Tony Stoltzfus
Tony is a master coach, trainer, author and networker who runs the Christian coaching bookstore at Coach22... Read full bio
A Basic Life Coaching Terminology by Tony Stoltzfus
There are a lot of similar terms floating around in life coaching circles, and we aren’t always clear on what each one means. From my work is life coaching, I have found the following list…
Read full article... Life Coaching Defined by Tony Stoltzfus
Life Coaching is a special coaching niche that focuses on discovering your values and purpose and aligning your life with them. Life coaching is about destiny discovery and alignment. A life coach works toward two things: creating a better future and a better life today.
Read full article... Effective Encouragement by Tony Stoltzfus
Encouragement is an important tool for keeping clients energized and motivated. Encouragement is inspiring for all of us, and for some personality types it is the single biggest factor in motivation. Therefore, coaching support structures should always include encouragement, affirmation and celebration.
Read full article... Maintaining Expectations in a Coaching Relationship by Tony Stoltzfus
Coaching works because it is a great relationship built on clear expectations about change. If either the openness in the relationship or the high expectations are eroded, you’ll lose effectiveness. How do you effectively maintain expectations in a coaching relationship?
Read full article... Support Structures in the Coaching Relationship by Tony Stoltzfus
The process of habit change is not well understood by Christians, and neither are the relational resources God has given us to do it. The key factor in change is motivation, not information. It isn’t knowing what to do that produces change—it’s having the incentive to tackle the hard work it entails. We have to get motivated, to get energized to change, and then stay motivated and energized long enough to form a new habit.
Read full article...
There are a lot of similar terms floating around in life coaching circles, and we aren’t always clear on what each one means. From my work is life coaching, I have found the following list…
Read full article... Life Coaching Defined by Tony Stoltzfus
Life Coaching is a special coaching niche that focuses on discovering your values and purpose and aligning your life with them. Life coaching is about destiny discovery and alignment. A life coach works toward two things: creating a better future and a better life today.
Read full article... Effective Encouragement by Tony Stoltzfus
Encouragement is an important tool for keeping clients energized and motivated. Encouragement is inspiring for all of us, and for some personality types it is the single biggest factor in motivation. Therefore, coaching support structures should always include encouragement, affirmation and celebration.
Read full article... Maintaining Expectations in a Coaching Relationship by Tony Stoltzfus
Coaching works because it is a great relationship built on clear expectations about change. If either the openness in the relationship or the high expectations are eroded, you’ll lose effectiveness. How do you effectively maintain expectations in a coaching relationship?
Read full article... Support Structures in the Coaching Relationship by Tony Stoltzfus
The process of habit change is not well understood by Christians, and neither are the relational resources God has given us to do it. The key factor in change is motivation, not information. It isn’t knowing what to do that produces change—it’s having the incentive to tackle the hard work it entails. We have to get motivated, to get energized to change, and then stay motivated and energized long enough to form a new habit.
Read full article...
Transformational Coaching
From Employee to Entrepreneur: Four Key Mistakes to Avoid by Michael J. Pfau
Many people who enter coaching come from a background of being employed either in a corporate environment or small business. Often the mindset of an employee is very different than the owners when it comes…
Read full article... You Got Heart-Breaking Through Walls of Fear by Jane Birr
My art got rejected from an art show today because it was deemed too dangerous. You see, I made a piece out of multicolored glass. Exploding through the glass came a fist. I named it…
Read full article... Coaching With Style: Discovering Connections Among the DISC Profiles by Dawn
In a previous series we explored the four DISC profiles, which include Dominance (D style), Influence (I style), Steadiness (S style) and Conscientiousness (C style). Despite their differences these styles also share some things in…
Read full article... Coaching With Style Part 4: Coaching a C Style by Dawn
How Understanding DISC Profiles Can Make You a Better Coach During these eight weeks, we are exploring each of the four main DISC profiles to learn about the characteristics of each style, how people tend to…
Read full article... Coaching With Style Part 3: Coaching an S Style by Dawn
How Understanding DISC Profiles Can Make You a Better Coach During these eight weeks, we are exploring each of the four main DISC profiles to learn about the characteristics of each style, how people tend to…
Read full article...
Many people who enter coaching come from a background of being employed either in a corporate environment or small business. Often the mindset of an employee is very different than the owners when it comes…
Read full article... You Got Heart-Breaking Through Walls of Fear by Jane Birr
My art got rejected from an art show today because it was deemed too dangerous. You see, I made a piece out of multicolored glass. Exploding through the glass came a fist. I named it…
Read full article... Coaching With Style: Discovering Connections Among the DISC Profiles by Dawn
In a previous series we explored the four DISC profiles, which include Dominance (D style), Influence (I style), Steadiness (S style) and Conscientiousness (C style). Despite their differences these styles also share some things in…
Read full article... Coaching With Style Part 4: Coaching a C Style by Dawn
How Understanding DISC Profiles Can Make You a Better Coach During these eight weeks, we are exploring each of the four main DISC profiles to learn about the characteristics of each style, how people tend to…
Read full article... Coaching With Style Part 3: Coaching an S Style by Dawn
How Understanding DISC Profiles Can Make You a Better Coach During these eight weeks, we are exploring each of the four main DISC profiles to learn about the characteristics of each style, how people tend to…
Read full article...
-
Site Search
-
Need to Know
-
The Latest from Tony
-
Subscribe To...
-
Browse By Keyword
Archive Index
- Accountability (28)
- Action Steps (23)
- Asking (21)
- Authenticity (1)
- Become a Coach (24)
- Benefits of Coaching (35)
- Biblical coaching (12)
- Books and Reviews (4)
- Business (16)
- Certification (9)
- Church (21)
- Church Growth (16)
- coaching (1)
- Coaching Community (6)
- Coaching Community (7)
- Coaching Relationship (44)
- coaching the heart (1)
- Communication (27)
- culture (1)
- Definition of Coaching (10)
- Discipleship (16)
- Exploring Possibilities (1)
- Family (4)
- Finding a Coach (3)
- Fitness (3)
- Goals (5)
- Grief Coaching (6)
- Health (14)
- heart (1)
- How To... (57)
- Impact of Coaching (17)
- Impact of Coaching (23)
- Internet (2)
- Intimacy (2)
- Leadership (27)
- learning (1)
- Life Balance (23)
- Life Purpose and Destiny (28)
- Listening (21)
- Marketing (40)
- Marriage and Marriage Coaching (6)
- Marriage and Marriage Coaching (21)
- Money (4)
- Networking and Referrals (7)
- Nutrition (5)
- Obstacles (3)
- Organizational Coaching (1)
- Organizations (3)
- pare (1)
- parent (8)
- parent coaching (1)
- Parenting (33)
- Personal Growth (35)
- Perspective (17)
- Practice Building (23)
- Pro Bono Coaching (2)
- Pro-Active Parent Coaching (2)
- purpose (1)
- Relationship Coaching (29)
- Research (10)
- Resources and Materials (8)
- Spiritual Formation (3)
- Strategic Planning (2)
- Strengths and Type (3)
- Teams and Teambuilding (3)
- Techniques and Skills (65)
- Training (21)
- Transformation (28)
- Values (11)
- wor (1)
- Work (12)
- Workshops and Seminars (1)
- Writing and Publishing (3)