In the end, whether we are remembered for the tragedies of our lives or our response to them is largely a matter of the choices we make.
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Sticks and stones may break my bones, and your words will always shape me.  No doubt you understand the power of words and the influence they have within our lives.  Most of us…
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Build People, Don’t Solve Problems

As coaches, we can choose to focus on becoming or on doing: on preparing people’s character for eternity or on making sure things are done right today…
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Want to know where your niche or target market is located at online? You can find gobs of folks on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yahoo groups. Become a member of each, complete your profile and…
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When you feel the urge to speak, ask yourself if you’ve listened long enough. Even better, ask the person you’re listening to, “Is there more you would like to say, or more that you would like me to understand?” NOT, “Are you done yet?
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Would it help to pray about that before making a decision?  At first glance this may sound like a great question, but, is it?  As parent coaches we understand the power of asking instead of…
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What is a Visual Question?

Visual questions are a means of helping the coachee increase their self-awareness by responding to a specific question with the help of a picture. For example, the coach asks…
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Many coaches pursue coach training so they can serve as a coach within their current organization, but after completing their training they are not sure how to introduce their new capabilities to the organization. I believe there are some key success factors that make the process easier.
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Listening: Curiosity vs. Diagnosis

“During coach training, my homework was to get feedback on my listening skills…You have to listen while someone talks about something valuable in his or her…
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If relationships go as well as possible, they won’t go smoothly…A coach approach to conversations is a great way to reconvene a relationship after any period of silence or frustration.
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The heavy footsteps, sigh, and loud thump as my son sat upon the stairs indicated something was up.  I looked up to see a disappointed look upon my sons face.  He stared into my eyes…
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??  Most of my clients don’t understand the power of dreaming.  Many of us haven’t been taught to dream about our future.     An encounter a few months ago helped me understand the power…
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Seven years ago, when I decided to pursue a career in coaching and started looking for coach training programs, I didn’t realize it would be such a challenging project! After becoming a coach, I found – like many established Christian coaches – that prospective coaches contacted me with questions about the field, and coach training in particular. Since then, I’ve authored an ebook, The Complete Guide to Christian Coach Training, to help Christians who are considering entering the field to make informed decisions that are uniquely best suited to them.

For those starting this journey, here are five things to know about Christian coach training…
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In my mom’s Christian family, she was never allowed to go to movies.  My father’s Christian family went to movies occasionally, but he became a pastor and married my mom which meant we typically did not…
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The staff had self-diagnosed the problem – too many congregants with issues. Our lead pastor had agreed that even he was at his wits’ end on how to handle other’s issues well. But they all…
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