The CoachAccountable Perspective – Page 4 – An authentic view of what works from the receiving end of being coached

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Session Notes

The Gift that is Notes Written by Another

Think of the birthday cards you’ve received. Which ones stand out in memory, having really touched you? The ones where the Hallmark writer really nailed it with a witty zinger on the inside, below which was hastily scribbled “Love, So-and-so”? No. It’s the ones where…

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Action Planning

Meaningfully Engaged Beyond the Conversations

If we’re talking about meaningfully engaging with the coaching process, however they showed up in the last conversation is just the tip of the iceberg. Because no matter how enthusiastic they were, the real impact comes only from applying that coaching, to life as lived,…

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Therapy

“Therapy for All” vs. “Coaching for All” vs. “Coaching for Some”

What's a good rallying cry for the masses in the space of well-being and expressing potential?

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Action Planning

Promises Made to Self Alone are Easy to Break

Notice in your sessions how often clients will say something that rhymes with:“Yeah, I really should…” or“I think it would be great if I got in the habit of…”. They might even use more committed language, like:“I’m going to…”,“I gonna start…” or even“I will…” Whether…

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Showcasing Style

“I Can See When You’re Empowered, I Can See When You’re Not”

Imagine being able to tell your clients this. And not in a creepy, Orwellian sense, but as a simple matter of fact around the things you create together to structure and support their efforts. A powerful and intentional coaching relationship will have you co-creating action…

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Psychology

We Don’t Need You to Have More Certifications, We Need You to Hold Us as Big

A memo from your clients, coming from a place of wisdom deep from within.

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Session Notes

Don’t Share Session Notes if Nothing from Your Conversations Matters

We instinctively recognize that when someone makes the effort to share specific notes with us from a particular conversation, they feel those notes were particularly important and worth sharing. This is a coin with two sides, and the flip side of this coin similarly, even…

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