One of the most controversial coaching questions is whether coaching can help people reach their goals of being happy? A better coaching question is what is happiness and how do you achieve it. According to Stephen P. Robbins PhD’s book, “The Truth about Managing People and Nothing but the Truth,” there is a happiness gene. Robbins goes on to say that 80 percent of people’s differences in happiness are attributable to their genes. Is Happiness Genetically Determined? Some people are just … [Read more...]
Using Your New Coach Skills On Friends And Family Safely
Why not practice your new coach skills on friends and family? Sure, some people say they know you too well, they’ve changed your diapers, and you’re still just a kid to some of them. I’m not saying coaching everyone in your family would be a fit or that they will pay you; but in some cases you can do a lot of good. New Coach Guidelines For Friends and Family While your mother-in-law might not want your coaching, there will be some people who are at least open to it. When I was a new coach I … [Read more...]
A New Coach Tip: Never Coach Friends and Family
Well of course “never” is a big word. But for the new coach, “never” is a good place to start. As a coach grows in experience and also grows more than a little grey hair, well then it may be a different story. But in the beginning and for now, “never” really is a very good place to start. Friends and Family Knew You “Back When” The fact is – like it or not – your Aunt Josephine DID change your diapers. And your Cousin Fred DID see you cry when your vanilla ice cream fell out of your cone and … [Read more...]
Enough Is Enough, Even for a New Coach
When you are a very new coach, it is easy to forget that new or not, you are still the COACH. And when you are new, it is easy for people to think that they can just dismiss you because you are new or you are young. But don’t let yourself, and certainly don’t let them, forget that you are still the COACH. Remember Your Calling Is not only about You The importance of your Calling is not about the “YOU” part. It is about the “CALLING” part. Sell yourself short. But don’t sell your Calling short. … [Read more...]
Accountability: Transformation for the New Coach
The new coach is often told that accountability is about getting people to do what they know they should do, but that they don’t want to do. Well that is less than half the story. Unexpected insights can cause a client of strategy coaching or assessment to see themselves in a whole new light that brings lasting change – transformation – so to accountability coaching can bring unexpected insights, lasting change and transformation. Acknowledging a higher Standard Is the Doorway to … [Read more...]
One Challenge and Two Secrets in Success Coaching
The biggest challenge in success coaching is helping your client figure out what it actually means to be a success. Not just to succeed but to succeed ultimately. Clearly, there are a lot of ideas about what success means, and what it doesn’t mean. To make it more complex, these definitions evolve as we move through our lives. Surely, success has something to do with having a goal and achieving it; but there is a lot more to it. Going back to the Basics The first secret in success coaching … [Read more...]
Breaking the Sense of Isolation for the New Coach
Coaches are often “solopreneurs” so it is easy for them to feel isolated and alone. This is doubly true for the new coach, since they often face isolation combined with moments of self doubt. Here are three steps to build confidence and create a breakthrough that will pay them dividends throughout their entire career. Staying Connected Is Key to Eliminating Isolation Pretty simple, but as we get busy, it is easy to not take the time needed to stay connected. For this reason the new coach must … [Read more...]
To Specialize or Not: the Dilemma of the New Coach
When you are just starting out as a new coach, it is easy to think that it is best to be open to every possible opportunity no matter what it involves or where it comes from. How can you pass up an opportunity? You are just starting out and, frankly, you could really use the money. So what do you do? Capitalize on Your Experience In a lot of ways your training in coaching, itself, prepares you well for your new career as a coach. But the experiences you have had growing up, or in your earlier … [Read more...]
The New Coach: Coaching Hobby or Profession
For the purposes of this post, the difference between a profession and a hobby for the new coach is whether or not the coach is making a reasonable income for their efforts. If they are not, the coach either needs to make some changes – fast – or they need to accept that they have only found a very interesting hobby. Here are three things to do to move their coaching from a hobby to a profession. First, the New Coach Must See Themself as a Professional Coach Until the new coach actually … [Read more...]
How to Encourage the New Coach AND Be Honest, too!
OK. You‘re a new coach. You ask yourself: “Where do I start? Is this as overwhelming a field as it seems?” The simple answer is: “Yes!” But here is some guidance to deal with the most exhilarating, and – let’s face it – intimidating moment of your life. Is Coaching as Vast a Field as It Seems? Yes! And that is a lot of the fun of it. Where else can you positively impact so many people in so many ways at such a profound level? The answer is nowhere else! But how can you feel confident in a … [Read more...]
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