Image from Flickr. Heard today in my Laser Focused Coaching class – Watch for tension during the conversation Often when we have a coaching conversation, we may start to feel tension within ourselves. In the beginning, we may feel this and then retreat in fear, and it affects our ability to be present during the[…]
Heard in my Laser Focused Coaching class – Saying what’s going on in your mind This refers to when a client is talking, and as they talk usually you are processing too and are coming up with intuitively what is going on here and what needs to be addressed/corrected. What usually happens is you: Ignore[…]
Heard in my Laser Focused Coaching class: We must model for our clients. We must be ahead of them in self care and self development. We must always be working on our own issues. The more you take care of ourselves, the better coach you’ll be. We must always learning. Truth.
In my Laser Focused Coaching class, we talked about Thomas J. Leonard’s Coachability Index. He used this as something he gave to potential clients to gauge their coachability, each on a scale from 1 to 5: I can be relied upon to be on time for all calls and appointments. This is the right time[…]
Heard in my Laser Focused Coaching class: Coach the feelings/emotions first, before setting the agenda. Another good tip to not rush to action, if the circumstances don’t warrant it, and reminder to make sure the feelings behind what they say are explored full and deep enough before attempting to set the agenda for the conversation.[…]
Something I heard in my Laser Focused Coaching course was: “If you coach the who, the what follows naturally.” Any actions that a client will take are a natural output of a shift they have. If an exploration is more feeling based during a conversation, then use these inquiries to tease out a next step:[…]
In my Laser Focused Coaching class, we talked about the Top 10 Mistakes Coaches Make. They were very enlightening and I have definitely made a few of them, if not even still recently making those mistakes. You might want to check them out. I didn’t want to post them here out of respect for the[…]
Image from Flickr. Something interesting I came across was Thomas J. Leonard’s Integrity > Needs > Wants Model. Here’s how it works…If you can’t figure out, or achieve, what you want, it’s probably because your needs aren’t being met. And if you can’t seem to get your needs met, it’s probably because your integrity is[…]
Upon suggestion of a mentor coach, I restarted an old idea which was to record all my client sessions, generate transcripts and then go back and see where I can improve. Using some goals of my Laser Focused Coaching course, the improvement points to look for will be: Examine client dialogue and note missed emotions,[…]
Last year I finished up and certified with the ADAPT Health Coach Training program. However, to say that was the end of my coach training would be very false. Far from it, it opened my eyes to the entire world of coaching and there is a LOT there. As a looked around, there are a[…]