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For coaches who want to take their coaching to the next level
For Mamas who want to feel healthier inside and out
You haven’t failed you are still figuring it out
Sometimes we tell ourselves we haven’t met our goals. It could be true in that moment. We might not have achieved what we set out to do, YET! Words matter. You can throw around the word “failed” and it can be true. Or you can remind yourself that it’s not over. You...
Emotional Safety in Coaching
I think emotional safety is important. Do you? As humans I think we can experience physical safety and emotional safety. Both are important, but as coaches, I think we can expand our understanding of emotional safety. When I talk about emotional safety, I mean the...
Building a Business is F#@*ing Hard!
Building a business is fucking hard. There I said it. A few hundred business, mindset coaches might come after me, but I’m ok with that. AND building a business is a totally different skill to being a coach. It’s OK if you are struggling with it. It’s ok to admit to...
Where do you land on the coaching spectrum?
I have a new concept. I think it’s important to remember that everything we do in our coaching conversations and our coaching practice is a choice! And there is always a SPECTRUM to choose from. Let me give you an example. I come from a school that doesn’t teach...
Your coaching business is inevitable
I want you to take a moment to imagine that your dream coaching business is inevitable. Can you conjure up this experience in your imagination (even if it’s just for a moment)? Imagine that you KNOW that this is going to come to fruition. That you are going to deliver...
Embodying new thoughts
I specialise in mindset. One of the things I am teaching in my new course is how to embody new thoughts. When we embody a thought, we are able to believe it in our mind and the belief resonates in our body. Embodying new thoughts can happen instantly. But often it...
Australian Life Coaches are in demand – a major local news story
Recently I was featured in a major local newspaper, actually, it was the magazine lift-out, The Good Weekend. It was an article about the coaching industry in Australia... I was interviewed for the article last year and I knew it was going to be published sometime in...
Disrupt the Loud Voices with Powerful Whispers
I have been thinking about some labels that we put on people. The givers, the takers. The people who are loud and those who are quiet. I’ve been pondering this. I’ve been trying to let go of the dichotomy, but I also identify as a quiet giver. And through quiet...
End of Year Reflection
The end of the year is always a time of reflection. I just went back through my calendar to remind myself what life looked like at the beginning of the year. And a few words came to mind as I perused through all the months of the year. CONNECTION It’s been a year of...
Metaskills required for transformation
Every month I have been meeting my 1:1 clients and ex-clients to discuss some advanced coaching concepts with them. They tell me that they love it. It’s an opportunity to explore new ideas and they mentioned that it’s very inclusive. Every individual is welcome and...
Fear Vs Integrity
I’ve been showing up a lot lately and talking about hard things. And you know what? I feel a response in my nervous system. I’m afraid BUT I want to tell you that it feels different from when I was taking actions that felt out of integrity. A teacher who had a huge...
Sometimes we learn who we want to be, by being who we don’t want to be
Sometimes we learn who we want to be, by being who we don’t want to be. Since I entered the coaching world, the biggest failure I have faced is when I have realised in retrospect that I haven’t been the person I want to be. It’s painful, but sometimes we have to learn...
What We Really Offer as Coaches
I think conventionally coaching is a conversation between a coach and a client. But I have come to realise that it’s much more than that. So broadly it’s a relationship, it’s an exchange that people agree upon where the coach offers their client a way to create more...
An Open Letter to Coaches Regarding Ethics in Coaching
Dear Coaches, I love what we do but I’ve gotta say… we can do better! I believe in the power of coaching. It’s transformed me and my life for the better in so many ways. In our fast-growing, unregulated industry, we have an opportunity to share the potency of coaching...
About Me and My Coaching Program
My name is Nicky Hammond and I’m a Master Certified Coach. I am the Coach’s Coach. I used to be a coach instructor for the Life Coach School, but I no longer teach the MODEL. I created my own business and my own coaching tools. Now I teach my clients how to take their...
