{"id":135,"date":"2008-12-25T10:51:08","date_gmt":"2008-12-25T10:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=135"},"modified":"2008-12-25T10:51:08","modified_gmt":"2008-12-25T10:51:08","slug":"becoming-a-life-coach-a-story-about-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/becoming-a-life-coach-a-story-about-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a Life Coach… A Story About Winning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When I think about becoming a life coach<\/a>, I think about my high school cross country and track coach, David. At that time, I wanted to become a coach like him\u2026although the thought of coaching the regular PE classes and teaching remedial math did not appeal to me. I could tell those aspects of his job probably made him want to pull out his hair, because it was obvious to me that his passion was coaching.<\/p>\n

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When I wrote about the subject, \u201cWhat is a Life Coach<\/a>?, in a previous article, I wrote about 5 different types of coaches. When I think about which category\u00a0David\u00a0would have best fit in\u2026I keep coming back up to the \u201cguru\u201d. At least\u00a0David\u00a0was the guru in our world. Of course he told us how far to run, gave us track workouts, encouraged us\u2026 he taught us about visualization and the power of a positive attitude. That was cutting edge stuff in the early \u201880\u2019s. But it\u2019s still hard to describe what made\u00a0David\u00a0such a great coach. And thinking back, I don\u2019t really think it was WHAT\u00a0David\u00a0DID. It was WHO\u00a0David\u00a0WAS. He was a man of few words. I don\u2019t remember any motivational speeches that were more than 5 words, yet somehow he conveyed his belief in us. I don\u2019t think our team ever won a major state meet, but he instilled in us something even more powerful about becoming a life coach<\/strong> that has stayed with me.<\/p>\n

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David taught me the concept of being unstoppable. Although he taught us in a very understated style. I never saw\u00a0David\u00a0get upset, and in fact I think some kids must have walked all over him. He was far from an accountability coaching style, but\u00a0David\u00a0instilled such confidence in us that we didn\u2019t think about quitting. I remember a team training trip in the mountains of Arizona. On the last day, we made a deal with our coach. If we completed the 8 mile run under a certain time,\u00a0David\u00a0would buy us pizza for dinner that night. If we didn\u2019t, we would buy him pizza.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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We set out, feeling confident. The mountains of Arizona are known for afternoon thunderstorms. Usually, just enough rain to settle the dust. Not this afternoon. Not far into the run, the rain became a torrential downpour. As we ran along the dirt logging road, the water mixed with the dirt and became clay-like. Each time our foot hit the ground, it would sink into the mud. Each time we picked up our feet, we would also pick up about 2 pounds of clay that had stuck to the bottom of our shoes. Needless to say, we were off pace. Our coach drove along side us and told us to get into the truck.\u00a0David\u00a0was taking us out to pizza anyway for our good effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Several times he tried to get us to quit, several times we refused. We had made a commitment, and we were NOT going to quit\u2026not if it rained, not if we could barely get our feet out of the mud\u2026in that moment we were being unstoppable in our goal. Which of course, we didn\u2019t make. But that was not the point. We happily shared our pizza with\u00a0David, and then he took us out for an ice cream. In our own way, we had won.<\/p>\n

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Becoming a life coach<\/a> is about winning no matter what. \u00a0Your clients are usually achievers. \u00a0They don’t know how special and great they are. \u00a0When someone like David helps you tap into the unstoppable part of you, no matter the outcome, you experience what it is to be a winner. \u00a0That’s what becoming a life coach is all about.<\/p>\n

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Colette Seymann<\/p>\n

JTS Advisors Accountability Coach<\/p>\n

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P.S. \u00a0Whether you are experienced or you are just becoming a life coach<\/span>, as you finish up this year, think about the areas where, even if you didn’t produce the result you wanted, you were unstoppable, and acknowledge yourself for being a winner in that area. \u00a0Do the same thing with your clients. \u00a0If you can think of just one area for you OR for a client of yours, share them with us in the comments below. \u00a0We’d love to hear them! \u00a0<\/p>\n

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