Your success coaching or personal success coach clients will run into turbulence in their pursuit of success.  Your personal success coach clients will be tested on their way to their goals.  Your clients ability to respond effectively to problems as they come will go a long way to determining how successful your success coaching client will be.  You can teach them a few strategies used by successful people.

Success Coaching: Helping Your Personal Success Coach Client to Understand That Problems Come With the Territory

Help your personal success coach client to expect problems and temporary failures.  Have your client take a deep breath, relax and say, “Solving problems is my job and solving problems is what I do.”  Each time your success coaching clients solves a problem; they will be more able to solve bigger problems.  Solving bigger problems generates bigger successes.

Your personal success coach client will reach a level of success equal to their ability to solve the problems in their personal and professional lives.  Successful people solve big problems.  Unsuccessful people solve little problems or don’t solve problems at all.  Your success coaching client will build confidence and lasting success by expecting problems and solving them.

Success Coaching: Your Personal Success Coach Client Must Think Only in Terms of Solutions

Your personal success coach client will become more successful when they become a “solutions only thinker.”  They need to think of solutions instead of thinking of the problem and where to place blame for the problem.  Your success coaching client will need to focus on what actions they can take right away to control the damage, minimize the problem and move ahead toward success.

One of the best ways to help your personal success coach client to get to the next level is to mentally prepare them on how to solve problems.  Have them decide in advance that no matter what happens, they will remain calm and relaxed.  Your success coaching client must not become upset or angry.  Mentally, re-program your client to deal with problems calmly.  If you do this, then your client will automatically slow down and be able to take control of the situation.  By developing this skill, your success coaching client will have the tools to get to the top.

Kris Thompson

JTS Advisors Strategy Coach