{"id":13388,"date":"2013-02-12T06:03:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T14:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=13388"},"modified":"2013-01-28T02:02:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T10:02:16","slug":"for-success-coaching-go-back-to-the-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/for-success-coaching-go-back-to-the-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"For Success Coaching, Go Back to the Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"For success coaching<\/strong><\/a>, there is perhaps no one more famous than Stephen Covey. In about 1990, I had the opportunity to spend a day with him. I was working for HP and Stephen had agreed to personally kickoff a 7 Habits implementation program that his organization was doing for my group. The most important lesson that I learned that day was not about the 7 Habits, but that for success coaching<\/span>, you must go back to the classic teachings.<\/p>\n

Where Did the 7 Habits Originate?<\/h3>\n

In conversation, Stephen told me that the idea for the book came as he considered the topic for his doctoral thesis. It was a few years before 1976, and he decided to do a survey of American success literature in honor of the bicentennial. What he discovered was that there was a significant shift from success fundamentals to what he called a \u201cquick fix mentality.\u201d It had occurred just after World War II. He said that it was clear that this shift had not served us well. The 7 Habits was his effort to return to the principles of the classic success literature.<\/p>\n

Stephen Said We Had Drifted away from Fundamental Truths<\/h3>\n

Stephen said that \u201cmodern\u201d success literature was focused on selling what the people wanted to buy: success without paying the price. He said that there had been a disconnect between the vision and the effort needed to make the vision into a reality.<\/p>\n

What Does This Mean for Success Coaching?<\/h3>\n

What this means for success coaching<\/strong> is that if you just want to create a lot of hype and probably make a lot of money, go with the quick fix. But if you want to have a real impact, you need go back to the teachings of Franklin and Emerson and Aristotle and the Bible to mine the truths that will really make a long term difference. Oh, and in the process you just might make a lot of money, too.<\/p>\n

Hope you took some great value out of this post today! I\u2019d love to hear your feedback, so make sure you leave a comment<\/strong> with your thoughts or questions. And also, you can click on the Twitter button below to retweet this article\u2026 Thank you<\/a><\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n

Dave Iuppa<\/strong><\/a>
\nJTS Advisors Strategy and Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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