The following is a transcription taken from Explode Your Practice.
David: No, use it as a service for blended families. Let me lay out what I think you need. In your different levels. From no cost to higher up. The teleclass is easy to run and you can do a free report. Maybe an ebook but they take too long to write. Write a free report from your seminar with bullet points. Make it of value. At the bottom, promote your teleclass and newsletter and say forward it to those that can use it. And you can go to this web page for this seminar. Ask them to fly there. People are flying all over for things these days. Corey Rudl gets an international audience to hear him speak. You have a more limited market in seminars though. That’s why you need teleclasses.
I could rave to you about how to ‘do’ great coaching, but I won’t.
It’s excellence in our own lives that counts.
Who are you?
Who are you as a person – that someone would want to work with you?
That they would want a ‘piece’ of your energy? That someone would say, “That’s the type of person I would like to become.” “I want a life like that.”
Are you:
Loving your life? Can you find gratitude, are attractive to be around, and things keep getting better?
Responsible for your life? Instead of complaining about what happened, you say, “What did I do to create this, and why?” You forgo excuses and blame.
Feeling all your feelings honestly? Without letting them rule you, or on the other hand suppressing them?
Going for everything you want? Or at least being honest where you’re not?
Risking in your life? Saying the things you’re scared to say, even at risk of losing a relationship? Doing the things you fear? Thinking bigger? Letting go of your safe nest for what is next?
Taking care of yourself? Are you giving you what you need? Do you exercise and eat well? Do you rest when you need to?
Keeping your own standards of integrity? Paying ALL the tax you know you should? Do you pay for software and CD music? Are you on time? Do you let go of the clients you know you’re not helping? But don’t stick to my standards; stick to yours!
The following is an excerpt of one of David’s coaching sessions in Top Coaching Techniques.
David: I’m hearing too in there that there might be some things that are important to you that are not getting attention right now. So, you’re actually out of integrity and that’s why you’re feeling that. It’s good news that you’re so sensitive about it. Some people don’t even notice.
Client: Right.
David: Or they just go and distract themselves.
Client: Part of it too is, Seth and I keep coming up with plans and we keep changing these plans. He has been changing his mind, and I feel like I have to go back and figure out what a new strategy is. So some of it is just needing to sit down and come up with a plan together, because there are too many unknowns. Part of it is the being out of integrity thing. In our relationship, he cares very much about making the money and I care about having fun. So, I feel like I have to keep bringing money to the table, but at the same time I really don’t care, because I just want to have fun.
David: So, if you are following his agenda, whose fault is that?
Client: Yeah. That’s part of the problem.
David: There’s something else I could send you that’s really cool and I think you might like it. I don’t think you’ve seen my personal life goal sheet. I’ll send you that and it might give you some ideas.
The following is a transcription taken from Explode Your Practice.
David: So you got a newsletter, quarterly if you don’t want to spend a lot of time. You then have a teleclass.
Hmm. OK.
David: I say do a teleclass because your internet is worldwide and for a teleclass it’s at least nationwide.
Got it. That’s a good point.
David: And it’s very easy, rather than doing a seminar and they got to come there. And you’ve got to hire the hall or whatever. Just do yourself an hour a month.
That’s a good point. OK good.
David: And if there are not enough people, maybe do it every 3 months. It keeps you in the loop, it keeps you focused, and it keeps you creative.
The following is an excerpt of one of David’s coaching sessions in Top Coaching Techniques.
I will make a suggestion. I think there are two or three ways that would be quite common to go for a pay raise. One might be to work out what you’re worth. You might say that you’re already worth more than you’re being paid, and you might want to simply ask your boss to have a cup of coffee, or to have a chat, or go for a beer after work or something, and ask their opinion. You could say, ‘Do you think I’m worth more?’ ‘Is there more in the budget?’ ‘Could I have a pay raise right now, or within a certain time frame?’
The following is an excerpt David’s interview in Top Coaching Techniques.
Ingrid: It’s interesting that you should say that, because often times it’s easy to say or think that the grass is always greener on the other side. You can get into a bit of a habit about changing jobs.
David: You can. But, you know, I think that stability is overrated. I’ve got to say, I just had a client session today and she was saying, ‘I switched from this to that, and then I’d do this and whatever, and maybe there’s something wrong with me.’ and I said, ‘Well, maybe there is, but maybe your parents just taught you that you should pick something and stick to it, and maybe that’s not the way life has to be. Maybe you should play guitar for a while and join a band, then maybe you should try another career, say, mowing grass. Then maybe you want to be an accountant. I say, what’s the harm? As long as you follow your passion and you’re enjoying it as you do it, and you don’t spend ten years studying just to see if you like it. If you love it keep doing it, and if something else grabs your fancy go and do that.’
