Good Morning, Dana and Everyone, I am really pleased you have joined us - this is a unique opportunity to find out more about coaching skills that we can use in our own practice - self doubt is a recurring hurdle in the initial and on-going education of teachers and lecturers too. Might I ask - what kinds of strategies do you find useful to move self doubt from being 'a problem' towards being more of a learning opportunity for parents returning to work? How do you nurture their self belief? Warm regards, Sarah Sarah Fletcher Consultant Research Mentor http://www.TeacherResearch.net Convenor for BERA Mentoring and Coaching SIG Details at http://www.bera.ac.uk --- On Thu, 9/16/10, Dana Mellor <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Dana Mellor <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Welcome to our e-seminar! To: [log in to unmask] Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 11:06 AM Thank you Sarah. Its great to be here! The issue of self-doubt and self belief is integral to my coaching practice and I'm looking forward to hearing perpectives, thoughts and insights from other members of the group.