What is good in new beginnings?

They are refreshing, optimistic and they get us out of the routine. What more? They need courage, responsibility, love, hard work and they involve risk, new learnings, mistakes, failure and success.

Publ. January 2020 in LinkedIn and website Cyclades 24 (in greek)
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By Jeny Androukaki, Life & Business Coach

Often, when we speak about ourselves, we talk about our problems and flaws. We consider ourselves honest when we criticize ourselves as being perfectionists or reckless, strict or lenient, procrastinating or rushing, selfish or weak-kneed.

Usually, in the beginning of the year, we take our big resolutions of how we are going to “correct” ourselves: I will stop eating junk food, I will stop eating sweets, I will stop smoking, I will not be so impulsive, I will not do this, I will stop that…

Publ. November 2019 @ Cyclades 24 (in greek) 
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By Jeny Androukaki, Life & Business Coach

Coaching is a collaborative relationship between the coach and the coachee. This relationship enables coachees shape and achieve their goals in the professional and personal life. Professional “coaching” started in the US in the 60’s in the field of sports. It quickly spread in the professional, scientific and academic world. Today, coaching is a major topic in many universities and institutes around the world. Nowadays, it is used more and more as a developmental tool at a personal and organizational level.

In order to understand better what coaching is, let’s see what it is not:

Volunteer coach at JobDay 45+ on the 21/1/2020, organized by ICF Greece Chapter

Published at syrostoday.gr

Translated and summarized in English from the original Greek text

What is coaching? Which the role of the coach? How can it contribute to our life and mostly to our professional activity?
Jeny Androukaki answers these questions. She is a professional coach, practicing at Syros, member of the International Coach Federation, certified HR Professional SHRM-SCP, holding an International MBA, from the Athens University of Economics & Business.