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This series of four articles is based on a Mission Coaches Network teleconference with guest speaker Ruth Maxwell. Ruth is a career missionary with SIM and has served in Liberia, Kenya, Canada, and presently, in…
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Posted in Missions Coaching - Guest Posts by MCC Moderator Jul 11th, 2010 |
Tags: Asking, Coaching Relationship, Communication, How To..., Techniques and Skills |
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OK, now that our vacation is winding down and we’re on our way home, let’s take turns and we’ll share what our favorite part of the trip was. Who will go first?
‘I will,’ one of…
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Posted in Parenting by Greg Bland Jul 8th, 2010 |
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This series of four articles is based on a Mission Coaches Network teleconference with guest speaker Ruth Maxwell. Ruth is a career missionary with SIM and has served in Liberia, Kenya, Canada, and presently, in…
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Posted in Missions Coaching - Guest Posts by MCC Moderator Jul 7th, 2010 |
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Last year many of us at CMI had the privilege of providing coaching to a group of longterm career missionaries who had never received coaching before. A couple coaches, after working with their new clients…
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Posted in Missions Coaching - Guest Posts by MCC Moderator Jan 21st, 2010 |
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"What are you doing, dad?" Carly asked over the phone. I'd been out of town for almost a week. We'd had a few good conversations during my trip, but this wasn't one of them because I simply responded to her question...She wanted to know more, but didn't know how to ask...the conversation would have gone better and she would have learned something important had I seized the opportunity to teach her to ask sharper questions.
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Posted in Family Coaching Center Guest Posts by Jeff Williams Aug 6th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, Family, Parenting |
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When we talk about talking before we have conversations it puts us in a good position to take stock of our mental and emotional reserves to determine if we have enough fuel in the tank to be our best in the way we listen and respond. "Can I serve Jill well right now? Will I be able to turn off the conversation in my head and to table distractions so that I can really hear her thoughts and feelings?
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Posted in Family Coaching Center by Jeff Williams Aug 5th, 2009 |
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What if the cost of their success is so high that they are actually destroying their body in the process? Do you have clients who have little to no margin in their lives? Their packed-tight schedule leaves no room for down time or time to spend with their family.
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Posted in Wellness Coaching by Sharon Graham Aug 5th, 2009 |
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Missionaries want to proclaim the good news of Jesus. So, they do evangelism, baptize and disciple believers, and preach during worship services. God uses these activities to build His kingdom. These activities tend to flow…
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Posted in Missions Coaching - Guest Posts by MCC Moderator Jul 26th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, How To..., Obstacles |
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Once on the dance floor, the instructor turns to me and presents the frame for our dance. He explains that I must both press in and lay back - rest - in his hold. It is the tension of this shape and my trust in him that allows us to communicate. The same is true with the Lord; it is in the drawing near to Him that He draws near to me. Then I know Him, His purposes and His ways.
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Posted in Coaching Women - Guest Posts by Kimberly Dinsdale Jul 7th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, Personal Growth |
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This is a guest post by Marcie Thomas, President of CoachingShift.com
What makes a good client clincher? In other words, how can you increase the odds of closing the sale in your favor when you are…
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Posted in Web Marketing Guest Posts by Beth Cole Jun 10th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, Marketing |
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Every good salesman knows to ask for the sale. Ask your client to make a decision about her future, not a commitment to a plan, but a decision of power stating how it shall be.
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Posted in Wellness Coaching Guest Posts by Sharon Graham Jun 5th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, Health |
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The true value in coaching comes through reflecting and learning from what we do. Yet, many coaches miss valuable learning opportunities with their clients only debriefing what happened and what the client did. That's a…
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Posted in Missions Coaching - Guest Posts by MCC Moderator Jun 1st, 2009 |
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Recently I have been asking Christian adults if they have any life goals and would they mind telling me what some of them are. This was not a test; it was just out of my…
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Posted in Coaching and Discipleship by cherylbaker Apr 10th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, Discipleship, Techniques and Skills |
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Since 1995, Frank has managed a department within the company where I work. He’s a good guy with high character and plenty of work ethic. Yet his team is nowhere near their performance potential, and…
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Posted in CCM - Featured Column by Jerome Daley Mar 20th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, Leadership |
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We've all listened and asked questions since we were toddlers. It's just that most of us have never approached listening and asking as disciplines, to be systematically learned, practiced and refined. There are lots of…
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Posted in Transformational Coaching by Tony Stoltzfus Jan 29th, 2009 |
Tags: Asking, Listening |
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