John – The CoachAccountable Perspective

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Metrics

Looking Forward to the New Year? Look Back, First.

Ah, the new year. It should come as little surprise to hear that coaching bears a faint resemblance to gyms when it comes to January, in that both institutions see a predictable uptick in participation, and it’s one which may or may not last through…

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Psychology

Being a Gift (To Your Clients)

“Being a gift” is an admittedly curious turn of phrase. It’s one that I recall hearing back in my early days dabbling in what I like to call the “transformational arts”. Here amid the holiday season when gift giving is so top of mind, let’s…

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Session Notes

Session Notes That are Eagerly Anticipated

If your clients eagerly await the notes from their sessions with you, you’ve certainly succeeded in adding another dash of magic and value to the experience of working with you. How do you get us clients to eagerly anticipate notes about our sessions with you?…

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Who Could Recognize Their Dream Coach?

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…

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Action Planning

Powerfully Revoking Your Word

…is something we generally suck at. When it comes to going back on something we said we were going to do, our default is to: Ugh, Tony. Anyway yeah, when it comes to being coached by you, us clients are apt to get excited and…

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Action Planning

The Gift of Getting Called Out

I let an action item deadline slip. My coach noticed as much, and sent me a friendly email on the matter. It said: I’m clear that you are on track to complete the actions we talked about today. That said, how would you like me…

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Psychology

Everyone Likes Getting Their Cookie

When your clients are up to ambitious things and making progress, you can easily give them a pat on the back that fuels them to keep going. It's a treat to be on the receiving end of such encouragement.

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Action Planning

What to Do When Deadlines Keep Slipping

If your clients are up to accomplishing great things with you, they’ll no doubt be undertaking some larger projects: things which aren’t just one-and-done activities, but rather a series of little steps each building towards the overarching goal. If you’re guiding your clients to plan…

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Session Notes

Session Notes? Freshness Matters!

Writing and sharing notes from your sessions is a powerful practice. For reasons explained, you will make doing so easier, faster and better by getting them done as soon as you can.

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Describe The Experience Your Clients Can Expect

There are myriad practices that lend power and focus to already good coaching conversations, and done well they make the experience of being coached by you so much more. Nice is figuring out how to do these practices powerfully during the time you were already…

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