How to Clean up Your Mind Before a Coaching Session
I just put the finishing touches on a worksheet called "How to Clean up Your Mind Before a Coaching Session". If you are an LCS coach, you know what that means... I created the worksheet a while back for myself when I was working on improving my coaching. I shared it...
A Coaching Theme to Help You Show Your Coaching Clients their Mind
This concept will help you hold the space in your coaching sessions. When we first start coaching, we are learning to listen to our client’s words without judgement. We all judge sometimes and it doesn’t serve ourself to beat ourself up, EVER. So remember to show...
How to Become Your Best Coach Self
What are you already doing to become your best coach self? Get honest with yourself. When I signed up for Master Coach Training at The Life Coach School I didn’t think that I would be accepted. In fact, I thought I’d have to apply at least 3 times before they would...
Extraordinary Success as A Life Coach
I’m talking about a topic that is close to my heart now, that I never used to think about – EVER! I invest in myself all the time. I buy things that help me take care of myself, that help me expand and learn, that increase my capacity to be a better human, mum,...
I don’t think I’m the coach for you
I’m Nicky. I’m a Master Coach. I’ve coached hundreds of people. I was a coach instructor, for the best coaching school on the planet, teaching coaches how to coach. I’m obsessed with coaching. If you want to know how to transform your life, coaching is one way to do...
How to make your dreams come true
Dreams do come true… This year so many of my dreams have come true. 4 years ago my husband and I had conversation about who would financially support the family. I LOVE working and yet, at the time, I didn’t believe that I could make more than $30 an hour. (By the way...
This One Mindset Shift Will Enable You to Start Living the Dream Today
The old me would have told myself that I could finally relax and enjoy living the dream once our house is finished but…
A Personal Tale of Public Speaking and Getting it All Wrong
Yesterday I chaired a Speech Competition for our Toastmasters Club. I would have felt intensely stressed and overwhelmed. But yesterday, it was different.
Who is looking after you?
We often make our kids a priority and forget to take care of ourselves. I did it. I didn’t eat healthy food, exercise or take time to do things that created joy. We don’t allow ourselves to take the time we truly need.
7 Healthy Dinners For You and Your kids
One of my clients asked me what I eat. She asked me to share some ideas of quick and healthy meals that my kids enjoy, that would be appropriate for her too. I have 7 meal ideas and several time saving (sometimes life saving) tips to offer you.
What do money and weight loss have in common?
Money and weight loss have more in common than you think. I work with women who feel out of control around food. I teach them how to feel in control around food. I help them take charge of their body and their life. The tools I teach them are the same tools you can...
Happiness and Weight Loss
You think that when you reach a certain number on the scales you will finally be happy. You will wear that dress. You will show up to events feeling confident. You think your weight and body is the key to happiness. The good news is, that’s not true. Your body and the...
How to be Happy with Your Weight
You get on the scales and your eyes turn downwards. You see the number. Your stomach drops, your shoulders sink and your face falls. You are not happy. You probably don’t believe me when I tell you, it’s possible to be happy with your weight. You might be thinking,...
How to Get the Right Mindset to Lose Weight
You think that going on a diet is going to be the answer to losing weight. The reason you are over weight is because you eat more than your body needs. True. BUT have you ever asked yourself why you eat more than your body needs? You over eat because of what you...
How to Gain Body Confidence
You want to feel confident about your body and yet you don’t know how. Here is the answer and how you can start creating a confident mindset so you can feel body confident. It’s also the key to permanent weight loss.
One Critical Step to Lose Weight (You might not like this)
There is a critical step that I teach in weight loss that might FEEL hard today but it makes the process of weight loss a whole lot easier. I teach that you have to plan ahead of time. The reasons why we must plan ahead of time is - we are human, we are wired for...
Mindset Quotes For Weight Loss
Here are some of my most popular mindset quotes for weight loss and what they mean to me. Losing weight does not make you a different person.
You must become that different person in order to lose weight.
How to Turn 2019 Failure into 2020 Success When it Comes to Weight Loss!
