Don't Have a Niche yet? Relax, Wait and See... With 7 Areas to Explore & Questions to Help! (UPDATED) Reading Time: 3 min I'll start by confessing that when I was a life coach, in the marketing world, I would have been given a big fat "F". Don't get me wrong, I knew who my clients were - and could describe them (eventually).... Read More...
How to Coach a Client when they Distort the Facts - A Simple 3 Step Framework Reading Time: less than 1 min Does your client keep distorting the facts? Do they focus on the negative or ignore the positive? Are they determined to blame others or themselves or keep jumping to conclusions? They may be using a Cognitive... Read More...
What are Cognitive Distortions and What You Need to Know About Them! Reading Time: less than 1 min Cognitive Distortions are where we focus on particular aspects of an experience (often the 'negative' ones) and ignore or discount other aspects - thereby "distorting" our view of the world. People are... Read More...
New Free Tool! Cognitive Distortions List to use with your Clients! Reading Time: less than 1 min Announcing our latest free tool - a List of The Top 10 Cognitive Distortions! What is a Cognitive Distortion? It's where we focus on particular aspects of an experience (often 'negative' ones) and ignore or... Read More...
The 5 Questions to ask when you Freeze & Don't Know What to Say Next! (with .PDF) Reading Time: 1 min 50 sec Never Get Stuck in a Coaching Session Again! It's happened to us all, especially when starting out: we freeze in a coaching session and literally can't think what to ask or say next. The great thing in... Read More...
What are Softeners in Coaching? Reading Time: less than 1 min In coaching, softeners are a a few words you use just before asking a difficult question to literally 'soften the blow'. By using a softener, you're subconsciously preparing your clients for a... Read More...
5 Helpful Questions to Ask When Your Client Says: I'll Try Reading Time: less than 1 min Using the word "try" implies a risk of failure. When a client says "I'll try", what they're really saying is they're not fully committed to the action in question. So, the word "try", like "should", is... Read More...
Fast and Furious Decision Making Exercise! Reading Time: 1 min This is a fun exercise to do with a client who can't make a decision. What you need: Your client and a clear goal or issue that the client wants to make a decision around. Start by explaining you're... Read More...
10 Easy Questions to Get a Talkative Client to the Point! | By Emma-Louise Elsey I'm sure every one of us has had (or has!) a client who likes to tell stories and go into great detail about what happened to whom, when, where, how. It could be the drama that attracts them. Or perhaps... Read More...
Blog Replaces The Launchpad Newsletter! So, our big news - along with our makeover - is that the popular "Launchpad" newsletter has turned into a blog - this one! With over 2000 coaches subscribed we wanted to add more value and more resources... Read More...
