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Forgiving, Open, and Honest

Posted by David Wood

The following is an excerpt of one of David’s coaching sessions in Top Coaching Techniques.

Client: So I’m going to have to be a little more forgiving, because obviously I’m the one that it’s affecting. I need to be a little more forgiving, a little more open and honest.

David: I think that’s a start. Now I want to help you go to the next level.

Client: I need that!

David: Great, because there are two more levels here to look at. One is, you said a little more forgiving and a little more open. How about completely forgiving your mother for how she did motherhood? How about saying that she did motherhood the best that she knew how. Yeah, she might kick herself now looking back, but at the time, she didn’t say, ‘look I really want to screw up motherhood today’. She never said that. So how about taking on that perspective and completely forgiving your mother, and seeing her as a human being?

Paul: I think it’s very easy not to look on your mother as a human being sometimes.

David: Yes! Absolutely. You know we grow up as little boys and we become little boys in men’s bodies. We’ve still got that perspective. Then when we finally see our mother as trying to do motherhood… People express feelings in certain ways, right? As kids we want them to be open and loving. Most people aren’t.

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Feel it All

Posted by David Wood

The following is an excerpt of one of David’s coaching sessions in Top Coaching Techniques.

David: Remember any feelings you have about it, they are all natural and all okay to have. They don’t mean anything. They’re just feelings and part of being a human being. Feel it all. It’s okay.

Client: Okay. All right. Sounds good.

David: I don’t normally say this, but I am here for you.

Client: I really appreciate that. When I emailed you during the week – that really helped.

David: Some people are going through little changes, some big. You are normal and natural if you wanted a little more support. The message is, if you ever need to call me or email me, please do it. My guess is, you’re only going to need two or three minutes, especially since you are on a great path.

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Finding Joy in Your Finances

Posted by David Wood

The following is an excerpt of David’s interview in Top Coaching Techniques.

Ingrid: Are you saying finances could be a source of joy?

David: Absolutely. The first step you need to find out is, how much is going in or out each month.

Ingrid: That sounds like a budget.

David: It sort of is. You need to find out how much is going in and out. If more is coming in than going out, you are going to be feeling good. You’ll know you are going in the right directions. It makes an amazing difference.

Ingrid: Making that first step can be sort of like going to the dentist when you haven’t gone in thirteen years. You don’t know what to expect. You don’t know how much you are spending and you don’t want to know.

David: Right. You don’t want to look at it. Don’t do a budget first. As a great first step, decide why you are saving. You need to know what you are saving for. You aren’t going to want the pain when you don’t know the gain. Pick something – it could be a five year or ten year target – a vacation, to be financially independent, feeling good with twenty grand in the bank should you ever need it.

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Create Your Own Materials/Forms

Posted by David Wood

The following is a transcription taken from Explode Your Practice.

One of the things that she is struggling in is what she wants to do on the career side. I want to get her in touch with where her passions are. How can I open this conversation?

David: well what you probably want to do is develop a regular practice. What you do with her, you are going to want to do with someone else in a couple of weeks. And improve it. So get it on paper, hone it, you can duplicate it, turn it into an ecourse, seminar, printed book, teleclass. You don’t have to go all out. Sit down and write out 15-20 questions. It’s so easy to turn this into a two-month program. I had a client write out questions. I said these 10 can be a book or this can go into articles. Or you can turn that into a free report. Find your dream job with this report.

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Extra Source of Income

Posted by David Wood

The following is an excerpt of one of David’s coaching sessions in Top Coaching Techniques.

Client: What do you think of getting extra sources of income?

David: I think you can. We’ve been talking about how to cut your expenses because it’s the quickest way. But, do you have more time? You might want to do a little work on the side, like waiting on tables or consulting. You can also look at increasing your hourly pay rate, which we talked about on another show. You could either do that or switch jobs, or get training to increase your skill level. I have to say, these are longer-term strategies. Cutting expenses is the easiest and quickest way.

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Common Coaching Issues

Posted by David Wood

The following is an excerpt of David’s interview in Top Coaching Techniques.

Ingrid: What are some of the most common things that people come to you with?

David: One of the biggest ones is career direction. People are actually getting to a point – not just in Australia, but around the world – where they’re thinking, ‘You know what? There must be more to life. I don’t want to work in this job anymore, I want to find something that I’m really passionate about and I’d like to get paid for it.’

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Forgiving, Open, and Honest

Feel it All

Finding Joy in Your Finances

Create Your Own Materials/Forms

Extra Source of Income

Common Coaching Issues