This week’s coaching tip started with a quote from William James: "Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives"

It seems that William James may have been referencing a somewhat older text. I realised this when J.K. Rowling quoted Plutarch in her Harvard speech “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality”. However, James does explicitly reference attitude “changing the inner attitudes of their minds”

Particularly when coaching around more fractious or difficult relationships I may ask, “What attitude are you choosing to have when you talk with this person?”

Often, though not always, this is met with confusion...... Read More...