Silly question – you may as well ask, “Are coaches human?” Yes, coaches procrastinate. More pertinent questions are, “How much?” and “How often?” The reality …
Do Coaches Procrastinate?
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Procrastination – A Barrier to Success
What is procrastination? It means to put off, delay, or defer doing something. How is procrastination a barrier to success? To simplify, putting off tasks …
The Challenge: Accountability
When setting goals and planning action steps it often helps to have an accountability partner. Having an accountability partner means you committed to someone else. …
The Challenge: Shift from Limiting to Creating Possibilities
When you ask people what their biggest barrier to success is, how often will they respond with, “me”? What is it that has us limiting …
The Challenge: Shift from a Focus on Don’t Want to Do Want
Imagine going to a travel agent and asking them to book a vacation. When the travel agent asks where to and the answer is a …
The Challenge: Shift from Reactive to Proactive
Sometimes, when coaching, a client is reacting to circumstances instead of planning intentionally. As a coach, part of the process expertise learned in coaching certification …
Visuals or Info-graphics as Coaching Tools
Given that 40% of people are primarily visual and many more are secondarily so, visuals, diagrams, or info-graphics are great tools for coaches. As an …
Inventories as a Coaching Tool
While assessments are validated tools intended to provide a depth of insight, inventories are a tool that can be created or tailored specifically for coaching …
How Important Are Action Steps?
During coach training participants practice their coaching. Often an inherent part of the practice coaching involves asking the client what they are going to do …
What Happens Between Coaching Sessions?
The obvious answer that comes to mind about what happens between coaching sessions is that clients are taking their action steps. Ideally there is much …