Conflict Coaching Using DISC

coaching conflict

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 …Read More

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Core Values: How Clear Are Your Core Values?

Core Values Alignment

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

SMART Goals 2012

  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?

ClientCoachabality

 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?

Sweet Spot

   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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I’m Stuck!

Coaching to Get Unstuck

I’m Just Stuck! Todd Blake, Kunming Coaching Coaches are motivated people.  They get things done and they help their clients “get it done,” too.  So, sometimes, it can be difficult to understand why a client is stuck where they are.  There are a lot of reasons, but here are a few taken from Gary Collin’s …Read More

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Coaching Agenda: Yours or Mine?

Christian Life Coaching and Client's Agenda

You have a new client who has asked you for coaching in overall health and  wellness.  You received the “Getting to Know You Packet” and Pre-Call Coaching Form back from the client, and you notice the client has rated their relationships as a 3 and health as a 5 on the initial health assessment that …Read More

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Can I Coach Outside My Area of Expertise?

Coaching Excellence

Newer coaches can experience self-doubt as they begin their coaching careers. “Can I coach those in a profession other that the one I have credentials in?” Yes, you can. …Read More

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