TESS coaching video · 1m38 · CMI Coaching unit

The Boiling Frog — small changes stick.

Name: The Boiling Frog — TESS coaching clip
Uploaded: 2026-06-12
Duration: 1 min 38 s
Description: Throw a frog into boiling water and it jumps out; heat it slowly and it never notices. Why coaches encourage small consistent changes that stack up — ending on JFK.

From a live TESS coaching session with trainer Jamie Chambers · captions included

“Are you encouraging people to do one big thing straight away — or empowering them to make small changes over time that add up to success?”

The parable of the boiling frog applied to coaching: gradual, progressive change beats big-bang change, because people barely notice it happening. These clips come from live sessions that feed into the CMI Coaching unit our learners complete.

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