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Help Clients Find Happiness Again
Can You Help Your Clients Find Happiness Again Or … Are You A “Fair Weather” Coach? Particularly around the holidays, we need to be sensitive to possible loneliness and depression our clients may be experiencing. You and I are not immune to unhappy feelings, memories from the past and maybe it’s even affecting us. Perhaps we […]
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How to Overcome Awkward or Intrusive Coaching Situations with Grace
I was speaking with a colleague recently who told of an incident with a fellow coach. Uncomfortable coaching situations can arise unexpectedly and we need to know how to handle them gracefully. They were at lunch and having what my colleague felt was a typical business discussion when suddenly my colleague began being hammered by more […]
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41 Power Questions to Improve Your Client’s Results
In my early years as a new coach, I sometimes struggled with knowing which questions to ask my clients. In those days, power questions were not part of my arsenal. Often I would find myself praying silently in sessions, “Lord, please tell me what to ask or say next.” That is a perfectly legitimate request to […]
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When Coaching is No Longer Working: How to Dismiss a Client (part 2)
Dismissing a client is not something any of us cherish, but there are times it is absolutely necessary. Since it can’t be avoided, knowing how to dismiss a client is essential.In part 1, I gave you ways to recognize that coaching was no longer working … In today’s post, I will share how to dismiss […]
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10 Signs Coaching Is No Longer Working (PART 1)
Most trained coaches are able to discern whether a potential client is ready for coaching or not. We talk about this as someone being coachable or uncoachable . . . But what if you have worked with your client for a while and then realize the relationship is no longer thriving. How do you identify these […]
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How To Get Clients and Fill Your Practice
Here are the newest, best, how-to methods to get clients in today’s business environment … The number one, most critical issue facing a new counselor or coach who is just setting up their practice is how to get clients. Even professionals who have been in the people-helping industry for a long time, sometimes see their client census […]
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Crazy Emails And Desperate Seeker
After almost 13 years in this industry, I have to admit we get some pretty crazy emails here on occasion. When an unusual one turns up, we have to discern whether it’s real, a joke or even dangerous. … Not long ago, I received an email message from a man who threatened me that he would […]
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How To Stand Out
You were never created to fit in, but to stand out. God has created you with skills and talents and a unique mission and voice to change the world. But the practical side of this is that you need to be able to finance your mission in a sustainable way. If not, you can’t make […]
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Professional Image Tips for Coaches
If you are a coach, you may be working largely from home but when it comes time to present a professional image, it is important to get your image right because it will affect your bottom line…. How you present yourself has a major impact on your ability to enroll clients. When you enter a […]
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Ideas To Promote Your Practice
The ultimate success or failure of your practice depends on your ability to reach as many of those who need you, as possible. How are you doing at this task?… Please don’t confuse this with bragging about your abilities. Rather, it is critical that those who need you, are able to find and engage with […]
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