Category Archives: Coaching

Lesson planning is often a matter of individual preference if this is something you’re going to do as part of your coaching. You can do it however you want. What works for you might not work for someone else. You’ll start off by figuring out exactly what you want to teach in a certain book, report, or session. Then, you’ll figure out how you’ll relay that information, including which mediums you’ll utilize.

You’ll determine which stories you’ll share and which questions you’ll ask. You’ll find supplementary resources you can share or refer learners to. Honestly, lesson planning (or lecture planning, or book planning, or whatever it is you’re doing) can be a lot of fun if you have the right mindset about it.

It’s important to be prepared enough that you know what you’re doing without really having to think about it while you’re actually teaching or writing. Outline and plan ahead so you’re ready to go. When you’re first starting out, you’ll probably want to be pretty specific in your plans. I’m not saying you need an exact script, but you should know what’s coming next and when.

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As a coach, you work really hard to impact people’s lives. You want every single one of your coaching clients to succeed. It means a lot to you – you wouldn’t be coaching if that weren’t the case.

The coaching relationship has to end sometime, though. I’m not saying that there won’t be certain coaching relationships that go on for years or even over the span of a lifetime. But those times are few and far between. Typically, the coaching relationship will end.

There are different ways to manage this. You might have an end point in mind when you first get started with the coaching. Maybe you’re running a one-month program or something like that. Or, maybe it’s up to the client to decide how long the coaching relationship will last – as long as they keep paying you, you’ll keep coaching them. But, there are some things to consider above and beyond that.

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Knowledge is power. There’s something you know that other people are desperate to know. Whether it’s information for their business, life, or passions, you can do people a great service when you teach them. It’s an excellent way to help others while leaving your mark on this world.

After all, you’ve spent a lot of time and effort to become an expert on something. You’ve used a lot of elbow grease and spent a lot of your time and money on a particular skill or topic. Surely, it’s a good idea to pass your knowledge along to other people in the form of coaching, right? People are clamoring to know what you know, after all.

But, what about all of the crummy teachers and coaches you’ve had in your life? What about the books you’ve read that didn’t actually teach you a darn thing? What about the confusion you’ve felt when trying to get a grasp on new concepts and your teacher didn’t know the first thing about helping you?

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