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Coaching the “Who” First
Something I heard in my Laser Focused Coaching course was: “If you coach the who, the what follows naturally.” Any actions that a client will take are a natural output of a shift they have. If an exploration is more feeling based during a conversation, then use these inquiries to tease out a next step:…
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Top 10 Mistakes Coaches Make: Not Focusing on the 1% That Doesn’t Work
In my Laser Focused Coaching class, we talked about the Top 10 Mistakes Coaches Make. They were very enlightening and I have definitely made a few of them, if not even still recently making those mistakes. You might want to check them out. I didn’t want to post them here out of respect for the…
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Thomas J. Leonard’s Integrity > Needs > Wants Model
Image from Flickr. Something interesting I came across was Thomas J. Leonard’s Integrity > Needs > Wants Model. Here’s how it works…If you can’t figure out, or achieve, what you want, it’s probably because your needs aren’t being met. And if you can’t seem to get your needs met, it’s probably because your integrity is…
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Recording Coaching Sessions for Continued Learning
Upon suggestion of a mentor coach, I restarted an old idea which was to record all my client sessions, generate transcripts and then go back and see where I can improve. Using some goals of my Laser Focused Coaching course, the improvement points to look for will be: Examine client dialogue and note missed emotions,…
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Continued Coach Training with Laser Focused Coaching Course
Last year I finished up and certified with the ADAPT Health Coach Training program. However, to say that was the end of my coach training would be very false. Far from it, it opened my eyes to the entire world of coaching and there is a LOT there. As a looked around, there are a…
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ADAPT Certified Functional Health Coach!
Whew! Last Friday I got word that I was officially certified as an ADAPT Certified Functional Health Coach! I raced to complete 25 coaching sessions, after passing my Practical Skills Assessment., and it went by pretty quickly after I solicited a whole batch of practice clients from the membership of the Precision Nutrition FB Group.…
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Tips on Passing the Practical Skills Assessment (PSA) for the ADAPT Health Coach Course
Woot! This last Thursday, I passed my Practical Skills Assessment (PSA) for my health coach course with ADAPT (ADAPT HCTP)! It marks a significant milestone in certification as a health coach and one that was not easy for me to achieve. In hopes of helping others through this, I thought I’d give some thoughts on…
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Unexpected Twists and Turns in Becoming a Health Coach
As noted previously we completed the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program course work back in June. In the process of becoming a coach, I discovered I needed A LOT OF work myself. What followed was a shocking revelation and, well, a transformation that I did not expect nor know the results of. When I started…
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