Category Archives: Coaching

There’s a big part of you in everything you do for your coaching business. That’s why it’s essential that you reflect on your own experiences before you start on your journey. This will help you become more effective for those you coach. You’ll recognize your own mistakes and successes so you can more readily help others.

You’re not someone who is infallible and who has never made a mistake. You haven’t gone completely without success either or you wouldn’t be a coach in the first place. You’ve had a lot of ups and downs. These things are part of your journey. They were difficult to go through at the time—or were really incredible, depending on the nature—either way, they will inspire your coaching clients.

You might be feeling a little bit hesitant to share too much about yourself. Please don’t be. You’re going to form a real relationship with your coaching clients and they will really appreciate your openness and honesty. They’ll be a lot more likely to become successful and push forward if they know that you’ve been through some similar things and that you can relate to them.

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You’ll find that the past is a big part of the reason why people can’t seem to move forward with their business or with whatever it is you’re coaching them on. You’re not a therapist, but there are things you can do to help them move on and make some breakthroughs in business no matter what they’ve gone through.

When you first start working with a client, you’re going to take steps to learn more about their past on a personal and professional level. There will be personal things they aren’t ready to share with you, of course, but you need to know enough to understand where they’re coming from. You have to know what makes them the way they are.

It’s important that you help them get a new perspective. Help them see that everything in their past was a learning experience. They don’t have to forget the mistakes they made, but they should take a more positive outlook on them.

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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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