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In a previous blog post (How to Get Your First 100 Clients), I wrote about how most of my clients come through people I know. (They don’t come from advertising.) The client I’m currently seeking is no exception. His organization was put on my radar by my friend Al. “You’re exactly what they need,” Al
Coaching is a profession (or endeavor) based on communication. Coaches employ words effectively in order to support the client as she or he creates new awareness, designs new actions, and thereby generates desired results. Used rightly, words can bring worlds into existence. So coaches exercise wisdom when it comes to words – our own words
The International Coach Federation has identified “Coaching Presence” as one of the eleven core coaching competencies. It’s core because it’s incredibly important and foundational to any coaching that makes a difference. But what exactly is coaching presence and how do you develop it?
I recently received this wonderful email from a beginning coach. Dear Brian, I am a beginner coach from Mumbai, India. I have been following Chad and you by reading your books and mails and they have helped me tremendously in my coaching practice. I listened to your podcast on Questions to NEVER Ask and have a
Father Greg Boyle, founder of the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world, was asked to describe humbleness. He shared a story about a man who had asked him how to reach a hardened gang member. Boyle’s response astounded me. “For starters, stop trying to reach them. Can you be reached by them?”
Okay, so the title of this blogpost is kind of tongue-in-cheek. Coaches don’t tell their clients what they need. If you’re doing much of that you’re probably not a very good coach. That said, coaches do offer clients tools to help them achieve the life they want and the goals they desire. Two of the
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