{"id":28810,"date":"2023-05-03T23:02:48","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T07:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=28810"},"modified":"2025-03-30T16:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T00:42:12","slug":"100k-from-one-coaching-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/100k-from-one-coaching-session\/","title":{"rendered":"$100K from One Coaching Session?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">one sentence<\/span> that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">made me over $100K<\/span>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It all started when <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">my coach<\/span> said the following to me\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">correct your language<\/span>.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, over the next few years, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that ONE SENTENCE made me over $100K<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QQmnwKcjB30?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sound implausible? It\u2019s ABSOLUTELY true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was in a session with Matt (my coach)\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026talking about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">money issues<\/span> (a common subject of concern for me at the time)&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026and, more specifically, how I wanted to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">make more money<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And THAT\u2019s when I said it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cI\u2019m <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>not much of an investor<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u2026 I don\u2019t understand investing very well.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then Matt said <strong><em>\u201cWait. Stop right there.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ME: <strong><em>\u201cWhat??\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MATT: <strong><em>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">correct your language<\/span>.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you catch what Matt <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">heard in what I said<\/span>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll rewind the coaching session a bit more for context\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ME: <strong><em>\u201cI could get the money by expanding my own business, or coaching practice\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2026or I could help my wife make more money with her business.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cI used to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">try to make money investing<\/span>.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cI could try investing again\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2026but I\u2019m not really much of an investor, because I\u2019m <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not very good at numbers<\/span>.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notice that I was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">focused on HOW<\/span> I would produce the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I figured <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if I knew HOW<\/span> it was going to happen\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026I could more easily MAKE it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Most of your clients are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">addicted to knowing \u201chow\u201d<\/span> to do something\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026rather than WHY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026rather than the MINDSET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026rather than the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">beliefs<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">values<\/span>, or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">emotions<\/span> that could be stopping them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Most of your clients are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">addicted to knowing \u201chow\u201d<\/span> to do something<\/strong>\u2026rather than WHY.\u2026rather than the MINDSET.\u2026rather than the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">beliefs<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">values<\/span>, or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">emotions<\/span> that could be stopping them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Back to what I told my coach\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201c&#8230;I\u2019m not really much of an investor, because I\u2019m not very good at numbers.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cSo I just need to do better in my career so I can make more money.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cThat investing thing\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2026I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">don\u2019t think it\u2019s for me<\/span>.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After listening patiently\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Matt chimed in with ONE SENTENCE\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">correct your language<\/span>.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">correct your language<\/span>.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d<\/em><\/strong> I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MATT: <strong><em>\u201cYou said that you\u2019re \u2018not good at numbers\u2019 and that you\u2019re \u2018not much of an investor\u2019&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2026but you need to say that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u2018you\u2019re getting better<\/span> at this investing thing\u2019&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2026or that you\u2019re \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">becoming<\/span> a good investor\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cIf you say that you\u2019re \u2018not good\u2019, or that \u2018investing\u2019s not for you\u2019&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2026you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">automatically MAKE THAT TRUE<\/span> through your emotions, beliefs, and values.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First I was surprised &amp; jarred by what my coach said.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where were the probing, powerful questions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where was the unconditional agreement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empathy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Encouragement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certainly his method violated one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/new-vs-old-the-icf-core-competencies-in-coaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>core coaching competencies<\/strong><\/a>?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, after my initial reaction, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">instantly appreciated<\/span> Matt\u2019s coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 48%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wellpaidcoach.com\/webinar-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SYNERGY-WEBINAR.jpg\" alt=\"How to Make Money Coaching WEBINAR\" class=\"wp-image-25025 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SYNERGY-WEBINAR.jpg 800w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SYNERGY-WEBINAR-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SYNERGY-WEBINAR-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/SYNERGY-WEBINAR-640x400.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(NOTE: If you want to learn how to get your first paid clients in the next 28 days, then <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wellpaidcoach.com\/webinar-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check out the &#8220;Well Paid Coach&#8221; webinar<\/a><\/strong>. &nbsp;During the webinar, I\u2019ll cover the 6 myths that stop new coaches from making money coaching. