As a culture, we do have a tendency to focus on the negative. That’s why I liked this timely article by Master Coach Steve Mitten. I found myself thinking not only on the question Steve asks at the end, but “What would be MY 7 Beautiful Virtues?”. Well see what you think of Steve’s virtues – and why not comment on this article with YOUR 7 Beautiful Virtues below?
Over the Easter Holiday, my local newspaper ran an article on the “7 Deadly Sins”. This term attributed to Charles Dickens refers to the biblical sins of Pride, Envy, Anger, Read More…
Group Coaching continues to increase in popularity for coaches and clients alike. Grounded in our core coaching competencies, group coaching brings the coaching conversation into a small group context. It is an intimate conversation space, focused on goal setting, deepening awareness around key issues, taking action, and accountability. For a group to be considered group coaching the ICF has set the upper threshold group size at 15. Most groups are much smaller, particularly those in the virtual environment.
Over the past few years, coaches have continued to expand the boundaries of group coaching. Whether you are a coach designing your Read More…
Are you excited? We are because we’ve just launched a Special “Spring Clean” Coaching Tools Package – ONLY available until the end of April! Check out this fabulous set of tools specially selected to help your clients declutter and freshen up their lives. And read on to find out how to use this Toolpack to get new clients!
Spring is the perfect time to review progress with clients, refocus and get a fresh outlook. If your clients have set annual goals, perhaps they’re flagging or need inspiration. And if they haven’t set annual goals it’s a great time for both Read More…
OK, so that’s a cheesy looking zombie, but you know what a zombie is right? How do zombies act? Think about it for a second. They have only one thing in mind. All they want to do is turn other people into zombies.
Don’t give in to Zombie Marketing!
So how did I get from zombies to marketing? Let me explain. No matter what stage your business is in, you’ve probably taken time to learn about marketing. You may have amassed a library of information about marketing in your head that can be hugely useful. You’ve probably also relied on Read More…
Especially when our clients have BIG goals in mind, it’s important to help set them up for success by exploring if they really want their goal – and how committed they are. Also, sometimes with big goals, it’s easy to lose our enthusiasm somewhere along the way.
So, whether you have a client just starting out or whether they’ve just lost their way a little, here are 5 quick tests to explore how serious your client REALLY is about their goals! THE SIMPLE COMMITMENT TEST: A great place to start is to be totally obvious and ask, “So, how Read More…
OK, so I felt excited to write this post after having some great discussions on LinkedIn this week.
LinkedIn really does seem to be the way forward for networking with other coaches, meeting potential clients in a professional context, sharing experiences, lessons learned, great resources and articles and having discussions. So many of us work alone in a home office so these groups are a great place to ‘meet’ like-minded people, ask questions, share ideas and/or best practices and stay inspired about our coaching community!
Here are 10 Great LinkedIn Groups for Coaches:
International Coach Federation This Group has been Read More…
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If you check your Google Analytics, your About Page is probably the top spot for all your visitors, after they find your site. It is a first introduction to the person behind the website, and the number one place to create a relationship, influence a sale or lead your visitors to the pages you really want them to visit.
I have assessed many websites for effective content and am frequently amazed that people keep their about page so devoid of personality and uniqueness. This page is supposed to be “ABOUT YOU”, and should give your readers the taste and feel Read More…
What do YOU do when it comes time to wrap-up with a client? Do you have a process? What wrap-up questions do you ask? Do you dedicate a session to reviewing what’s been learned and achieved during the coaching relationship? How do you set them up for life post-coaching?
Personally, I like to dedicate an entire session to reviewing and solidifying what each client got from their coaching experience. And I like them to get them thinking about their priorities and goals in life going forwards. And although the wrap-up session is different with each client, I use this (FREE!) Read More…
Coaching Tools and 7 Other Life Vision Exercise Ideas!
I get a lot of questions from coaches who want to help their clients with life planning or life visioning. Often people – and their coaches – are looking for a catch-all tool, workbook, visualisation or some other technique to help their clients.
The thing is, there are endless life vision exercises and ways to come up with a life plan. Maybe that’s why we sometimes feel overwhelmed and need help.
First, let’s get clear about why people might want a life vision:
Well, if you don’t know what you Read More…
Relationships are essential – we’re wired to connect and we literally need that connection to survive. So with Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s the perfect time to sit down with your clients and reflect on, review and appreciate their relationships. Because, as coaches we all know that WHO you spend your time with can significantly impact your life. In fact almost EVERY success book will tell you that if you want to be successful, hang around with like-minded, successful people.
How do you know if a relationship is working for you or not? Well, the question to ask is Read More…
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