The following is taken from David’s Independent Report on Coaching Training and Certification.
While certification is not necessary for a full practice, we do believe it is important for the development of your skill and for the development of the coaching profession. The more certified coaches the stronger the profession, and the better for all of us. If every coach decided to skip certification, we would have lower standards, which might invite public mistrust, and eventually tight Government regulation.
You could have some fun with people, just maybe five minutes, just getting really clear about the benefits of why we really want to do it then you could look at what gets in the way. What are the challenges you guys are facing? You could say, “I’ve already gotten your questions and I’ve already checked with you guys and here’s what I’ve got. One, two, three, four, five, you can’t get fit with kids around. You can’t stay motivated. You’re not seeing results quickly enough.” You tell them the issues. Really getting into their world and then you could talk about solutions, “Here are five easy steps that I’ve created.” and what I like to do is I like to always end the teleclass with action.
Like for me, it’s just entertainment if we just sit around and talk about some ideas. It’s like, “How are you going to go out and get on the court and apply what you just learned?” so there you guys go and listen to the recording if you didn’t get all that down because you can use that process that I just went through for any teleclass.
The following is an excerpt from Top Coaching Techniques.
1. I like you more than I let on; I’d like to spend more time with you
2. You’re sexy/I want to have sex with you
3. I feel hurt by something you did/do
4. I’m drained by you…….(being late, not returning my calls, yelling at me etc.)
5. I’d really like you to touch and hug me more
6. I love you. Thank you for being in my life.
7. I’m angry at you.
8. I’m having sex to please you/keep you in the relationship
9. I’m worried if I tell you the truth you’ll be angry/ I’m afraid.
10. I’ve been showing you the front I want you to see – all my life! Now you’ll see me!
The following is an excerpt from Top Coaching Techniques.
1. Pick a goal that excites you – not something you think you SHOULD have.
2. Would you choose this if you only had 12 months to live? Reassess your priorities.
3. Make it real by being specific: by when will you have it? How many, what colour? How will you feel?
4. Will this goal fulfil you, or just be another thing to have? Is it thing related, or people related? Spiritual? Something which expresses who you really are?
5. What are the key milestones to achieve along the way. Again, be specific.
6. Work out how to make it fun – be creative. e.g. a picture of the dream body you will become on your wall.
7. Broadcast it. Commit to this by telling three key people you will do this, announcing it via email, and putting a display up on your wall. (If you’re concerned about failure or how you’ll look, work with a coach).
8. Don’t play Lone Ranger. Write your list of what who and what you have access to which could help you.
9. Write your list of what needs to be done to achieve the first milestone.
10. Put your support structures in place to help you achieve this (e.g. a buddy doing the same thing, a coach, diarised action steps at specific times)
1. A clear enough picture of ~what~ you want, and by ~when~.
2. A Plan
3. A goal you really WANT!
4. A big enough goal. Try doubling it!
5. Disciplined Action (How many of us know what needs to be done? See “Top Ten Tips for Committing to Action” above)
6. A Coach (this can be a friend, colleague, mentor, or ideally, someone completely unbiased, to give you regular support, challenge and focus)
7. Something you need to give up (your position, your anger, letting fear stop you, your comfy comfort zone, needing people to like you or agree with everything, a belief you don’t deserve it)
8. Permission. (What are you not giving yourself permission for? e.g. to make mistakes, to succeed.)
9. Support. (Are you hanging around with people with the same goal? People who want you to achieve it?)
10. Other areas of your life are not strong enough to support you (finances too weak, energy low, poor support network).
The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual.
If you are not going for ICF accreditation, then any school/course which provides effective training may suit you.
However, if accreditation is or will be important to you, you are looking for one of two types of schools:
- A school, which the ICF calls an ACTP, which means it has the ICF official “stamp”, or
- A school whose training is “aligned with the ICF requirements” – also known as the “Portfolio Track” to accreditation. (To be “aligned” the training must be coaching specific, be aligned with the eight training competencies specified by the ICF, and provide at least 125 training hours, of which at least 100 are face-to-face or teleclass training.)
What is the difference? The ICF has made it clear that neither path is easier – you jump through the same amount of hoops, regardless of which path you choose. Choosing an ACTP means you have most of the hoops in the same place, although understandably it comes with a higher price tag.
A word of caution: if your school does not mention the ICF, or specifically that it either has an ACTP or that it meets the requirements of the Portfolio Track to ICF accreditation, there’s a 99% chance it doesn’t.