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wellpaidcoach.com\/webinar-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click HERE now<\/a><\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wellpaidcoach.com\/webinar-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attend the webinar<\/a><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>HOW I was going to make more money <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">didn\u2019t matter<\/span>\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2026if my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LANGUAGE disempowered me<\/span>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As long as I used that disempowering language:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I wouldn\u2019t <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">look at the numbers<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I couldn\u2019t <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">appreciate<\/span> investments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I couldn\u2019t be halfway decent at investing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026I could <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">never even TRY<\/span> to make investing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">possible<\/span> for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I corrected my language immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I said <strong><em>\u201cI\u2019m not yet a great investor\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2026but <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I can learn<\/span> to do it\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2026and I\u2019m <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">open to the possibility of becoming better and better<\/span> at investing.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>After that \u2018one sentence\u2019 coaching session\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026something <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">extraordinary<\/span> happened to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started looking at investments for a few hours each weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I \u2018Googled\u2019 and scoured websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I watched <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hundreds of hours of investing education<\/span> on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I purchased investing services and courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I analyzed real investments on my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I shared my progress with friends and family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, I decided which investments were best for me\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2026and purchased a few, real, significant investments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Realtor business card\" class=\"wp-image-28812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calmly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intelligently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was one unforgettable day when I purchased a particular investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I received <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">five checks<\/span> with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">thousands of dollars<\/span> of instant returns.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subsequent months continued to deliver <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">tens of thousands of additional passive income<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As you might imagine, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">language<\/span> in my next coaching session with Matt <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">changed radically<\/span>\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cI\u2019m an<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> investor<\/span>! I have a different level of abundance than ever before.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Those moments <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">when I saw the cash flowing into my account<\/span> made me realize\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>That ONE SENTENCE from my coach\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that ONE COACHING SESSION\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">changed<\/span> my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">entire investment approach<\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026which <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">changed my financial destiny<\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026which <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">changed my life<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I realized what was possible <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">after getting such SIMPLE coaching<\/span> on my LANGUAGE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It was my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LANGUAGE that changed my course<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And NONE of that cash would have shown up in my bank account\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026had it not been for such a radical course correction on my investment journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I\u2019d estimate my investments have rendered over $100K in additional returns so far.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The money is nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">more important<\/span> than that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LESSON I\u2019ve learned<\/span> (in the most intense way you could imagine)\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">words matter<\/span>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your words create <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">meaning<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your words create your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">emotions<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your words create your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">beliefs<\/span><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your words alter your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">actions<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">words<\/span> are your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">world<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">results<\/span> stem from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">words<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your words <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">expand<\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">reduce possibilities<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Words can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">create power and real results<\/span>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026or words can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">limit<\/span> you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Words can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">create power and real results<\/span>\u2026or words can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">limit<\/span> you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The more you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">use words that limit you<\/span>\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2026the more you\u2019ll <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">limit whatever area of your life<\/span> those words apply to.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The more <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">your words empower<\/span> and expand what\u2019s possible for you\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2026the more you\u2019ll <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">realize your dreams<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The more <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">your words empower<\/span> and expand what\u2019s possible for you\u2026the more you\u2019ll <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">realize your dreams<\/span>.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, thanks to my coach, Matt, for challenging me on my <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">limiting language<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which gave me NEW WORDS upon which to build a NEW FUTURE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Matt hadn\u2019t done that, I would not have seen the life I now have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(not to mention the possibilities for my future)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">You\u2019re<\/span> the coach who can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">do the same<\/span> with your coaching clients.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can change your client\u2019s life\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026by helping them to change a few words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Listen deeply<\/span> to your client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Notice<\/span> their language:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">meanings<\/span> that their words create?