{"id":2805,"date":"2010-01-31T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2016-08-08T06:22:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T14:22:11","slug":"life-coaching-motivational-coach-the-impossible-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/life-coaching-motivational-coach-the-impossible-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Coaching: A Motivational Coach Should Never Ask Their Client \u201cThe Impossible Question\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <strong><a title=\"life coaching\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/2010\/01\/life-coaching-personal-growth-coaching-tips\/\" target=\"_self\">life coaching<\/a><\/strong>, you as a <strong><a title=\"motivational coach\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/2010\/01\/motivational-coach-make-your-life-coaching-client-go-after-their-goals\/\" target=\"_self\">motivational coach<\/a><\/strong> never want to ask your client \u201cThe Impossible Question\u201d.\u00a0 Clients need a <strong>motivational coach<\/strong> to keep pursuing the life of their dreams.\u00a0 In <strong>life coaching<\/strong>, fear of failure is one of the most common challenges your clients face.\u00a0 If your <strong>life coaching<\/strong> client has real problem with fear of failure, don\u2019t ask them \u201cThe Impossible Question\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 What is the question and how do you help your <strong>motivational coach<\/strong> client handle fear of failure?<\/p>\n<h3>Life Coaching:\u00a0 Do Not Let Your Motivational Coach Clients Think They Can Avoid Failure<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to John Maxwell, \u201cThe Impossible Question\u201d is one of the most commonly asked questions by any <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">motivational coach<\/span> or speaker.\u00a0 It is, \u201cIf the possibility of failure were erased, what would you attempt to achieve?\u201d\u00a0 It may seem to be a good question to ask in your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life coaching<\/span> business.\u00a0 It may seem to empower them to look ahead to life\u2019s possibilities.\u00a0 However, it is really a bad question.<\/p>\n<h3>Life Coaching:\u00a0 As a Motivational Coach, Do Not Imply That Success is Possible Without Failure<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So why is it a bad question?\u00a0 In <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life coaching<\/span> and as a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">motivational coach<\/span>, you must give your client the right mindset to be successful.\u00a0 Again, John Maxwell believes \u201cThe Impossible Question\u201d takes your client\u2019s thinking down the wrong track.\u00a0 I agree with him.\u00a0 There is no success without failure.\u00a0 To suggest to your <a title=\"life coaching\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/is-your-goal-motivational-coaching-certification\/11871\/\" target=\"_blank\">life coaching<\/a> clients that it\u2019s possible, is the wrong impression.\u00a0 Ask your motivational coach clients this question instead: \u201cIf your perception of, and response to failure were changed, what would you attempt to achieve?\u201d\u00a0 Your life coaching client can change their life, if you help them look at failure differently.<\/p>\n<p>Kris Thompson<\/p>\n<p>JTS Advisors Strategy Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In life coaching, you as a motivational coach never want to ask your client \u201cThe Impossible Question\u201d.\u00a0 Clients need a motivational coach to keep pursuing the life of their dreams.\u00a0 In life coaching, fear of failure is one of the most common challenges your clients face.\u00a0 If your life coaching client has real problem with 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