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How To Coach a Client When Nothing Seems to Help

October 11, 2010

Of all the coaching materials that Thomas Leonard produced in his lifetime, the How To Coach Anyone (HTCA) series of 68 lessons is my very favorite. In fact, I’d venture to say that much of what I know about coaching was learned from those lessons. The first lesson that Thomas wrote was on how to [...]

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Perfectionism and Blogging

October 5, 2010

One of the pilot program coaches sent me a desperate email today. My responses are in bold and italic below: Hi Barbra. I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed with  regards to blogging and need your guidance here .. 1.       How often does one need to update … daily?  Weekly? it’s entirely up to you. give yourself [...]

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Rookie Life Coach? You Can Still Sound Experienced (Because You Are)

September 5, 2010

Today one of the pilot program coaches send me this email: I have been working through the eight marketing questions to develop my own replies. I have a problem with the “What’s your background” question. I may have had many years in the corporate/training and development environment and perhaps ‘coaching’ (in one form or another) [...]

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Tips for a Complimentary Coaching Session

August 20, 2010

One of the pilot program coaches sent me this email today: I am corresponding with a new potential client. Do you have any good advice on handling complimentary coaching sessions and getting them to buy? Please let me know. Thanks! Here’s the reply I sent to her: Don’t try to accomplish too much Don’t give [...]

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Will the Coaching by Example CDs Help You Pass the Test?

March 5, 2010

I received this enquiry today: Coach Bob T Moran told me about you, and I think I am interested in your 9 cd series. He said if I become a member of the IAC, I could get a discount on the cd’s. Is that correct, and how does that work? I couldn’t find anything about [...]

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