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Imagine each meaning stemming from your client\u2019s language\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2026could be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">plotted on a spectrum<\/span> between <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">EMPOWERING and DISEMPOWERING<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-2-1024x956.jpg\" alt=\"Empowering scale down to Disempowering\" class=\"wp-image-28813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-2-1024x956.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-2-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-2-768x717.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-2-640x597.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-2.jpg 1139w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What kind of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">empowering or limiting factor<\/span>s might your client&#8217;s language bring to their life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are some ways they might <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">improve<\/span> how their language <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">impacts<\/span> their life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Why does empowering language matter<\/span> to your client?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because empowerment is the name of the game for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empowerment allows your client to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be who they want to be.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do what they need to do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have what they want to have.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You could plot my old language around investing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">on the disempowering end<\/span>, while <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">my new language is more empowering\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-3-1024x986.jpg\" alt=\"Positive scaling to Negative\" class=\"wp-image-28819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-3-1024x986.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-3-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-3-768x739.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-3-640x616.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-3.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Now imagine plotting each meaning that your client\u2019s language creates\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2026on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">another axis<\/span> between <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/my-wife-hired-a-hitman-to-kill-me-crazy-coaching-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FANTASY and REALITY<\/strong><\/a><strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-4-1024x184.jpg\" alt=\"False vs True\" class=\"wp-image-28820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-4-1024x184.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-4-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-4-768x138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-4-1536x275.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-4-640x115.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-4.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does your client really <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">believe<\/span> what their language is implying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does your client really think that way?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">authentic<\/span>? or, do they know what they\u2019re saying is a lie?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What your client is saying\u2026 is it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">true<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">real<\/span>? or, is it more <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">fantasy<\/span>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What is REALLY true<\/span> that your client can elucidate with better language?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why does real \/ authentic language matter to your client?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">words are your client\u2019s targeting method<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If their words <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">aren\u2019t accurate<\/span>, your client will always be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">off target<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">False language won\u2019t allow your client to adjust when they\u2019re off target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Untrue or inaccurate language eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7a9T1FpAWbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>becomes what your client BELIEVES<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">False language <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">warps reality<\/span>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026inevitably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7a9T1FpAWbA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>becoming a web of lies<\/strong><\/a> for your client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Beliefs<\/span> become the lens through which your client sees the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That lens <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">shapes the next belief<\/span>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026which becomes a lens that further shapes more beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve coached clients who are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">so caught up in their web of lies<\/span>, that they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">can\u2019t escape it<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They go on to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">imprison their friends, family, and associates<\/span> in that web of lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All that suffering was because my client <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">couldn\u2019t see through the muddy waters of their language<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that point, as their coach, I have to help them see through those muddy waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOME of my old language around investing would\u2019ve been plotted on the FANTASY end, while other aspects were true (albeit disempowering).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(And some of my new language was absolutely true.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-5-1024x356.jpg\" alt=\"Fantasy vs Reality\" class=\"wp-image-28821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-5-1024x356.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-5-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-5-768x267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-5-1536x533.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-5-640x222.jpg 640w, https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/unnamed-5.jpg 1912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you explore these questions around language with your client\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026you build a \u2018language council\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">partnership<\/span> to stand guard at the door of your client\u2019s mind\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026so only <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the most empowering and authentic thoughts enter<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the other delusional, hopeless, and hurtful ideas can still exist\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026but they stay outside your client with the rest of the junk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, your client discovers breakthroughs waiting for them, whether it be in their relationships, finances, career, or health (or any other area that matters to them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">correct your language<\/span>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">clients<\/span> correct their language!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019ll make a bigger and better life for everyone you touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffrey \u201cCorrect Your Language\u201d Sooey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/bio\/jeffrey-t-sooey\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jeffrey T. Sooey<\/strong><\/a><br>Dean, Master Coach University<br>Founder, Coaches Training Blog community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know the one sentence that made me over $100K? It all started when my coach said the following to me\u2026 \u201cYou\u2019ve got to correct your language.\u201d And, over the next few years, that ONE SENTENCE made me over $100K. Sound implausible? It\u2019s ABSOLUTELY true. 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