Book Shelf: Spiritual Evolution

  Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith by George Vaillant 2008, New York: Broadway Books [Review prepared by William Bergquist)   At the start of the 21st Century, two leaders in the field of psychology (Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi) proposed that this new century should be one in which the more “positive” aspects […]
  • Posted by William Bergquist
  • On November 9, 2023
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Memory is Memorable: Coaching and Remembering

The retention of memories from our life has always been a source of great interest on the part of philosophers as well as biologists and, more recently, psychologists. Now, with the ongoing revolution of the neural sciences, we are learning much more about how memories are formed, retained, forgotten and revised.
  • Posted by William Bergquist
  • On February 16, 2023
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Curated 2022: The Best Essays Regarding Coaching Trends and Strategies

For the third time in the history of The Library of Professional Coaching (LPC) we are offering “A Best of . . .” volume of Curated. In this instance, we are also providing a theme that brings the selected essays together in a coherent manner. The theme is: Coaching Trends and Strategies. In past editions […]
  • Posted by William Bergquist
  • On December 7, 2022
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The Philosophical Foundations of Professional Coaching I: Are Our Decisions and Actions Predetermined or Free?

  The gods bound Kingu Condemned him, severed his arteries. And from his blood they formed mankind. Ea then toil imposed on man and set gods free. There is an ancient Hebraic account of the creation of humans. The Babylonian creation-myth accords to we humans a divine status—yet assigns us work and deprives us of […]
  • Posted by William Bergquist
  • On November 27, 2022
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Honoring Dr. Jeannine Sandstrom with Lifetime Achievement Award

Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Dr. Jeannine Sandstrom for  Stewardship of a Nurturing and Sustainable World Ceremony held via zoom October 26, 2022 at 10am Eastern   Dr. Jeannine Sandstrom was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her incredible accomplishments across three major industries/fields:  Executive Coaching, Community Development, and Management Training. The […]
  • Posted by Suzi Pomerantz
  • On October 27, 2022
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Leadership and Stewardship: Nurturing the Field of Executive Coaching

This Thirtieth issue of the Future of Coaching brings together two important themes: (1) stewardship and (2) leadership development. They are brought together within the context of nurturing the field of executive coaching. Furthermore, the essays contained in this issue build on outcomes from a summit conference on executive coaching that was held in April […]
  • Posted by William Bergquist
  • On August 24, 2022
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