In a very real way, becoming a coach is a calling. I was a coach long before I completed my formal coaches training. Most successful coaches were. So Look for these clues to help you decide if you should become a coach. Do You Genuinely Want People to Become Their Very Best? To become a coach, you must genuinely care about people, but not in a “frou-frou” “touchy-feely” way. You have to be willing to get in your client’s face and not let them off the hook. You need to get them in a corner and … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
The Psychology Of Coaching Tips Observing A Street Bum
The psychology of coaching that’ll help you get paid 25% of the time from your free coaching sessions can be learned from a down and out, long haired hairy faced street bum who has to get through each hard, day and long night by convincing his leery prospects to dig into their tight pockets and hand over a little green dough so he eats that day, and maybe even have enough left over so he can walk around with a brown bag full of booze turned up to his lips, talking big shit, so he stays warm … [Read more...]
My Personal Weight Loss Coach Says I Have To Starve Myself
When I hear people say, “My personal weight loss coach says I have to starve myself to have a great body,” it makes my blood boil. If you are a weight loss coach who preaches this mis-information your personal clients are likely to get fatter instead of thinner. Your clients will live in a state of feeling deprived instead of feeling empowered. There Are No Short-Cuts To Success The basic laws of physics state that you must consume fewer calories than you burn in order to lose weight. … [Read more...]
Lifestyle Changes Thanks to My Personal Fitness Coach
My personal fitness coach was covering weight loss, physical activity, exercise, nutrition and the importance of sleep. Wow, was it all so confusing at first. So much information, so many books and references, where was I going to get the clarity? What should I do? My mind was ready to explode. Many of you may be in a similar place in your life where you are uncomfortable or downright disappointed. I know I was, but that’s all over now that I found my personalized fitness coaching … [Read more...]
Leadership Concepts A Leadership Development Coach Needs To Cover
As I reflect back on my experiences from leading Marines, I discovered what I was actually becoming was a leadership development coach. In order to be truly effective coach, one must integrate three major concepts of leadership and they are Authority, Responsibility and Accountability. Without the full power of each concept, you set your subordinates up for failure and this is by no means how a leader develops coaching skills. Now let’s take a closer look at what each of these three concepts … [Read more...]
Three Secrets of Successful Career Coaching
Career coaching is not about coaching people to do their best in the wrong job. It is about learning from the past and from assessments to determine the right position in the future for each individual candidate. Then it is about coaching that person to get out of their own way, so they can just be themselves and naturally achieve great results in their ideal position. Don’t Fall for “Dating Behavior” Interviewing is the typical way of selecting employees. But don’t be fooled. Interviewing is … [Read more...]
Coaching Tricks: Use this Secret of the Zen Masters
A secret used by Zen Masters for hundreds of years can be one of your most powerful coaching tricks. In popular conversation, Zen is used to describe a lot of things: simplicity, tranquility, spontaneity. But what I am referring to here is the very specific difference between Zen Buddhism and other forms of Buddhism. This difference lies in the idea that it is possible to trick the mind into spontaneous enlightenment. Here are three ways to apply this concept in your coaching. Ask an … [Read more...]
Your Career As A Life Coach: Roller Coaster vs. Kiddie Ride
Is your career as a life coach more like a roller coaster or a kiddie ride? Maybe you’re just starting out on the ride and it is fun and exciting. In the beginning of your new career as a coach, life seems filled with anticipation. Just like the beginning of a roller coaster, ride up to the point where the ride takes that first big drop. That’s when anticipation turns into apprehension. Dreaming About a Career As a Life Coach Won’t Prepare You For the Ride When you dream about your future … [Read more...]
