Mike Porteous 
Beyond Belief [EPUB ebook] 
The art of confidence-centred coaching

Introduction

Part 1: Setting Off to Discover Confidence

• Where We Are


• Rethinking Confidence

Part 2: Into Three Domains of Confidence

• Confident Coaches


• Confidence in the Coach


• Coaching for Confidence

Part 3: Coaching in a Changed Landscape

• The Magic of Creativity


• Motivation and the Paradox of Inner Drives


• Resilience at the Far Outer Edges

Part 4: Looking After Ourselves for the Journey

• Protecting Our Coaching Energy

Final Words: On Hope

Cath competed in rowing at 3 Olympic Games, winning World Championships gold in 2003 and Olympic silver in Athens 2004. As a diplomat for the British Foreign Office for 12 years, Cath specialized in policy and negotiations on conflict issues, with postings to Bosnia and Iraq. Cath now works as a leadership and culture consultant, executive coach, speaker, facilitator and author. Cath is a member of the Executive Education faculty at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. She works with leaders across business, education, and sport to develop high performing teams, resilient and inclusive environments, sustainable performance and cultures where people can thrive. Her approach is one that both challenges and supports leaders to think differently and adopt a human-centred approach. As well as her coaching and consultancy work, Cath is an Independent Advisor to British Gymnastics on cultural reform and writes on topics relating to culture in sport for The Guardian. Cath is also a Trustee of Love Rowing, British Rowing’s charitable foundation that raises funds for projects to increase access to rowing and an Advisor to The True Athlete Project, a non-profit organization which provides holistic development programmes in sport. Cath is a Steward of Henley Royal Regatta and Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge and the University of Wales.