Category Archives: Coaching

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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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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