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Listening to Christian Leaders – by Anita Stadler, PhD

Leaders often appreciate having time set aside for coaching because it is the only place they can safely think out loud. Our role as a coach includes listening at multiple levels.
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Are Action Steps Essential? by Dr. Keith E. Webb

If the practice of coaching were to be boiled down to it's two core functions you are left with reflection for insights and action steps for application. Yet, some people struggle with coaching action steps. They view stimulating reflection as virtuous and the main job of a coach, while generating action steps as too pragmatic and therefore optional.
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Doing Missions Coaching in Asia: The Power of Summary – by Patty, a missionary in Asia

For several months, Tammy and I have been exploring how she can best use her strengths and passions within her calling. Now transitioning out of her current role, Tammy is considering what she will do…
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Marketing Your New Christian Coaching Business by Marcie Thomas

Are you at a loss when it comes to marketing your New Christian coaching business? Most of those individuals drawn to coaching do not have a strong marketing background or have ever aspired to gain one…
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Taking the Long View

Taking the Long View Transformational coaching is taking the long view in working with people. Companies that are managed to generate short-term profits ignore research, product development and employee training because they don’t contribute to the…
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Biggest Marketing Challenge? by Marcie Thomas

What’s your biggest business launching or marketing challenge? Take our survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K6N2T6K. We’ll share the compiled results with those who take the survey. All responses are anonymous. There is a level of comfort in knowing that…
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Life Coaches Solve Problems by Marcie Thomas

Are you having problems finding paying clients? Does your target audience know that you can solve their problems? People pay to get problems solved. Therefore, coaches need to position marketing messages in terms of being…
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Build People, Don’t Solve Problems

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. In practical terms, we…
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Google Your Niche Market by Marcie Thomas

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…
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Was that a Question or not a Question? That is the Question! By Gregory Bland

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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New Coaches Need to Brand! by Marcie Thomas

Not to oversimplify, but branding is simply having a cohesive look and a cohesive message. Put another way, it’s the packaging and communicating of what you do, whom you serve and how you stand out…
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The Visual Question and It’s Role in Coaching, by Dawn

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 the coachee…
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How to Build Credibility as an Internal Coach – by Anita Stadler, PhD

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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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. by Gregory Bland

“Dad, are you trying to help me be a better decision maker?” my son’s eyes peered across the boat cover as we snapped it back into place. Smiling back I responded, “Yes, as a matter of…
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Asking Powerful Questions:

Asking Powerful Questions: “The purpose in a man’s mind is like deep waters, but a man of understanding will draw it out.”                                                                  Proverbs 20:5 “The other day my son came home with…
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