The CoachAccountable Perspective – Page 7 – An authentic view of what works from the receiving end of being coached

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Showcasing Style

A Given Coaching Style is Composed of Various Practices (or Lacks Thereof)

What’s your coaching style? Before reading on, put your eyes back on the question above and notice what pops up as your mind begins formulating the answer. Give it a beat before you move on. Again, What’s your coaching style? … Now I’m going to…

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Session Notes

Just 1-3 Sentences

One of the greatest gifts you can give your clients are notes from the sessions you have. If you don’t fancy yourself much of a writer when it comes to composing Session Notes, don’t worry. It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece to be a…

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Session Notes

Session Notes Are to Be Carried Forth and Carried Out

When you really nail session notes, they’re more than mere documentation. In the hands of your client, they’re marching orders.

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Session Notes

Coaching Calls Are Meaningful, Memorable Milestones

Tell your clients that calls with you are going to be meaningful, memorable milestones. There are just a few ingredients you need to ensure are present to have this be true.

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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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