The life coaching process has three basic steps that must be completed in order to fulfill the objective of completing the coachable goals of the client. Step one is for clients to become “The World’s Leading Experts on Themselves.” They engage in the accelerated self-discovery process with their life coach that is unique to life coaching and is so valuable to all clients. Through this self-discovery process, clients discover their passions, priorities, values, talents and self imposed obstacles that have been hidden within them. Step two is for clients to discover and define their coachable goals in detail. Clients and their life coach together take the newly discovered information about themselves to custom build their coachable goals to suit them on their agenda. They create their coachable goals to fulfill their passions and priorities, follow their values, maximize their talents and to avoid as many of their self imposed obstacles as they can. Now they know exactly … [Read more...]
Motherhood-The Most Amazing Profession
Mothers Day brings special awareness to mothers once a year. Yet, mothers deserve much more. Why? Because they practice the most amazing profession in the world that has very unique and demanding requirements that are difficult to learn and master and are too often overlooked. Hopefully by exposing the true characteristics and demands of motherhood, readers will gain more appreciation and more respect for mothers. Motherhood is the most important profession in the world. Mothers control the development and growth of almost all children in the world, who eventually mature into adults. Mothers are entrusted, and are almost totally responsible for the health, care, training, morals, security, emotional strengths, attitudes, social understanding discipline, and learning success of their children. The relationships children and even adults have with their mothers shape who they become as adults. The results of the efforts of mothers are universal, extremely powerful, everlasting, and … [Read more...]
Response to “Should a Life Coach Have A Life First?”
The New York Times published an article entitled: “Should a Life Coach Have a Life First?” about a 27 year old part time actress who became a life coach to help finance her acting career. Although the article was a bit shallow, and inaccurate, it encouraged over 233 comments that were much more interesting, for the most part better written and very revealing. The Times closed the comments, which I feel was foolish, because they were much better than the original article, and closing them eliminated additional reasons to return to the site. The comments addressed these questions. Are life coaches controversial? You bet! Confused? Very much! Consistent? Hardly! Misunderstood? Constantly! Con Artists? Too often! Hypocritical? Again, too often? Competent? Infrequently! Respected? Not often! I really appreciate the many pointed and even humorous comments, because they reflect the terrible position the life coaching profession has gotten itself into. For example: … [Read more...]
Having “Coachable Goals” Creates Successful Life Coaching
The reason you engage a life coach is to achieve your “Coachable Goals.” The reason your life coach coaches you is to make sure you do achieve your “Coachable Goals.” Your life coach’s job is to coach himself or herself out of a job. A journey without a destination is nothing more than an aimless wandering. The life coaching process is a completion game. By having a “Coachable Goal” clients will embark on their most meaningful and most incredible journey of their lives. Both clients and their coaches have a target to strive for. Clients and their coaches will know and savor the successful completion of their coaching. A “Coachable Goal” is a future place you want to be that requires you to grow and improve as a person to achieve it. Virtually anything worth achieving in life will fit this definition. The future place factor means that clients will take action to reach a future destination. The greatest way for people to grow and improve as people is to attain … [Read more...]
Life Coaches With The “Gift of Coaching” Rock!
Being a successful and effective life coach requires a coach to have very special qualities, unique motivations, and unusual skills. Life coaches with the special “Gift of Coaching” have the natural talent and genuine passion to operate as an excellent life coach. Just like Ted Williams, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady and Tim Tebow have the natural gifts and deep desires to perform so well at their chosen sports. An effective life coach has to have the natural talent and deep motivation to truly care about the growth and improvement of their clients first. They are YOU focused as opposed to ME orientated. They have the integrity and strength of character to refrain from ever taking the superior position to manipulate their clients in any way. They are so trustworthy that they will reflect the truth to their clients in a clear and objective manner, and they will never breach their sacred confidentiality promise to their clients. In the hands of your life coach, with the "Gift" you … [Read more...]
