The greatest mindset coaching challenge your psychology coaching client will ever face in life is the conquest of fear and developing courage.  Fear is the greatest enemy for your psychology coaching client.  You must give your client mindset coaching to handle fear.  The motion of fear, rather than the reality of what we fear is what causes us anxiety, stress and unhappiness.

Mindset Coaching:  Help Your Psychology Coaching Client Develop the Habit of Courage

When you give your psychology coaching client mindset coaching to develop the habit of courage and self-confidence, a whole new world of possibilities opens up for you.  The mindset coaching here is that courage can be learned through repetition.  Your client needs to constantly face and overcome their fears to build up the kind of courage that will enable them to deal with the ups and downs of life without fear.  The starting point for your client to overcome fear and develop courage is to look at the factors that cause them to be afraid.

Mindset Coaching:  Your Psychology Coaching Client Conditioning Can Cause Fear

The root of most of your psychology coaching (mindset coaching) client’s fear is childhood conditioning usually associated with destructive criticism.  This causes fear of failure which comes out as “I can’t, I can’t”.  It also causes fear of rejection, which causes us to think, “I have to, I have to”.  When your clients are possessed by these fears, they become preoccupied with the possibility of losing everything.

Your mindset coaching client’s fears can paralyze them, keeping them from taking constructive action in the direction of their dreams and goals.  When they are in the grip of fear, they will hesitate or delay.  They will become indecisive.  They will procrastinate, make excuses and find reasons to hold back.  By helping your psychology coaching client master fear, you will empower them to break through any barrier.

Kris Thompson

JTS Advisors Strategy Coach