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Unofficial Coaching Resource: Soul Biographies

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One of the most skilled and generous coaches I know, Kay Cannon, turned me on to the work of filmmaker Nic Askew, who says his “Soul Biographies” have become an “unofficial coaching resource.” 

These are short, memorable, black-and-white cinematic portraits that capture the essence of an individual.  (Yes, you can hire him to make a film starring YOU.)
 
It would be unfair to judge the quality of his current technique by viewing his oldies-but-goodies, but Nic has kindly given permission to share two of his (very early) coach-specific films with us here at the Coaching Commons.
 
The first video (screen below) will bring a smile of recognition to your face as a coach searches for just the right words to explain what he does and how he does it. 

The second is a short visit with one of the pioneers of coaching, Sir John Whitmore.  Watch second video here.

[LOWER THE LIGHTS - SWITCH OFF THE WORLD - PLAY FULL SCREEN]

MORE FILMS FROM THE FILM MAKER NICASKEW.COM & SOULBIOGRAPHIES.COM

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Ruth Ann is a Founder of the Coaching Commons, an IAC Certified Coach, and president of the Harnisch Foundation. Ruth Ann is one of the world's leading philanthropists in funding the field of coaching, and if you sell a coaching product, she has probably bought one. She is also a recovering journalist who occasionally bangs out a few passionate paragraphs for the Coaching Commons and for RuthAnnHarnisch.com.

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