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Coaches With Clients presents...The Rapid Coaching Academy: Professional Coach Training System

Session #3: Setting Goals & Direction

www.CoachesWithClients.comHomework Check Did you do the homework? What was it like?What do you remember that youve learned?How did changing your body work for you?Note: Watch out for indexing: using you instead of I to distance yourself

www.CoachesWithClients.com Youre About to DiscoverWhat to do before you even have a coaching sessionHow to set goals for yourself and your clients plus the difference between setting goals & setting a directionQuantitative goals and qualitative goalsHow to create strategic action plans

www.CoachesWithClients.comPreventing Pressure to PerformIts common to have a pressure to performHow to alleviate this pressure#1: Enroll clients into at least 6 12 months of coachingA big part of the value of coaching is the ongoing nature of it6 months of coaching takes the pressure offSet your clients up for success by enrolling them into longer periods of timeYou want to focus on both the short and long term (not just the short term)

www.CoachesWithClients.comPerforming Under PressurePeople tend to perform better when they are relaxed#2: Let the coaching process do the work for youRelax and let the process do the workAdd extra value by bringing your skills and experience to the tableThe coaching starts as soon as they start paying you moneyMeet with clients regularly (find your own natural rhythm)Focus solely on that person

www.CoachesWithClients.comCharge What Youre Comfortable WithWhen your fees are too high for you, it can cause added pressureIf you dont feel comfortable with any fee or you know what youre charging is too low, were going to address that later in the programCoaching fees based on ego put extra pressure on you

www.CoachesWithClients.comBefore You Meet With Your Client: Get Centered...Stand upGet in touch with your bodyNotice how youre feeling emotionallyOne of the most important things for your clients is just being there; your presenceYour presence has more value than anything you can say or do as a coach(Many coaches try to do too much)Being centered is about being relaxed and being present

www.CoachesWithClients.comWhat Happens When Youre Centered?Youll be coaching your clients energeticallyYoull be connecting with themYoull also be more in tune with what they want and needYoull be able to channel a higher power or higher wisdomShow up and start coaching

www.CoachesWithClients.comRole Play: Who Has A Weight Loss Goal?Tell me about your weight loss goal?What would you like to weigh?What would that feel like if you had that?Well be working on that over the next few monthsDiscipline is forcing yourself to do something you dont want to do.Were going to learn how to get you to want to do what you have to do.

www.CoachesWithClients.comRole Play: Who Has A Weight Loss Goal?If you were 30 pounds lighter, how would that feel?If you got there, is there any further that you might want to go?

www.CoachesWithClients.comGoals & Direction...Clients are going to come to you with goalsOthers might not be goals focusedDirection is for people looking for their path in life and is more powerful than having goalsDirection can be independent of goalsDirection driven is a cleaner burning energy source

www.CoachesWithClients.comDirection & Life Purpose...Being goal driven is not as clean an energy sourceFinding direction involves self-discoveryFinding direction becomes clearer where youre more in touch with spiritDirection is kind of like a life purposeThe majority of clients will be goal focused

www.CoachesWithClients.comSetting Great GoalsA great goal is specific and measureableHow will you know if you actually get there?Quantitative vs. qualitativeQuantitative: numeric, measurableQualitative: peace of mind, fun, etc.On a scale of 1 to 10, how much peace of mind do you feel right now?

www.CoachesWithClients.comTimelinePut a date on the end of the goalIdentify the outcome the client wantsYou dont have to have the time frameHaving a time frame can add pressure, and keep you focused on not having itWhat does it mean if you get there sooner or it takes twice as long?A lot of people have never set and achieved goals around a timelineEveryone underestimates how long something will takeWe overestimate what we can do in a short period of time, and underestimate what we can do in a long period of time

www.CoachesWithClients.comQ & A: Unrealistic GoalsQ: How do you coach somebody with an unrealistic goal timeframe?A: Have a conversation: What if it takes twice as long?Why is it so important to make it happen in 3 days?When you think about making it happen in 3 days, how does that make you feel?The client is the only one who can say if it is unrealisticThe client drives himself Whats driving the goal in the first place?

www.CoachesWithClients.comIs Your Client Selling Herself Short?A lot of times people limit themselvesWays that we limit ourselves:What is possible for anyone to doWhat is possible for them to doHow hard something is going to beHow hurt they would be if they went for it and failedHow much they are worthy of itSet a goal for where you really want to be and break it into chunks

www.CoachesWithClients.comQ&A: Goals vs. Directions...Q: Direction seems more free than Goals. Can you speak more about that?A: Time and money are the context for being aliveIt is more about the accomplish-ment itself than what the accomplishment does for youIt is hard to have a direction if your whole life is not about itSetting a goal can limit you

www.CoachesWithClients.comHomeworkGet into groups of threeOne person will coach another person, and the third person will watch, and then rotateCoach the same person consistently throughout the programCoach each other on your goals and action plansPlan for two or three sessions, twenty minutes each

Coaches With Clients presents...The Rapid Coaching Academy: Professional Coach Training System

Session #3: Setting Goals & Direction