Coaching Quotes

“Because of nothing but training, some people can effortlessly do something we cannot do even terribly.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Coaching should be a process of inquiry, not a series of questions.”
― Marcia Reynolds, Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry

“You don’t empower people by giving them tasks and homework. Personal power comes from within, when people feel seen, cared about, and respected.”
― Marcia Reynolds, Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry

“A masterful coach is a leader who by nature is a vision builder and value shaper, not just a technician who manages people to reach their goals and plans through tips and techniques. To be able to do this requires that the coach discover his or her own humanness and humanity, while being a clearing for others to do the same.”
― Robert Hargrove, Masterful Coaching: Inspire an "Impossible Future" While Producing Extraordinary Leaders and Extraordinary Results

“Here's the thing about beliefs; we all have them and they drive our actions. We experience our beliefs as truths, and we can usually find evidence to support them. Subsequently, they create boundaries around what we think we can and can't do, what can and can't be done in the world. Some of our beliefs are tucked into our subconscious, where they operate without our awareness. Sometimes our beliefs contradict each other or our core values. Some of our beliefs make us strong, powerful people; some do not serve us. The good news is that beliefs can be updated or changed.”
― Elena Aguilar, The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation

“The best help you can get is someone who genuinely cares and knows how to help you get what you don’t even know you want.”
― Richie Norton

“If you want to inspire someone, give them a vision of their future self.”
― Josh Steimle

“A few minutes wasted regularly can amount to over a year within a decade.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“You don’t have to have all the answers. You are a good coach if you share what you hear and see others express with no attachment to being right.”
― Marcia Reynolds, Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry

“Coaching mastery isn’t just about improving skills; mastery also requires that you quickly catch internal disruptions and shift back to being fully present with your clients.”
― Marcia Reynolds, Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry

“We are stronger for knowing each other, braver because we trust each other, wiser than when we're alone.”
― Sharon Pearson, Disruptive Leadership: Four Simple Steps to Creating the Winning Team

“Productivity (is) Process Driven”
― Vince L. DeSalvo

“Few things make me as happy as seeing my clients years later living out the dreams we once spoke of and designed strategies to fulfill.”
― Richie Norton

“There isn’t one right way to coach; coaching is a spontaneous process between the coach and client.”
― Marcia Reynolds, Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry

“High quality programs require and foster a norm of continuous teaching improvement.”
― Swen Nater, You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices

“If you want to live a good life, live it on your own terms and in your own eyes.”
― Michelle C Kuei

“The difference between a student and a master is, the master has failed more times than the student has tried”
― Mac Duke The Strategist

“Avoid interacting with fake people, it's painful for your mind”
― Cindrella

“Sometimes doing nothing is the only right thing to do”
― Cindrella

“Winners are those who choose kindness as their attitude, cheerfulness as their personality, and happiness as their path”
― Cindrella

“Reality is what we choose to believe”
― Cindrella

“Giving up on something means you have the right to own it. If you don't have that right don't fool yourself”
― Cindrella

“Sometimes when you get hurt, you'll be able to forgive, but not forget. Be honest with yourself”
― Cindrella

“Doing the right thing supposed to make you feel better, if not, it's definitely not the right thing”
― Cindrella

“There's no cure for bad-hearted people unless they admit it”
― Cindrella

“Memories are beautiful because they (are) memories.
Reviving them ruins your life's journey”
― Cindrella

“You're a victim only if you choose to be.”
― Cindrella

“Train your brain to understand the importance of your dreams”
― Cindrella

“Some people are able to find the beauty in everything; they're meant to change the world”
― Cindrella

“True happiness is permanent. It doesn't vanish if the cause is gone”
― Cindrella