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I write about leadership, coaching, and personal development. You will find interesting research in my posts with lots of practical application.
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Dr. Bethany Peters, PCC
Three Steps to Strengthen Your Self-Awareness
Despite how valuable it is, we can be easily deceived into thinking our self-awareness is higher than it is. Without pausing for honest, thoughtful self-reflection, we may hold onto a fuzzy, idealistic self-assessment that is either unclear, inaccurate, or both.
How would you rate your self-awareness?
How to Build Your Creative Capacity
Being forced to innovate can be arduous and stressful in the moment. With the realization that former approaches to our work are no longer sustainable, panic and chaos can ensue.
As leaders, how can we establish consistent practices that support ongoing inspiration for creativity and innovation?
Rate your Readiness for Change
As you kick off a New Year, what resolutions have you resolved to pursue? What new intentions are you trying to implement? How committed are you to kicking old habits and forming new ones?
In this blog, I will explore five stages of change to give you a roadmap to support you in your change-making journey.
Four Research-Based Benefits of Coaching
A friend of mine recently asked me to explain coaching- why would someone hire a coach? Is this like doing yoga once a week? What’s the point? Is it really worth the investment?
If you’re curious, read on to learn more about what professional coaching is, as well as several research-supported benefits…
Leading From our Deepest Calling
In his work on clarifying your vocation, Parker Palmer proposes that one of our greatest callings in life is to find out who we are. As we explore our own unique and ‘deepest calling,’ Palmer believes that will lead us to our path of ‘authentic service’ to the world.
In this post, I share about finding my path to leadership coaching. What about you? What is your story of the how and the why behind the work you are doing?
Assess Your Mindset [Step 2]
I can recall countless visions that I have had for personal or professional growth, yet at some point my follow-through faltered. Consider, for example, the classic New Year’s resolutions that many of us set faithfully every year. Perhaps you start out with a new yoga mat, water bottle and running shoes. But three weeks later you're back to the old routines, tethered to your desk, and hunched over a keyboard, while your yoga mat gets buried in a corner of your office…