One of the key coaching techniques for pfts (that’s code for profits) is to grab people’s attention. Did you know that it’s virtually impossible for us as humans to see another human in an unfamiliar position and to not look? That’s why we loved the book, “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” as children and are drawn to shows like Circ de Soleil as adults. How can we use apply this to our coaching techniques and profit?

I Like Freaky Things And Other Coaching Techniques For PFTS

If you have a conversation with someone, it may or may not have a life changing impact. In order to change someone’s life in the context of a single coaching session you need to engage the other person at a deep emotional level. You need to stir things up a bit and not be just like everyone else in your clients’ lives who is willing to accept mediocrity and status quo. Freaky coaching techniques for pfts is not about your profit, although it can be, but your client’s profit from the conversation.

The Easiest Way To Get Someone’s Attention Is To Do Something Freaky

Just as we crane our necks to see an accident on the highway, turning someone’s life upside down like a wrecked car is a sure what to get someone’s attention. Giving someone a fresh perspective is one of the most common coaching techniques for pfts, but most coaches play too small. There’s one coach that has thousands of people lining up to walk across fire at his events. That is freaky! Having a client visualize the pain she will experience if she fails to make immediate changes in her life until she is sobbing uncontrollably. That is freaky. Having someone visualize a painful experience from his past and then modify the memory so that he is unable to recall that event again without laughing is also freaky.

Challenge yourself and dare to make a difference by facing your own fear of the unfamiliar in your next session.

Colette Seymann
JTS Advisors Designated Accountability Coach