Training & Certification Completed

 

This was a great Training and Certification.  I enjoyed that I could work at my own pace. That I had on going support from Mitch Matthews and his team. That it was so much more than just coaching theory but filled with tons of practical helps for launching my coaching practice. 

100 Things I Love To Do - Activity

This is one of the coaching activities that I am posting to celebrate the 100th post of my Devotional Blog. There is a page tab above that will link you over to my Devotional.

This is a fun activity.  When you get done with it - I am available if you want to talk about your experience and how to get from where you are today to having more time for the things you love to

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More Coaching

I just finished my 2nd session with my first of 3 Allies or Clients today.
We looked at how her last week had gone, talked about her experience with the 100 Things I Love to Do List and Her 50 Things I Loved To Do As a Kid.
Then we looked at the coming week at the small but significant steps she wanted to take to work on her goals.

Coaching is a great way to discover and uncover what you want to do and begin to work on a plan to actually accomplish those things.
We use a model that Helps You Discover and Clairfy, Create a Best Guess Plan of what might work, Remember why you want to do what you want to do, and experiement with your plan,  then we celebrate what is working and adjust what is not. 

Its all at your speed, working on what you want to work on.
I have great tools to help you with every step.

Let me know if you are interested in discussing how this might work for you.  I am ready at this point to add what we call Allies (clients), because it is a working partnership to help move you forward toward reaching your goals and dreams. 

Margot said - Mitch said

The following are some of my comments that I posted in the Life Coach Training forum along with the personal responses from Mitch the co-founder of The Coach Mindset. 

Margot said: I scheduled my first “real” coaching session yesterday. Yikes!! We are doing her complementary session this Tuesday and her first paid session the following week. I admit I feel a little nervous and I’m hoping I can keep all the great training and tools in my head and pull it out of my coach hat at the right time. Part of me wants to fast forward to make sure I have all the right forms and everything in place but I am realizing this is going to have to be a “grow as I go” kind of thing. She knows I am still in training and I told her that as I learned more I would just get better and better. I told her to be thinking about the things she might want to work on over the next 3 to 6 months. I told her don’t limit yourself – its ok to brainstorm. So I have a starting place and I am excited to be able to test things out.

Mitch said: Congratulations Margot! We’re excited for you AND your ally! This is great!
And hey… you’re going to do great! We can’t wait to hear the success stories.
Enjoy the journey and let us know how it goes!
You’re a natural!
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Magot said: Hi Mitch , Wanted to let you know my 1st coaching appointment went great. My mind map was pretty messy but good enough to be able to come home and clean it up to send her a summary that I did by hand, scanned and e-mailed to her. We were able to determine that her Big goal is to go to Israel and work in soup kitchens and help the poor for about 3 months. She had lots and lots of great ideas but struggles to find a plan to get them done. She was delighted with the coaching approach. I got a client agreement and client profile form made. I may modify it as I learn more but its something to start with. Anyway the whole thing felt great – I was able to explain the coaching model and how the intellectual immune system works. I have to say that this training has been excellent and I was able to walk into that first meeting with confidence.
My Pastor was talking to me about a program that he is working on getting grant funding, for working with folks in recovery. He asked if I would be interested in life coaching in that situation. I said sure but I just can’t do it for free – I’m out of volunteer time to be able to do any more. It was good to be able to say that and to know that what I have to offer is valuable.
All that to say that I am delighted with this training and how fast and well it is preparing me to be an excellent coach.
Thanks, Margot

Mitch said: Margot – ALL of this is music to our ears! The first coaching conversation… the first mind map… you owning the concepts… and you also knowing that the service you are providing is worth paying for!! That’s awesome and I’m both proud of you and excited for you! Keep up the great work! You’re going to bless people’s socks off!

Hats

I am so.... not a "Ball Cap" kind of girl - but a "Fedora" works.

In my Elite Life Coach Certification training we are currently thinking about the various hats we wear and how coaching can happen in them at various levels. The Elite Life Coach hat is different and more powerful, in that it offers some things that go beyond the fears and bias' of other hat relationships. My homework today is to answer the following question:

Why is it important or more powerful for someone to work with me as an Elite Life Coach?

Here's my first stab at an answer.
In other "hat" relationships there is often an element of fear or bias, that can over ride the desire to truly help the person discover their God given design and purpose.  When I offer them the Elite Life Coach's hat I become in a sense a neutral party my goal is to help them discover and reach their goals. I can help them to discover their unique design and encourage them to create a plan to test and try out their new found wings. Even the Wright Brothers had to experiment with many airplane designs before they came up with the one that caused them to soar to their unique place in history.  As a coach I can help you to discover what worked and what did not with out the condemnation or judgement or even the expectations that come from parents, co-workers, managers and friends.   Life is a journey - a Elite Life Coach helps you by asking you questions and helping you discover your own plan and allows you the freedom to experiment until you figure out how to soar. We give you the freedom to learn to fly.

By the way today I also got to talk by phone with Mitch of Elite Life Coaching. That call was above and beyond what is already offered in the training and certification materials.  I love the personal touch and so far every step of the way this program has met and exceeded my expectaions.

Starting My Life Coaching Training and Certification

I think for a while, I will share my journey of discovery as I go through the training and certification process. I have been checking out a variety of options and finally settled today on Elite Life Coaching put out by Mitch Matthews of the Coach Mindset. The training process will take about 90 days to complete. I am excited to begin this journey to fine tune and develop in the skills and better embrace the coaching lifestyle.  I may push my official launch back till I complete the training. I suppose I am already in a soft launch. I'm practicing coaching on everyone -so look out.
I invite you to join me as I work through this process.  I will share some of my ta da - wow the light bulb has turned on moments. 

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