They said no. I made a public declaration of my application to a coaching retreat in Portugal with my teacher Brooke Castillo and one of her Master Coaches Kara Loewentheil. In case you didn’t already know… I was rejected!
Believing in Santa Could Lead to Weight Loss…
As our kids eyes fill with wonder and belief at Christmas time, you should do the same. Why? Because when you believe in something, it opens your eyes and mind to things you didn’t see before. Little kids see the proof of Santa because they believe. They see the evidence all around them and the excitement increases. We can do the same with weight loss!
A Mindset Shift To Reduce Stress and Overwhelm at Christmas
For many years I lived in a state of almost constant stress and overwhelm. I wanted to create amazing events, amazing experiences, so that my kids would be happy. I could then tell myself that I was an amazing mum. I was so focused on creating the perfect event, that the stress and overwhelm would lead me to resent my kids who were preventing me creating the perfect event and I ended up being cranky. Can you see the irony?
What people are saying about my weight loss program…
The clients who come to me with an open mind, who are willing to do the work, change themselves from the inside out.
Losing the weight is totally possible.
Here are what a couple of my current clients are experiencing in my program (they are only half way through!).
Power Sessions (One off coaching sessions)
I’m launching something new in my business and I want to tell you about it. I am offering one-off coaching sessions. I’m calling them “Power Sessions” because 45 minutes of coaching could change your life. Coaching is not for people who are broken. Coaching is for humans who want to grow.
Obligation is Killing Your Christmas Spirit (and may be a cause for your weight increasing at this time of year)
If you are the kind of person who feels obligation, especially at this time of year, this blog post is for you. (Especially those of you who are planning to restrict food at those upcoming Christmas events).
How to Handle Upcoming Events When You Want to Lose Weight
If you want to get in control of your eating at these events I have some practical ideas to get you started.
Why It’s Hard to Lose Weight at Christmas Time and the Solution
One of the reasons we can’t lose weight during the festive season is because we associate the silly season with the pleasure of eating. We connect Christmas with Christmas pudding and mince pies, and ham and roast turkey. The food, the wine, the family, and gifts seem inextricably connected to Christmas. BUT they are not.
Do you wish you could LOSE weight this festive season?
It’s that time of year. We are organising Christmas – gifts, events, food, holidays and activities for the entire family.
Many people start to feel overwhelmed at this time of year. Many people are feeling a rising amount of stress, obligation, anxiety or tension.
Losing weight… What’s the rush?
In a rush to lose weight? Panicked and wish it happened yesterday? So many mums tell me they wish they could lose weight so they’d feel confident and successful (enough).
How to Feel in Control Around Food at Upcoming Events
Here are some tips to prepare for upcoming events so you feel in control around food so you can honour your desire to eat in a way that is healthy for you.
Sleigh Christmas (and feel sexier than Santa’s elves)
If you want to lose weight and you want to lose it for those Christmas events. Your time is NOW! (62 days until Christmas).
Sleigh Christmas. Lose weight or get your money back!
If you want some support to get ready, I have written a very special 12 week Christmas program. – Lose weight so you can look amazing for those Christmas eventsPLUS – Deal with the emotional burden of Christmas- Prepare for the events and feel in control around food- Have support to get organised ahead of time with some scheduling magic and a generous helping of motivation
What can you create in 12 weeks?
Time is a construct. Notice how a day on a beach goes by in a blink of the eye, whilst siting in a dentist’s chair for 30 minutes seems to drag on forever.
Beating Ourselves Into Success (when trying to lose weight)
Are you really strict with yourself in order to get what you want? Do you tell yourself “You are going to follow the plan, this is not negotiable!”?
The thought “I’m not that kind of person” tells me a lot about you….
If you are currently thinking that who you are is limiting what you can do in life, I want to help you see the world differently.
Self Care – Including Your Mental Well Being
Are you taking care of your own physical, emotional and mental wellbeing? Here are some tips on how to care for and look after yourself.
