Author Archives: Xavier C. Villalobos

Reflection values, happiness and behaviors Is there a relationship between values and happiness and if so what is it? It is believe in Coaching that your values is the foundation of the client’s life it’s the core of everything that client’s wants to obtain in life. When we make decision based on our values weContinue reading “Reflection values, happiness and behaviors”

How do you maintain yourself awareness as a coach? As a coach we need to start believe that we need to make an effort to explore ourselves this endless road of self awareness not only to be perceived more empathically  by our clients as someone the force him-herself  to do it and this way beingContinue reading “My Reflection on Self-Awareness”

Feed back, Role Playing and Awareness  What is the purpose of feedback in a coaching situation? Feedback is a way to help a client to create awareness. by providing objective feedback, It will help the client to realize how he is reacting thru body language, tone of voice, emotions, etc, that are difficult for her/him toContinue reading “My reflections on Creating Awareness”

Power listening questions 1.- What are five things that a coach needs to listen for with a client? The coach is listening not just what the client is saying but how the client express; – Feelings – Emotions Client’s use of language and speech and listen to; – Pitch – Tone and rhythm. The coachContinue reading “My Reflection on Power listening questions”

My Wonderful Listening Skills I have tried to be a good listener, as describe in my earlier reflection on the power listening exercise; As I reflect on my attitudes and the impact of them in my listening skills; maybe due to my training as Operations Leader, I tend to quickly try to seek for problems,Continue reading “Power Listening”

Reflections on Coaching Theory Which of the adult learning principles are most relevant to coaching? I believe that all 6 principles of the adult learning principles are relevant but I could summarized it in that in coaching is based on the fact that the client has the experience, knowledge and resources with him that will helpContinue reading “Reflections on Coaching Theory”

My Reflections on Management Theory, Coaching and New Global Leadership I would like to touch in the relationship with the Management Theory (Mc Gregor), Coaching and new principles of successful Leadership; by respond to the question of, Why would a Theory X view of management be incompatible with coaching? Well my view is that theContinue reading “Management Theory, Coaching and New Global Leadership”

Purpose of my Xtraordinary Coaching Victories Blog My intention is to keep a record of my Coaching certification process. I will try to bring into my blog those comments, learning’s that I have captured during my training in my journals. I will emphasize my learning, reflections and awareness created by going through all ICA’s PowerContinue reading “My Blog Purpose”

Creating Action Action is a fundamental focus in coaching. Although planning and goal setting are part of a process to move a client from one place to another, successful coaching requires the client to take action as this is the only way to achieve their goals and with it have a successful coaching relationship. CommunicationContinue reading “Power Tools in Coaching – Action and Communicating”

Welcome to exploring Coaching with me!  Tools, Process and how relates to other practices. Coaching Vs Mentoring They differ on the bases of the help provided. A mentor in general is an experienced person in the matter that the “client” is getting support on. The mentor not only takes the client into finding the answersContinue reading “Welcome to exploring Coaching with me!”