Last week we talked about the ‘rules’ that run your clients' life…Remember THIS? This week you’ll discover how to coach your clients to escape these rules... ...so they are free to move toward their goals… ...faster and more efficiently than ever. Take one of my favorite clients… ...who came to her session one day... ...upset because she wasn’t making progress toward her goals. She told me she didn’t have time… ...because her husband and kids were not picking up after … [Read more...]
3 Coaching Questions That Uncover Bad Rules
Sometimes clients come to you really upset… ...about something in their life… ...their family... ...their business… ...or whatever they’re working on with you. They go on with their story… ...and despite anything you say… ...nothing seems to help. Why are they so upset? When this happens… ...the only reason why your client is so upset... ...the only reason why your coaching doesn’t seem to work… ...is because one of your client’s rules has been … [Read more...]
Establishing the Coaching Agreement in Four Steps
Have you ever noticed that you can talk for an hour with a client… ...and get nowhere? After too many of those sessions, most coaches don’t need to wonder why a client doesn't continue coaching. Is it because… They’re not getting value?They’re frustrated with you (or the coaching process)?They’re just not ‘ready’ for real progress? My coach and I were talking about these ‘coaching horror stories’… Sessions that meandered around complaints… Sessions where our feedback was … [Read more...]
How to Create Your Own Coaching Business Planning Retreat
“I can’t do my coaching right now… my life is too full.” That’s what a coach said to me the other day, just weeks after they signed up for our advanced program. They were inches away from living their dream... ...and they bailed out at the last minute. Have you ever thought that your dream of a coaching business… …is impossible at this stage of your life? That your life is so busy… ...there is no way you can add coaching to your plate? ...and you can’t see a way … [Read more...]
Accountability Coaching: Drill Sergeant vs Deep Dive?
Holding your client ‘accountable’ sounds like holding them ‘hostage’. It sounds like convicting someone of a crime and punishing them with a prison sentence. I know, I’m a coach. And when I first started my coaching business, I was a hard driving accountability coach. And I helped a lot of people make a lot of money… ...because they got stuff done. Or else the ‘hammer’ would come down... What would I say to get them to take action? ME: “Why didn’t you finish your website … [Read more...]
Why is Your Client Uncoachable?
Where do you draw a line in the sand… ...when it comes to whether or not your client is coachable? If a client paid you for coaching… ...they are, by definition, coachable. At least that’s what I believe. Some clients are a blast to coach… ...and almost effortless to make a difference for. But what about the clients who miss their calls... ...show up late... ...don’t take action... ...complain and argue with you? These clients are so tough, that when you end the … [Read more...]
How to Turn Complete Strangers Into Coaching Clients
If you want to get coaching clients beyond your friends and family, you’ve got one big problem: Strangers don’t sign up for discovery sessions (i.e. free coaching sessions). So, how do you attract these strangers to you for coaching? And, how do you do it... without coaching them? The key is CONTENT. Content is the only way you can introduce your coaching to strangers… ...without them running away. Whether it’s... SPEAKING contentWEBINAR contentor WRITTEN / VIDEO … [Read more...]
How to Choose Courage Over Comfort in Your Coaching Business
When it’s time to go to work on your coaching business, which do you choose? Courage or Comfort? You can’t have both. If you think in the short term, comfort may feel like the best route. It’s tempting to embrace comfort, isn’t it? But you know that living a life of only instant gratification will never create lifelong fulfillment for you, right? So, how can you do the things that you need to do to grow your coaching practice when the sofa is calling your name to veg out in … [Read more...]
How to break through your fears in your coaching business [3 simple steps]
In last week’s email (check it out HERE on Medium), I shared my dirty little secret about the lie I told myself... Which was really covering up my fears… What’s worse? My fear covered up what I needed to let go of so I could start making progress in my coaching business… Here’s what’s crazy… It only took me 3 simple steps to free myself from that fear and break through my mental block. Those 3 steps help peel away 3 ‘layers’ just like peeling an onion... Here’s how to use … [Read more...]
The 2 Coaching Client Blindspots
Last week I wrote about “The Art of War”... ... and how to overcome the enemy inside you. But how do you help your clients overcome THEIR inner enemy? Your coaching clients usually don’t say… ”I’m self sabotaging and it’s preventing me from achieving my goals.” Instead, they’ll come to you with a laundry list of desires… “I want to make more money.” Or “I want to lose weight.” Why is your client hyper focused on their desires… ...and not the deep-seated problem that … [Read more...]
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