Herding Fish

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Goals are central to Coaching

Goals are central to Coaching

'Goals’ are central to coaching, but what does it mean when a coach asks their client what their goal is, or what they want to ‘achieve’? This is language that we tend to associate with external ‘success’ criteria and hitting targets. That’s not the world we operate...

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Balancing Creativity

Balancing Creativity

I’ve been thinking about different stages that exist in an artist or maker's practice and how the state of mind that takes a deep dive into a new idea or material is very different to the one that makes project plans or writes an application, or sets up an online...

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Should I choose coaching or mentoring?

Should I choose coaching or mentoring?

People have been asking me about whether to choose coaching or mentoring. The definitions I use are: a COACH works with their clients by helping them identify and achieve their own goals (internal answers) a MENTOR shares their own experience so the other person can...

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Why Herding Fish?

Why Herding Fish?

In this week's blog post, I'm talking about how I came to be coaching artists and makers. And what I love about seeing people fully occupy the core of their making practice. The name Herding Fish happened in 2011 shortly after I finished art school in Brighton. I was...

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Coaching and Mentoring in Craft

Coaching and Mentoring in Craft

Melody Vaughan has been posting on Instagram this week about Coaching and Mentoring in Craft. In her work as a creative consultant, Melody brings a depth of experience to this field. She enjoys relationships with 'makers and their objects' and supports the work of...

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OFFER: One-off 1hr session for £25

OFFER: One-off 1hr session for £25

[Re-Fresh] offers a one-off 1hr session to help you filter your existing options and focus on what you really want to do next. The past 18 months may have left you unsure of the direction your practice is going. Coaching could help you refocus. You may not have been...

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