{"id":2202,"date":"2009-09-27T17:58:49","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T17:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2023-05-19T19:18:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T03:18:49","slug":"success-coaching-foreplay-how-the-top-personal-success-coach-prepares-coaching-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/success-coaching-foreplay-how-the-top-personal-success-coach-prepares-coaching-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Coaching \u2018Foreplay\u2019: How The Top Personal Success Coach Prepares For Coaching Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Get Yourself in the Right Frame of Mind for Success Coaching When You Practice Being a Personal Success Coach<\/h3>\n<p>You really didn\u2019t think you could just start <a title=\"success coaching\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/2009\/08\/how-to-become-a-personal-success-coach-5-success-coaching-strategies-you-can-use-right-now\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>success coaching<\/strong><\/a> your client without warming up, did you?\u00a0 As a <a title=\"personal success coach\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/2009\/08\/success-coaching-personal-success-coach-tips\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>personal success coach<\/strong><\/a>, you\u2019ll think everyone wants to think success thoughts, do success oriented actions, and take your \u2018wonderful\u2019 <strong>success coaching<\/strong> just because you have the title of <strong>personal success coach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Think again!<\/p>\n<h3>The Last Thing You Want to do: Start Success Coaching Someone Without \u2018Foreplay\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>As a <strong>personal success coach<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have your ability to perceive what\u2019s going on with your client.<\/li>\n<li>You have your special \u2018patented\u2019 <strong>success coaching<\/strong> technique for transforming their life and giving them access to the success they have inside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2026but if you are not in \u2018the zone\u2019, then you won\u2019t remember all that stuff when it counts<\/p>\n<h3>Suffer From \u2018Premature Transformation\u2019 as a Personal Success Coach?<\/h3>\n<p>Haven\u2019t you ever crashed and burned in a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">success coaching<\/span> session?\u00a0 Was it because you didn\u2019t have any skills?<\/p>\n<p>Probably, you knew what to do.<\/p>\n<p>Probably you had done it well before.<\/p>\n<p>But you weren\u2019t in the zone, so you had \u2018performance issues\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, I bet you\u2019ve had those sessions where you performed like the champion <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">personal success coach<\/span> that you really are.\u00a0 I bet you used skills you didn\u2019t even know you had!<\/p>\n<p>What made the difference?<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Coach Foreplay\u2019 Gets You in The \u2018Success Coaching Zone\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ve got to get yourself warmed up with some good, clean \u2018Coach Foreplay\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recall the best sessions you\u2019ve ever had.\u00a0 Replay them in your mind.<\/li>\n<li>Use some inspiring and motivating affirmations to get yourself moving in a positive direction.<\/li>\n<li>Meditate and Journal to tune up your mind.<\/li>\n<li>Recite \/ read your mission, vision, values, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Now That You\u2019re Hot And Bothered as a Personal Success Coach, Don\u2019t Forget About Your Client<\/h3>\n<p>When you get on the coaching call with your client, don\u2019t be so insensitive as to think that they are just automatically ready to take your \u2018full throttle\u2019 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">personal success coach<\/span> intensity.\u00a0 They may not be.\u00a0 In fact they may be a little scared or apathetic or angry or \u2018you name it\u2019, when it comes to your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">success coaching<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help them get warmed up a bit by reviewing the wins they had since your last call.<\/li>\n<li>Acknowledge them for their wins and listen with empathy to their challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Re-frame anything that sounds like it weights heavily upon them.\u00a0 Help them to see those things in a positive light.<\/li>\n<li>Now ask them \u2018What is the result that you want from this call?\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Work with them on formulating that result.\u00a0 Help them make it SMART: Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Reason-driven, and Timely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These simple warm-ups for both you and your client is what it really takes to be a personal success coach that always \u2018performs\u2019.\u00a0 Now you are ready to perform like the success coaching champion that you are!<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey T. 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