Coaching for Self-Care: How to Avoid Burnout

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Do coaches get “burnout”?   Sure. You bet. Coaches are human.  And, it is important for your coach training program to teach and encourage coaching students to practice good self-care habits. I invite you to pause for a few minutes to refresh, renew and focus on these ten daily delicious habits of mind, body and spirit …Read More

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What are the Qualities of a Great Life Coach?

What are the top ten qualities of a GREAT Life Coach? What makes for a GREAT coach? What personal qualities do great coaches possess that separate them from the good coach?  There are so many books and articles that identify traits of a great coach and as hard as it might be for all coaches …Read More

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Career Coaching: Helping Clients Navigate Through Career Transitions

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Career coaching is a growing and very rewarding niche with more people coming out of retirement, graduating from college, and homemakers returning to work. And growing in numbers are clients who are seeking to find their ideal career where they can apply their God-given gifts, talents, work experiences, passions and strengths in a rewarding new …Read More

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Conflict Coaching Using DISC

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What can you do to work through the conflict when each of the 4 personality profiles have different “motivators”? “Get it done” or “Get recognized”, “Get harmony” or finally “Get it Right”? When we seek first to understand our own behavior, and how we react in stressful situations and how we respond to conflict, then …Read More

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Core Values: How Clear Are Your Core Values?

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Core Values Exercise: How clear are your core values? Clear values motivate us. Clear values help us make decisions. Clear values are the foundation for growth. Clear values bring greater inner peace. What are your Top 5 Values?  Start By Selecting 15 Values, and Then Narrow Your Selection Down To 5 Values. If one of …Read More

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SMART Goals for Success in 2012

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  As you work to clarify your goals for 2012, keep SMART Goal setting in mind. SMART = Specific, Measurable, Action, Realistic, Timeframe.   Ok, you noticed I have A = ACTION while most models use Attainable, right?  Well, I’ve adjusted the acronym a little and will keep attainable with realistic.  I like the word ACTION …Read More

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Is My Client Coachable or Not Coachable?

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 How do you know when a client is ready for coaching?  Sometimes a potential client may appear to be ready for coaching, and a few questions right up front can help answer  “how coachable” is the client?” Here are a few questions for you to consider.       1. I can be relied upon …Read More

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Are You Clear About Your Niche?

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Do you feel that if you narrow your focus, you will lose potential clients? Remember the golden rule of marketing: “If you try to appeal to everyone, you end up appealing to no one!” Here are 7  Tips for How to Be Clear About Your Niche: 1) Know your own experience, credibility and contacts 2) …Read More

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Are You Living in Your Sweet Spot?

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   How do you coach your clients to live in their “sweet spot?” At Christian Coach Institute, we train our coaches on how to help clients understand, and embrace their personality traits, life and career experiences, talents and strengths, spiritual gifts and core values.  The convergence of all of these is your client’s “sweet spot.”  …Read More

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A Passion That Motivates

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He hit the table with his closed fist, making my glass of water splash and the other diners pause for that brief moment.  “I’ve got to reach younger men and help them grow in their  deeper in their walk with God,” he said through clinched teeth, “or I just won’t be able to live with …Read More

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