The CoachAccountable Perspective

You all remember that life-line from Who Wants to be a Millionaire, right? I called a buddy the other day.  I was looking for some tactical advice on a matter he was quite well-versed in.  During the conversation, I realized there was a fully separate…

Indulge me for a beat while I presence a trope: How do you lose weight?  All together now, that’s right: “diet and exercise.” This ostensibly trite and arguably overplayed goal, weight loss, is nice stand-in for virtually any endeavor we clients might be up to…

“Woah, this person has accomplished objectively more… who am I to be their coach?” If you’ve ever found yourself unnerved in this scenario, or any other that similarly evokes the impostor syndrome, take heart.  There are ways by which an ostensibly “less” powerful/skilled/experienced/whatever person can…

I love it when a coach has a clear and compelling offer: one that is easy to understand and easy to buy with confidence, confidence stemming from a clear understanding of what exactly I’m getting myself into. For me, the gold standard for a clear…

For every individual who would benefit from a coach, there exists some dream coach who’d be just right for that individual. Imagine an oddly-specific genie approached your ideal would-be client.  Instead of the usual three wishes, he offered to give that person the coach of…