{"id":22095,"date":"2019-02-23T11:46:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T19:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=22095"},"modified":"2019-03-08T14:46:56","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T22:46:56","slug":"going-deep-with-your-client","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/going-deep-with-your-client\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Going Deep With Your Client?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you <strong>coaching in depth<\/strong> with your client? Chances are, you&#8217;re skating on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">surface<\/span> of the real issues.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches like to say &#8220;don&#8217;t give advice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Don&#8217;t give advice!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There&#8217;s really nothing wrong with offering advice or solutions, but the problem comes when you do it too early in the process&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;before you actually figure out what&#8217;s really going on.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/master-step-one-diagnosis-flowcharts-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"coaching in depth\" class=\"wp-image-22096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/master-step-one-diagnosis-flowcharts-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/master-step-one-diagnosis-flowcharts-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/master-step-one-diagnosis-flowcharts-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/master-step-one-diagnosis-flowcharts-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Big Coaching Mistake That Keeps Sessions &#8220;Superficial&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of the big mistakes that coaches make, and it keeps the coaching <strong>superficial<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They try to transform their client during <strong>diagnosis<\/strong>.&nbsp; They try to give suggestions that they hope will &#8216;change the game&#8217; for their client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s too early to do that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It ruins the diagnosis, because then you end up in the surface conversation&#8230; offering advice, versus find the deepest lynchpin problem&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the real issue&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It ruins the diagnosis, because then you end up in the surface conversation&#8230; offering advice, versus find the deepest lynchpin problem&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the real issue&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The person?<\/li><li>The belief?<\/li><li>The behavior?<\/li><li>The need?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you first ask your client what the problem is, you&#8217;re really just finding the surface problem, so then you can later diagnose what the <strong>real problem is<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Real Problem Causes The Surface Problem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The real problem causes the surface problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surface problem is all mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surface problem is only a symptom of your coaching client&#8217;s inner world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your job is to discover what the symptoms are, and then to track those symptoms back to what&#8217;s going on emotionally\u2026 to what&#8217;s going on INSIDE your client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#godeeper #coachingadvice #strategiccoach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/bio\/jeffrey-t-sooey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jeffrey T. Sooey<\/strong><\/a><br>CEO, JTS Advisors<br>Founder, Coaches Training Blog community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you coaching in depth with your client? 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