Monthly Coaching Industry News: Feb and March 2021

Articles in the news on wellbeing, life coaching and entrepreneurship in the month of February & March.

March 31, 2021

Katherine Burchhardt

Typically, at the end of every month I share a post with a curated list of articles in the coaching and wellbeing industry with you. And I am here to report – I was delinquent in Feb! So here is your February AND March roundup. I’m giving myself a pass because in regards to personal news, at the end of February I moved cross-country! We roadtripped from California to South Carolina and are now setting up our lives in Charleston. I’ll share more about this move in a later post. In the meantime, have a great month, and be sure to check back each month to get a pulse on the industry and be a part of the conversation.

Does Anyone Else Miss Small Talk?

First I must say, I absolutely love the writers of this post. They also host a podcast about the Bachelor, where they brilliant discuss themes from the show in our current context, and end each episode with “feminism fails.” They are my virtual best friends.

Read the full article on Substack here.

‘Oh, we’re still in this.’ The pandemic wall is here.

Ugh. This sentiment is all too real! I’ve heard some version of this from so many clients and friends this month. We are all over it, and yet the pandemic is still here.

Read the full article in The Washington Post here.

An important read.

Read the full article in The New York Times here.

There it is again! The pandemic wall. It’s the thing right now. So no, it’s not just you.

Read the full article in Huffpost here.

Time to decouple laziness from inactivity from work. This article concisely offers three opportunities to reframe that. My favorite: Genius takes time.

Read the full article on Inc here.

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you’ll know I’m a big fan of organizational psychologist Adam Grant. Here is his list of spring books to check out. He introduces this list as books that introduce new questions to inspire your curiosity.

Read the full article on LinkedIn here.

Zoom fatigue is a real thing. I hear it all the time from my professional clients. And it’s a part of why I do most of my coaching on the phone instead of video. I’m sure you have your own theories of why so many are experiencing Zoom fatigue, and you might be interested in seeing how they match up to this study at Stanford.

Read the full article on Stanford News here.

You can read previous months’ Coaching Industry News Roundup here.