Starting a Business? Changing Career’s? Let’s Talk Team’s
It’s kind of like dance, isn’t it? To have a team of people work together toward a common goal… fluently? Does there have to be a team for one to be a “team player”? I’ve wanted to address this “team player” thing for a while, because it kind of bothers me. In the past, I haven’t been a fan. The term “team player” has been abused over the years and it’s been pounded into our heads, time and again - be a team player!…team player!…team player! So, I ask you - when a company uses this term, what do they really want from an employee? As an employee – what can you really look for from a company who uses teams to accomplish goals? Do you want to be an excellent leader – then consider this: Used loosely, the term “team player” could mean anything. You’ve heard the good old “C’mon now, be a team player…” line, right? The fact is that the potential for abuse of this concept is huge. Work / responsibilities can be given to employees, under the … [Read more...]
The Special Life Coach-Client Relationship Is Critical To Human Improvement.
Life coaching will rarely work without the very special life coach-client relationship. With this unique relationship between clients and their life coach, the client is the total center of attention. Clients are the king or queen of the life coaching relationship. Clients will NOT open up to their coaches to reveal their inner passions, priorities, values, etc. if their so-called “coaches” show any form of superiority. Clients will bottle up their inner thoughts for fear of judgment, ridicule, or being taken advantage of. Furthermore, so called “coaches” will obstruct clients from opening up by directing any part of the focus of the relationship away from the clients, especially if these “coaches” focus on themselves. So called “coaches” who act superior and direct their attention elsewhere cease to listen attentively and will most often interject their own agendas and biases. Clients will open up to their life coach to reveal their inner passions, priorities, … [Read more...]
Smart Employers Recruit Job Seekers Who Have a Career Coach
Smart employers today have discovered that hiring new employees who have their own career coach greatly improves the accuracy and profitability of hiring the right person. Job seekers who have worked with a career coach beforehand make the hiring process much easier, much more effective, and much less costly for both the businesses and the job seekers. These coached job seekers know they are applying for the jobs they would love to perform and that they will produce excellent results by maximizing their talents, skills and priorities. They will create the best matching scenario for themselves and the business. The mystery of the potential match is almost fully solved, only requiring the hiring managers to recognize the clarity and accuracy of the match these coached job seekers bring to the process. Not only will the hiring managers quickly hire coached job seekers, they also can afford to offer better compensation. These coached new employees will perform much better, much quicker and … [Read more...]
Ensure Success or Manage Mess? And Your Preference Is?
Did you ever notice as you’re driving to your son’s baseball game that you know exactly where every stop sign is? I mean, you don’t even have to look at them anymore…you stop, you yield, and you slow to whatever speed limit – automatically. You’ve seen these signs a thousand times - they’re familiar. Sometimes, though, signs that are too familiar can be an accident waiting to happen, possibly more so than no signs at all. That’s because you’re on autopilot…you’re not looking anymore. So, who can help you get back on track? A life coach can. Do you go on interview after interview and never get a job offer? Do you listen to Uncle Henry when he says “Writer? You can ‘t make any money being a writer – get a real job.” Do you know what your goal is but can’t ever seem to get there & don’t know why? Here are some ideas to help you NOT miss signs that may be stopping your own progress. 1. Focused finish! Think of it this way…can you drive 12 … [Read more...]
Goldman Sachs Employee Exposes The Truth
Greg Smith revealed the inner rotten truth about Goldman Sachs that is probably not news to most people who work for Goldman in his article dated 3/14/12 in The New York Times entitled “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs.” Greg disclosed the Goldman culture of treating clients as suckers to be taken advantage of. (In truth, a form of stealing) This corruption of values will destroy Goldman from within. The new value purpose is that Goldman focuses on making more money ONLY for Goldman, using any means possible, especially by taking money from the clients who trusted them. No business that treats its clients as fools to be ripped off can sustain itself. Think Enron, Merrill Lynch, Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, Bernie Madhoff, and other larger than life companies that violated and abused their most valuable asset-“THE TRUST OF THEIR CLIENTS.” I expect many more Goldman Sachs members will jump off the Goldman ship because their leaders have violated one of the most important … [Read more...]
