Page 25 - Pure Coaching Magazine - Issue 1

Tips

If you find yourself in a low state of mind,
The inside-out method of coaching is not
it is nothing more than a signal not to act,
about adding more to-do’s, thinking or
think, resolve, plan or fix. This is because
self-analysis, it’s coaching by subtraction.
your perception of life from that state is
unreliable (have you ever said something
you regret when you were tired or angry?)
Step back in the same way that when you
accidentally put your hand on a hot stove,
the pain is a signal to move your hand
away.

When low - Do nothing; no techniques, no
practices, no rituals. Allow the self-
correction mechanism of the
psychological system to bring you back
up. Think of a snow globe, it settles when
Suzanne has 14 years work experience in
simply left alone. Underneath any
marketing, beginning her career in retail
turbulence is peace of mind, positive
marketing as a Brand Manager. She has
thinking is not a necessary practice.
worked in Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi as
well as the UK. The last 8 years she has
Reflect on your own innate wisdom.
specialised in the third sector.
When in your life have you 'known' yet
wouldn't be able to say how or why, you
She studied for her degree in Marketing
just knew exactly the right thing to do.
at Hull University and more recently
attained her postgraduate diploma in
Notice the inside-out nature of life. How is
Management, and MBA, with a focus on
it that your partner/job/body looks like a
spirituality in the corporate environment.
disaster one day, yet stunning the next?
When externally nothing much has
Her interests are in psychological
changed, other than your mood.
wellbeing, health and fitness. Suzanne is a
trained life coach with Pure Coaching
Feeling or performing better is not a
Academy. She coaches on a one-to-one
matter of self-development or
basis, and hosts workshops to explore
improvement. The flow state (being
innate psychological wellbeing.
present) is now widely recognised as a
https://www.thethreeprinciples.org.uk/
state of optimum performance.