Why We Think Painful Thoughts and How to Stop
Learn how to manage your mean girl or nasty thoughts about yourself. Stop beating yourself up and start building a better relationship with yourself.
You eat to avoid this one thing
If you are overweight, and you want to lose weight, there is a simple solution. It’s simple but not easy and I want to explain why it’s so hard AND give you the solution. In order to lose weight you need to eat less, consume less food and intake less fuel.
Out of Sight Out of Mind – Why hiding the treats isn’t serving you in the long term
Women tell me one diet hack is to make sure that the foods that they struggle with most, are not in the house. They don’t buy ice-cream. They don’t leave chocolate in the cupboard. They make sure that they are out of temptations way.
5 Minute Mama Message Every Day This Month
Every day this month I am doing a FB Live. I am sharing loads of incredible weight loss tips and ideas in a daily 5 minute video on my Nicky Hammond Life Coaching Facebook Page.
“The Good Life” Might Not Be As Great As You Think, Actually It’s Pretty Crap
What do you think living “The Good Life” is? Is it something you are seeking? Maybe “The Good Life” is this elusive life that you are desperately to create so you can feel abundant.
How to Lose Weight and Still Eat What You Want
I’m wondering if you think the following: Losing weight = Dieting = Deprivation = No choice. It doesn’t have to be this way! I just tell my clients to throw the dieting mentality out the window.
I am a Weight Loss Coach Who Still Eats Pizza
I teach people how to lose weight. I am very conscious about the food I eat – all the time. BUT that doesn’t mean I don’t eat pizza. In fact, I ate pizza last night and it was amazing.
The Obstacle to Creating Change (Including Changing Your Body Size and Shape)
This sounds really obvious but time and time again I have to REMIND myself too. In order to create a different result in your life, you must be willing to DO something different.
How to Learn the Skill of Delayed Gratification
Have you heard of the marshmallow test? Pop a kid in a room by themselves. Give them one marshmallow. Tell them that they can eat it. But also tell them that if they haven’t eaten the marshmallow when you return they will be given two marshmallows to eat.
Change Your Relationship with Food – Today!
I am excited. I’ve been creating something incredibly special to me and its finally finished! I created a free resource to help mums say “no” to food and alcohol. The resource is called “Hack Your Desire”.
The Word is Fat
I looked up the definition of the word fat. It’s a noun and an adjective. Noun. Fat is a natural substance occurring in the body of animals. It’s also used to describe a group of natural esters of glycerol and fatty acids in chemistry.
I Can’t Say No To (Insert Food/Drink Here)
So many mums who are struggling with their weight tell me they can’t say no. They have a weakness for pasta/ potato crisps/ chardonnay/ pizza/ cookies/ cheese… For me it was chocolate. It feels like you can’t say no.
The Power of One Small Action
You might think it only counts once it’s a habit, once your have mastered something or once you can actually see results. This kind of thinking is holding you back.
They Forgot Mother’s Day
Did your family forget Mother’s Day? I’m sorry that’s tough. If you enjoy this yearly celebration and recognition you might be feeling shit right now. Angry, resentful, hurt and upset.
How to Diet the Right Way
If you think there is a right way to diet then some of these things will probably sound familiar. No not ready yet. I’ve got to prepare myself. Empty the fridge. Go shopping. Fill it with healthy food. Prepare myself mentally.
Win a 6 Week Weight Loss Coaching Program
Do you want to win a 6 week coaching program to start the journey to finally get your pre baby body back for good? If you are a mum who desperately wants to lose weight permanently.
The Surprising Truth About Your Desire – It’s the Key to Weight Loss AND Pleasure in Bedroom
Do you think that your desire is innate? I’m talking about desire for food, desire to exercise, desire to work, desire check your mobile phone or even desire for your husband.
A Letter to the Courageous Mums Out There
Dear courageous mum of a young child/children, Have you had several glorious and gruelling years as a SAHM with your precious children? Have the bleary eyed days and nights where sleep was a forgotten memory of yesteryear?
