The following is an excerpt from David’s independent report on coaching training and certification.
Given the wide range of quality schools that are accredited with the ICF, or at least ‘aligned’ with their competencies (see ‘How to Get ICF Certified’), why not choose one of these schools? This way you always have the option of either sitting you ICF exam with this school, or one day submitting your training record to the ICF and getting ICF certified.
This approach gives you the option of going for ICF certification when you’re done (and have met the remaining criteria).
The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual.
Please take the time to read this agreement so that you can get the most out of our relationship, and so that we are in alignment. These items form part of our coaching agreement. This document is intended to have legal significance (particularly the ‘Liability’ section) and as such, I recommend you consult with your legal advisor.
To continue with our coaching arrangement, please send the full agreement back to me, AFTER FILLING IN THE AGREEMENT SECTION at the bottom.
The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual.
There’s nothing wrong with coaching, or attempting to coach everyone. OK – spouses, lovers, and family are generally accepted “no-coach zones”, but don’t let the fact that it’s challenging daunt you. If your “client” is truly willing to be coachable, and you will suspend your opinions, judgments and agendas, it doesn’t matter who you are. One of my amazing UK clients, Sarah, coached both her mother and her father, and they both paid her! Her father is progressing in leaps and bounds and his colleagues keep remarking on the difference in him.
To make a difference to your confidence, however, it helps if you gain some clarity around types of people you would like to make a difference to. For example, I found that I love helping women realize that it’s OK to want more in a relationship and helping them to get it.
The following is an excerpt from David’s independent report on coaching training and certification.
Before you look at training, decide whether you will get certified, not get certified, or keep your options open.
A good reason to get certified is because you believe in the philosophy of the training school you choose, and the value of the association you belong to. And, because you want to continually improve your coaching skills.
A bad reason to get certified is because you think that will get you more clients, or in some way it will make you ‘worthy’ as a coach. Our experience has been that it does neither. A certificate might look good on the way, and it feels good to be able to say it – but few coaching clients bother to ask about your school of training or level of certification.
The following is an excerpt from the book Get Paid For Who You Are.
Thousands of people are every day turning what excites them into a fun and productive business which lets them either quit their day jobs or create an additional revenue stream in their lives. You could be one of them.
What might your life look like?
for a moment, imagine yourself sharing your gifts or interests or skills with the world and then…
and then… and then… (are you ready?) …imagine it happening without requiring your time or
physical presence. imagine that while you’re out on a walk, shopping, or taking
A yoga class, someone is downloading your ebook in australia. Imagine that during a month-long holiday with your family and friends in Costa Rica, people across europe buy 2,000 copies of your new “how to” Cd and publishers are reaching out to you with book deals.
What I’m talking about here is how your life could be if you take advantage of the exploding revenue possibilities by starting an internet-based business as your primary or secondary source of revenue. The lifestyle i’m describing is so new and such an unusual concept that we need a new term to describe it. What do you call people who share their gifts with thousands and then automate that sharing so they are free to work or play, travel whenever they like and live wherever they wish? Perhaps we simply call them… free.
The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual.
Coaching is not advice. It’s coaching. As a human being, you will have opinions regarding what a client should do. But you need to be really clear about when this is your opinion, versus helping them get clear for themselves on what they should do. At different times, your client will want both.
“Should I break up with my boyfriend?” A coaching response might be: “What is best for you?”
I had a client looking to make extra income. She was actually considering applying to work for an escort agency. My initial reaction, which I stifled, was — “Surely there’s an alternative to prostitution!” But remembering I had my coaching hat on, I asked her why. It seemed she didn’t have any moral judgments about it, and thought it might actually be an interesting experience. She did have other options, so it wasn’t coming out of desperation. In fact, I discovered the main thing holding her back from pursuing this avenue, was worrying about what a future partner might think of her — which I don’t find a powerful reason for any decision! In the course of time, she made her own decision not to follow that path. But she wasn’t stifled by the judgments and opinions of her coach.
