to keep momentum flowing and achieve optimal results through three critical phases of teamwork:
ideation
evaluation
execution
If you are a team leader or you supervise (or coach) team leaders, I recommend to check out the Working Genius as a dynamic approach to building a healthy, thriving team. In this post, I’m going to describe each genius and explore how teams can practically apply this tool to enhance teamwork and productivity.
20 Strengths-Based Coaching Questions to Inspire Hope & Resilience
Feeling stuck in a rut? Facing a challenge that seems insurmountable? Or, perhaps you’re managing or coaching someone who needs a boost of energy or confidence? Taking a strengths-based approach through asking positive questions offers a powerful tool to shift negative perspectives and cultivate hope and resilience in the face of challenges.
Four Strengths-Based Strategies to Support Your Team
The rewards of a strengths-based team are undeniable, but building this positive team culture takes time and dedication. While it requires an upfront investment, the payoffs are compelling. By prioritizing strengths development, you're fostering a more engaged workforce, which leads to many bottom-line increases, including a thriving and fulfilling work environment.
In this blog post, I will cover four ways to support your team members with a strengths-based approach: job crafting strategies, individual development plans, team building, and giving feedback.
Five Must-Reads for Middle Managers
Middle managers often occupy a precarious space between supporting the strategic vision of upper management and directing the daily realities. This can lead to conflicting priorities and the feeling of being squeezed from both sides.
So, how can you rise to the challenge and lead effectively from the middle? We've compiled a list of must-read books that will equip you with strategies to more confidently lead in all directions.
Mindset Mastery: Five Coaching Techniques to Transform Your Thinking
Discover five powerful coaching strategies that you can use to cultivate a growth mindset in yourself, clients, or colleagues. Learn practical tips to challenge your assumptions, reframe negativity, and embrace possibility.
Hitting the Reset Button: How to Reinvent Your Career in 5 Steps
Feeling stuck in a dead-end job? If so, you're not alone. Many people reach a point where their careers no longer spark joy (or even a flicker of interest). However, making a change - even if there’s a promise of a more engaging career on the other side - can be an overwhelming endeavor. The RESET method described in this post will provide you with a structured, strategic process to navigate a courageous journey towards a more fulfilling career.
Four Questions to Build Your Confidence
When you find yourself lacking confidence, this state of lower confidence does not need to define you or derail you. In fact, confidence can be learned, practiced, reset, and refined.
The four questions here provide a simple but streamlined guide to helping you develop stronger confidence for a new task, an unfamiliar situation, an unexpected transition, or a challenging role.
Mapping Your Path to Personal Growth: Navigating the Five Stages of Boyatzis' Intentional Change Theory
In the pursuit of personal and professional development, understanding what we should expect in a change process, and what can do to facilitate more sustainable change is critical. Intentional Change Theory, established by thought leader Richard Boyatzis, outlines five stages that create a pathway for you to pursue when intentionally seeking to bring about positive transformation in your life.