Why My Clients Don’t Need More Will Power
If you think will power is the only way to stop overeating then you need to keep reading. Will power is the control exerted to do something or restrain impulses.
It’s Possible for You to Finally Get Your Pre Baby Body Back When You Give up Hope…
It might feel hopeless right now. You might feel stuck. Stuck at your current weight. Wishing that you didn’t worry about your health. Wishing you could finally get back your pre baby body so you could feel, healthier, sexier and more confident.
Why Mums Can’t Stop Hiding in the Pantry
I’m going to teach you yet another reason why you turn to food. Why am I teaching you this? Because knowledge is power! We live in a world where we are surrounded by extreme pleasure.
What the Hormone is Going ON? Discover Why You Can’t Lose Weight
Have you tried to lose weight before? Maybe you’ve tried many times. Did you know that one of the main reasons you are overweight is because of over hunger? Overhunger is caused by hormone imbalance, cravings and withdrawal.
How I Finally Got My Pre Baby Body Back
I was sitting at work, opening my drawer to find my stash of chocolate. “Just one more won’t hurt. I’ve worked so hard. I deserve it.” Sound familiar?
When I Drink Wine, Check Facebook, Eat Chocolate, Binge on Netflix… Why Do I Feel Out of Control?
Oh ho ho. If you don’t partake in any of these activities and sometimes feel out of control, you are a far more evolved human being than I am. I call all of these activities “buffering”.
The Secret to Body Confidence
Do you wish you had a different body? Do you think that if your body was a certain way – slimmer waistline, smaller thighs, tighter butt – then you would feel confident?
People With Amazing Lives Still Feel Emotional Pain
Do you have an amazing life, so amazing that people you meet comment on your life, how lucky you are and yet you feel empty or aching inside?
The Sneaky Thing Our Brain Does to Keep us Eating Chocolate
Are you the kind of mum who hides in the cupboard pretending to look for something, but you are really stuffing chocolate into you mouth?
A Common Cause of Procrastination, Overeating, Overworking and Over Drinking
When we don’t want to experience a feeling we distract ourselves. I call it buffering. It results in procrastination. And overeating. And overworking. And over drinking. And over Facebooking.
Do You Want to Teach Your Husband How to Take out The Garbage?
Does your hubby take out the garbage for you? When he doesn’t… do you feel annoyed/angry/frustrated? Whether or not you husband takes out the garbage does not make you feel happy or annoyed. We think it does.
The Dangers of Thinking “I just want my kids to be happy”
How many of us mums think this innocent sounding thought? (My hand is high in the air.) “I just want my kids to be happy”. It is fuelled by love. I don’t deny it’s well meaning but it wreaks havoc in our lives.
When You are Just a Stay at Home Mum
I used to be a SAHM. When my kids first arrived I couldn’t imagine doing anything different. I didn’t have to rush back to work. I loved becoming a mum, for me it represented a milestone that thrust me into the adult world.
Tall Poppy Sydnrome
In Australia there is a concept called “Tall Poppy Syndrome”. It basically refers to the culture where Australians cut down people who are seen as being too successful and prominent. We cut tall poppies down to size.
How to Ask for Help
This is a topic I have coached many of my clients on – and myself. Many of us don’t like to ask for help. It feels uncomfortable to ask and accept help from others. Have you ever asked yourself why?
Why You Overeat
I am a certified Weight Coach. I’ve used the tools I teach to quit chocolate (I’m a recovered chocoholic), flatten my stomach and maintain a weight that I love.
Ewwww, Self help
I’m a life coach who was pretty recently REPULSED by self help. There I said it. If you had said to me some glib and mushy quote like “Love is always an option” (which by the way I recently published on Instagram), I would have wanted to Taser you!
When Perfectionism Steals Our Dreams
Perfectionism is crippling. I should know I’m a recovering perfectionist. It stops you from showing up in the world. And if you are too afraid of taking action you are just failing ahead of time.
