The universal power of coaching skills begs the obvious question why don’t more CEOS, managers, professionals, and business owners get certified in potent coaching technologies so they become dynamic leaders instead of weak kneed, wet noodles who mostly ruin people lives’ when they try to lead their apprentices careers, but these unrefined leaders often fail their underlings miserably. It can be a win-win proposition for leaders in all walks of life who make the smart decision to learn … [Read more...]
The Three Most Valuable Coaching Tricks
When someone says here are my three most valuable coaching tricks, I ask what do you mean by coaching and just what is a trick. We won’t open the Pandora’s Box by asking what is coaching. I can only hope that you have an idea of that from my previous posts, or from many other legitimate sources. But as for what is a trick, we will discuss that here. So Just What Are Coaching Tricks? So just what are tricks? Good question. For me, it is the cornerstone of Zen Buddhism. Which is to say, creating … [Read more...]
3 Tips For Coaching Time Management I Learned From My Kids
Most tips for coaching are a dime for a dozen these days, but these time management coaching tips I learned from my kids are priceless. Even if you don’t have kids, awaken the child within and see how you can get more out of your day. Tips For Coaching That Kids Learn Before Kindergarten 1. Get 10 Results by 10am: My kids wake up early, jump out of bed, and get into action immediately. The old saying, “The early bird catches the worm” was right. Most people wake up, putz around for awhile, … [Read more...]
Best Practices For Coaching: Sale Delayed = Easily Made
One of the more important and Best practices for coaching is for you to get a handle on the fact that forcing a sale with an introvert can be the reason why you don’t make the sale at the end of your free coaching sessions and then you end up loosing out on hordes of great clients because you lack the knowhow of how to engage certain kinds of coaching prospects and you can’t seem to bring yourself to be able to slow down and walk away from your potential client to create the space for them to … [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...]
Coaching Tips: When to Be the “Coaching Nazi”
You’ve heard of the “Good Cop” and the “Bad Cop”, well among the best coaching tips is that sometimes you need to become the “Coaching Nazi”. I am not talking about the nickname for Hitler’s National Socialist Party. Instead the image I am going for is the “Soup Nazi” from Seinfeld. You remember: he’s the guy who would cut you off if you said anything he didn’t like – cut you right off, period. So when is it really good to be really, really bad? People often Don’t Value Things until They Are … [Read more...]
Coaching Tricks: Three Times to Be the REALLY Bad Cop
It’s nice to be nice to the nice. But unless it delivers the goods it’s not nice, it’s just drivel. That’s why these coaching tricks are worth their weight in gold. Remember, your client pays you with their hard earned cash for RESULTS. Cut off the Bullshit Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a coaching session with your head snapping back. And just before you nodded out, you saw the clock on the wall and realize that your client had been droning on for an entire hour – SAYING … [Read more...]
Is Your Successful Coaching Successful for Your Client?
This is, all too often, a valid question. Too often “successful coaching” leaves the client unaffected, or worse, damaged. With coaching becoming an “in” profession, self-ordained, “master coaches” naively – if not innocently – faking their way through coaching sessions relying on a warm personality, a gentle touch and a sincere-looking smile. Are You Coaching from Instinct and Inspiration, or Worse – Are You a Mail Order Coach? Coaching is a well established practice of art and science. While … [Read more...]
Coaching Tips – Using Guarantees to Increase Commitment
In these days of consumers’ rights, it might seem reasonable to offer guarantees in your coaching. But if you don’t handle them right, guarantees can significantly reduce your clients’ chances for success. Here are some coaching tips for increasing client commitment and therefore their chances for success. “Wiggle Room” Will Kill Your Coaching Results Successful coaching is built on absolute commitment to the coaching process from both the client and the coach. This process can include many … [Read more...]
Top 10 Mentor Skills Your Mentor Should Have
Have you ever considered what personal characteristics and mentor skills you would want in a mentor? Everyone who is successful has had at least one mentor, probably more over time. Sometimes you might be lucky enough to just kind of slip into a mentor-mentee relationship without even realizing it's happening. But often, you want to choose a mentor to help you with something specific. So do you know what to look for in that mentor? Here are my top 10 tips to help you successfully choose your … [Read more...]
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