Beyond Belief: the art of confidence-centred coaching
launch date 4 March 2025, practical inspiration publishing
The book brings together the thinking, ideas and practices of confidence-centred coaching - full of practical insights, real life stories and challenges to how we think of great coaching, our expertise and skills and the models to seek out and learn from. It’s a book on coaching like no other.
Available as:
Paperback: £14.99
Hardback: £24.99
Kindle: £7.99
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The blurb:
“Beyond Belief is a much needed, compelling, practical guide to a creative world of coaching, with confidence at its heart.
It reimagines a way of coaching with confidence and self-belief at the very heart of all we do: highly creative, deeply rewarding and leading to beyond belief results. It explores how we create assured spaces for our coaching to flow, the sometimes rocky paths to trust and how to help those we coach prepare for their daunting challenges: confident coaches, confidence in the coach and coaching for confidence. And everything changes: how we think of and support motivation, resilience, creativity and much more.
Drawing on the inner stories of coaches and coached, endurance sports coach Mike brings to life a vision of coaching at its best, in essence coach and coached finding an easy fluency, wholly attuned mind and body to self and others and a depth of meaningful connections. A coaching book like no other.”
Contents:
Foreword by Olympian and author of The Long Win Cath Bishop
Preface
Part 1: Setting Off to Discover Confidence
Chapter 1: Where We Are
Chapter 2: Rethinking Confidence
Part 2: Into Three Domains of Confidence
Chapter 3: Confident Coaches
Chapter 4: Confidence in the Coach
Chapter 5: Coaching for Confidence
Part 3: Coaching in a Changed Landscape
Chapter 6: The Magic of Creativity
Chapter 7: Motivation and the Paradox of Inner Drives
Chapter 8: Resilience at the Outer Edge
Chapter 9: Protecting Our Coaching Energy
Final Words: On Hope
What others have said:
“Beyond Belief transcends the regular predictable coaching book… with deep insights the likes of which I’ve never seen before. A must-read for any coach who is pursuing mastery of their craft.”
Cody Royle: Coach to Head Coaches in Elite Sports, author of Second Set of Eyes, The Tough Stuff and Where Others Won’t.
“A transformative read for anyone guiding others in life or sport.”
Jen Coe: Performance Well-being Lead, The FA (Women’s Professional Game and co-editor of Myths of Sport Coaching and Myths of Sport Performance.
“This book encourages us to coach from the heart and soul - embracing individuality, honouring the journey, and staying true to ourselves. If you’re curious about the art of fostering a deep experience of confidence, belonging, and growth in those you support, this is a must-read.”
Katie Mobed: Performance Psychologist at the Prime Clinic and co-author with Marcus Rashford of You are a Champion.
"Beyond Belief provides a road map for creating meaningful, transformative relationships rooted in trust, authenticity and purpose. This is a must-read for anyone who believes in the power of confidence to unlock human potential.”
Stuart Armstrong: Head of Coaching at Sport England and host of The Talent Equation podcast.
“It sings!”
Professor Stephen Rollnick: Co-Founder of Motivational Interviewing, Co-Author of Coaching Athletes to Be Their Best