#evidence-based-practice

#evidence-based-practice

Whether it's executive coaching or life coaching, people understand the concept and know that there is value to it in higher ed. However, what's been missing is this foundational research that really explains why coaching works in this context and how you can then leverage it to have the most impact on student success. What does a coach need to know, and at what skill level do they need to operate in order to have the impact on students that we want to see?

Hope is a practice. Sometimes it's bold and forward-facing, drawing us toward what's possible. Other times it's quiet and grounding, steadying us when life feels overwhelming. Across situations and seasons, hope helps shape our inner narrative, guide our choices, and fuel our actions. It's one of the mightiest contributors to resilience and well-being we have. Yet many people equate hope with wishful thinking. Wishful thinking is passive. It is wanting something to happen without any plan or real action. It relies on chance.

As a teacher, I hesitate to suggest anything I can back up only with personal anecdotes. I've changed my approach to what I call 'evidence-based yoga.'