How to Fast Track Your Confidence in Public Speaking
Public Speaking takes practice. It’s an art form, you can hone the skills, you can increase your knowledge and abilities but at the end of the day you need to have confidence to deliver with aplomb.
How to Calmly Get Out the Door in the Morning – With Kids
Are your morning filled with frustration and sometimes anger? Do you wish that you could learn how to be more patient and get the kids moving? Oh I’ve been there, many times.
3 Step Process of Dealing with Loneliness
Loneliness is a feeling that is uncomfortable. Here is a definition I found of loneliness I found on the internet: Loneliness is a feeling of sadness or distress about being by yourself or feeling disconnected from the world around you.
Being Present for our Kids
Do you wish that you could be more present for your kids? How is that even possible? Here are some ideas for you that I have learned through my coaching.
How To Be an Amazing Mum – It Has Less to do With Your Kids Than You Think
What is Your Job as a Mum? Have you ever pondered this question? It’s powerful to consciously decide. If you don’t, you are taking action from your default and that’s not optimal.
How to Say Goodbye to Your Inner Mean Mummy
Do you ever feel like there is a mean mum inside your head. I’ve been there! It’s not fun. We lose our confidence. It’s time to say goodbye to that part of you. Let it go. How?
How to Limit the Effects of Bullying
Our kids are living in a modern world where cyber bullies and online trolls are rife. I hear mums lamenting this Internet age where our children are so susceptible to other people’s opinions.
Sometimes We Just Feel Bad.
This morning my son was feeling shitty. He said “I don’t want to go to school today, I just want to eat chocolate cake.” Oh, we know those days, right?
How to Let Go of Obligation
As a mum do you feel a huge sense of obligation? An obligation to look after your child. To feed them nourishing food, cloth them, educate them, entertain them, help them become polite, grateful, moral, caring and kind individuals.
When You are Yearning for Something Else or Something More
I just listened to an amazing podcast. My teacher Brooke Castillo interviewed a woman by the name of Dr Sasha Heinz. She is a fellow The Life Coach School Certified coach, and also a doctor of psychology.
How to Become a Schedule Lover
I love a good To Do List. It feels so good making a list of all the things that need to get done. And then ticking them off feels AMAZING! Are you with me so far? Then how about plugging all those things that need to get done into your diary.
How to Let Go of the Mum Guilt?
There is so much mum guilt in the world. Worrying doesn’t equal caring. Taking care of you, means that you can be the best version of you, including the best mum you can be.
Personal Mastery
I googled it and found this description: “Personal mastery is something that we all want to achieve, whether we know it or not. It is about our journey towards continuous improvement and seeing life from a different perspective.
When Your Heart is About To Explode
Life as a mum can be challenging. And then sometimes we pause at a moment that makes us stop in our tracks. Does this resonate?
When Success Holds us Back
We usually think that success is incredible. We dream about being the person that achieves their dreams. But it doesn’t always look like that.
For coaches who want to take their coaching to the next level
For Mamas who want to feel healthier inside and out
About Nicky
Professional Weight Coach
Nicky Hammond is a mindset weight loss coach who helps mum change from the inside out so they can create a body they love, permanently. She works with moms who feel out of control around food and dissatisfied with their body. Nicky teaches women how to feel in control around food so they can be happier, healthier and more confident in all areas of their life.
Nicky hit rock bottom when she realised her years of over-achieving and search of happiness from external factors wasn’t providing the satisfaction in life she was looking for. She was miserable and turned to out of control eating for comfort. Nicky started working with a life coach. She worked on her physical well being and felt healthier than ever before. She worked on her mental health and got to a place where she felts so much better. These days Nicky is living her dream. She lives a perfectly imperfect life with her husband, 2 children and crazy dog in the Northern Beaches of Sydney. She is a Coach Instructor at the Life Coach School. She is passionate about working one on one with women and empowering them to be healthier, happier and more confident. Her dream is to create a ripple effect empowering women who effect the lives of all the people around them.