Archive for September 2009
Faith Coaching:
A Conversational Approach to Helping Others Move Forward in Faith
by Chad Hall, Bill Copper and Kathryn McElveen
(5 stars)
Reviewed by Jerome Daley
Buy this book if:
You coach people around spiritual disciplines or spiritual growth
You…
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Posted in Book Reviews by Tony Stoltzfus Sep 28th, 2009 |
Tags: Books and Reviews, Spiritual Formation |
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During the first round of our church staff coach training, he spent most of the time on his new Blackberry. A year later, during the second round of training, he informed me he was leaving early...Hence, we had a problem, since he was not fully engaged in the staff-wide coaching training which our senior staff had agreed upon...When the dust cleared, the following insight became obvious about the role of the lead pastor when attempting to inject a coaching methodology into the DNA of paid and unpaid staff:
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Posted in Coaching and the Church by Russ Rainey Sep 25th, 2009 |
Tags: Church, How To... |
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When coaching cross culturally, I have learned to never underestimate the value of fully understanding and using the language of the client. This of course, is an ICF Core Competency - "Active Listening: the ability…
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Posted in Missions Coaching - Guest Posts by MCC Moderator Sep 23rd, 2009 |
Tags: Techniques and Skills |
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It's that time of year again when things gear up; school is starting, business ramps up, holiday season planning begins. It's the season when my clients really start to say: "I'm overwhelmed!" "How can I get it all done?" "I need more time."
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Posted in Coaching Women - Guest Posts, [None] by Kimberly Dinsdale Sep 11th, 2009 |
Tags: Goals, Life Balance, Life Purpose and Destiny, Personal Growth |
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This is a guest post by Marcie Thomas of Coaching Shift.
When you are "in the moment" with a potential client, let's say their interest is peaked and they've shared their passions and their frustrations on…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Sep 10th, 2009 |
Tags: Practice Building, Techniques and Skills |
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This is a guest post by Susan Fleming of Electronic Marketing Success.
When was the last time you pulled out that list of goals you wrote sometime around the beginning of the year? You did write…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Sep 10th, 2009 |
Tags: Action Steps, Practice Building, Workshops and Seminars |
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Woman of Destiny, arise! Your time has come! The Word of the Lord has been spoken! Your day is at hand, but do you have what it takes?
As a Woman of Destiny, you must possess certain qualities. Throughout the Bible, God has given us examples of women who were called and chosen for a specific purpose.
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Posted in Coaching Women - Guest Posts, [None] by Kimberly Dinsdale Sep 9th, 2009 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Personal Growth, Transformation |
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"I want to take more walks with you, Jeff" Jill said as part of a demo during one of our Marriage Coach training classes. "I'm curious about you wanting to take more walks" I asked. She was happy to share. "It seems that when we walk we have some of our best talks. There are fewer possibilities of interruption, and it's when I get your most focused attention. It helps me feel closer to you", she said. Walking and talking to get closer? Cool. We just improved our marriage.
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Posted in Family Coaching Center Guest Posts by Jeff Williams Sep 8th, 2009 |
Tags: Marriage and Marriage Coaching, Relationship Coaching |
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Forgiveness is a choice, not an emotion. The desire leads to decision, which is where it happens. They still may not feel like forgiving, but they chose to forgive anyway. The feelings will catch up later.
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Posted in Coaching Women - Guest Posts by Kimberly Dinsdale Sep 7th, 2009 |
Tags: Personal Growth, Relationship Coaching |
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Paul, one of my first coaching clients, engaged me to help him discover a sense of purpose in his life. Several months into the relationship, his teenage son was tragically killed in a car accident…
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Posted in Transformational Coaching by Tony Stoltzfus Sep 7th, 2009 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Personal Growth |
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Paul, one of my first coaching clients, engaged me to help him discover a sense of purpose in his life. Several months into the relationship, his teenage son was tragically killed in a car accident. That event completely changed Paul's focus and his sense of what was meaningful in life. Over the next year, we talked about issues like transparency, grieving, how to allow others to support you, who your real friends are, and much more.
When Paul was finally ready to reengage the life purpose question, nothing seemed to really motivate him. We looked at several different business or ministry tracks he could have gone down, but nothing clicked--until he hit on the idea of setting up memorial funds to help young families with the financial burden of adoption. The idea was...
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Posted in Featured Content by Tony Stoltzfus Sep 7th, 2009 |
Tags: Life Purpose and Destiny, Personal Growth |
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Helping your clients to walk in peace will create wholeness in their physical body as well as in their spirit and soul. Your clients will reap tremendous dividends, and at the same time think that you are the best coach in the world!
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Posted in Wellness Coaching by Sharon Graham Sep 4th, 2009 |
Tags: Life Balance, Personal Growth |
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Many of us operate one person coaching companies. One question that comes up all the time when coaching clients on web content is "should I say 'I' or 'We' when I talk about my company?"
What…
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Posted in Web Marketing by Beth Cole Sep 4th, 2009 |
Tags: Business, How To..., Practice Building |
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Whether you've been disconnected in your marriage for a few days or a few months, the beginning of a solution is the same; communication. And coaching skills provide the tools you need to do the job of building pleasure back into your relationship.
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Posted in Family Coaching Center by Jeff Williams Sep 3rd, 2009 |
Tags: Communication, Intimacy, Marriage and Marriage Coaching, Relationship Coaching |
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I couldn't help but notice a young man who was pacing the floor, complaining and fussing about having to wait over thirty minutes for his car. He was making quite a scene, and interestingly enough, the book he brought to read was getting crumpled in his hands.
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Posted in Wellness Coaching Guest Posts by Sharon Graham Sep 2nd, 2009 |
Tags: Action Steps, Life Balance |
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