The Coaching Hour SA

19/11/2025

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07/09/2025

WHAT CAUSES A HUMAN TO BE CONDESCENDING TO OTHER HUMANS?

Tantrum behaviour demanding and jealous insecure
Aggressive and violent

These behaviors can stem from various factors, including:

- Insecurity and low self-esteem: Feeling threatened or inadequate can lead to defensive or aggressive behavior.

- Past trauma or experiences: Unresolved issues or past hurts can contribute to emotional reactivity and unhealthy coping mechanisms.

- Lack of emotional regulation: Difficulty managing emotions can result in tantrums, aggression or other intense reactions.

- Power dynamics: Feeling powerless or seeking control can manifest as condescension, demands or aggression.

- Insecurities and jealousy: Fear of loss, abandonment or inadequacy can drive jealous behavior.

- Learned behavior: Environment, upbringing or past relationships can shape behavior patterns.

- Mental health: Certain conditions, such as anxiety, depression or personality disorders, can contribute to these behaviors.

- Stress and frustration: Overwhelming situations or unmet needs can lead to aggressive or demanding behavior.

These factors can interact with each other and with individual circumstances, making it complex to pinpoint a single cause.

These behaviours hurt others: what is it in a human that enables such behaviour specially if it’s the partner who is enabling?

Enabling behavior can stem from various factors, including:

- Fear of conflict or abandonment: Avoiding confrontation or potential rejection can lead to enabling others' harmful behavior.

- Low self-esteem or people-pleasing: Prioritising others' needs over one's own can result in enabling.

- Trauma or past experiences: Unresolved trauma or past enabling patterns can contribute to current enabling behavior.

- Lack of boundaries: Failing to establish or maintain healthy limits can enable others' negative behavior.

- Codependency: Over-investing in others' well-being or happiness can lead to enabling.

- Hope for change: Believing the other person will change or improve can motivate enabling behavior.

- Avoidance of emotional discomfort: Enabling can be a way to avoid feelings of guilt, anxiety or discomfort.

In the context of a romantic partnership, enabling behavior can be particularly challenging. It's essential to recognize that enabling can perpetuate harmful patterns and ultimately harm both the enabler and the enabled individual.

To address enabling behavior, consider:
- Setting clear boundaries: Establishing and maintaining healthy limits can help prevent enabling.

- Prioritising self-care: Focusing on one's own needs and well-being can reduce the tendency to enable others.

- Seeking support: Consulting with therapists, support groups or trusted friends and family can provide valuable guidance and encouragement.

By recognizing the underlying factors and taking steps to address them, individuals can work towards healthier relationships and more effective communication.

20/02/2025

🎙️ Transform Your Fear into Confidence: 5 Proven Techniques to Master Public Speaking

🔹 Does the thought of public speaking make your heart race?
🔹 Want to turn anxiety into confidence when addressing an audience?
🔹 Ready to unlock your potential as a powerful speaker?

In this episode of The Coaching Hour, we chat with Haupt Veldmann, a Transformation Coach and accomplished Public Speaker who is passionate about helping clients overcome fear and unlock their inner confidence.

Public speaking is one of the most essential skills for personal and professional growth, but fear often stands in the way.

Haupt shares 5 proven techniques that will help you:

✅ Overcome the fear of speaking in public
✅ Build unshakable confidence on stage
✅ Adjust your perception to make you unstoppable

🌟 If you’re ready to step up, speak out, and shine, this episode is your ultimate guide to becoming a confident and compelling speaker!

📌 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode of The Coaching Hour!

Haupt also shares with us his new venture: INSPOSIUM™?

It’s this really exciting platform in South Africa where new speakers and entrepreneurs can share their stories and inspire others. Think of it like our own version of TEDx, but with a local twist!

You’ll get to hear short, powerful talks that really light a fire under you. The speakers are everyday people who have incredible journeys and messages to share. It’s such a great way to feel motivated and spark new ideas!

But here’s the cool part: if you have something to say or a story to share, INSPOSIUM™ is about giving you that chance. It’s not just a space to showcase talent; they actually help you grow your skills and connect with others.

Plus, you'll meet a bunch of like-minded folks who are all about chasing their dreams.

So, if you’ve ever thought about stepping into the spotlight or just want to be part of a community that celebrates inspiration and personal growth, you should definitely check it out. It’s all about lifting each other up and making a positive impact.

Let’s get involved and see what this whole thing is about!
We could both use a little inspiration, right?

🎙️ Transform Your Fear into Confidence: 5 Proven Techniques to Master Public Speaking🔹 Does the thought of public speaking make your heart race?🔹 Want to ...

18/02/2025

Public speaking skills are essential whether you are a public speaker, coach, or in leadership position!

Join us tomorrow morning live at 9AM with Transformation Coach and Public Speaker, Haupt Veldtmann.

He will share how to transform fear into confidence, using x5 proven techniques.

See you tomorrow morning!

26/11/2024

Join us live at 9AM tomorrow morning with Melanie Koch and The Coaching Hour Team, Paul Rotherham, Mary Irene Andalaft and Maryke.

Melanie Koch is a registered psychometrist and career coach, we will be talking about the importance of discovering yourself before making important life decisions.

Looking forward to an insightful conversation!

19/11/2024

Join us tomorrow morning at 9AM, where we talk to Boykie Prince about the Art of Self-Mastery.

Boykie is a former Radio Presenter and Producer with a career spanning over two decades. He is also a certified life coach and an NLP Practitioner who has primarily worked with youth, particularly in high schools.

We will stream live on Facebook, see you tomorrow at 9AM!

12/11/2024

Join us tomorrow morning at 9AM for a live chat with Sharon Piel and The Coaching Hour team, Paul Rotherham, Mary Irene Andalaft and Maryke.

Sharon specializes in Life and Business Coaching, Personal Development, Positive Psychology, and Emotional Intelligence.

Join us to hear more about what Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace means, and why it has become a much-needed skill in today's workforce.