As soon as I hung up the phone I knew that I had failed one of my clients. It was one of the worst experiences I have had as a coach. I had an experience not too long ago with a former client of mine who was disgruntled with the services she had received from [...]
I’m an identical twin and growing up as a twin was fun. Since Matthew and I looked alike, people would identify us by our clothes. Our parents usually dressed me in red and Matthew in blue. But what if our clothes got switched? That was our fun. We would show up one way and become [...]
I have a problem with comparison. I am sure I am not the only one bout there who compares my coaching business to others. I especially seem to do this to other coaches who have been building their businesses for many more years than I have. Logically I know that there is no reason to [...]
What’s the difference between coaching and counseling? Most people don’t know. We shared previously that according to the 2017 ICF Global Consumer Awareness Study, only 30% of the public correctly identified coaching among other modalities such as mentoring, consulting, and counseling. We already discussed the difference between coaching and mentoring, so now let’s tackle counseling. [...]
“God has not called me to be successful; He has called me to be faithful.” Mother Teresa I find it so easy to get caught up in the numbers of my coaching business. How many clients do I have? How much revenue is my business generating? How much money do I need to make coaching [...]
The other day a coaching client explained that he was feeling unfulfilled and restless in his job. He couldn’t figure out why. He was making a fine living to provide for his family and it was meaningful work. But regardless, he felt sort of empty at the end of the day, and he couldn’t put [...]
Mark 4: 26-34 Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the [...]
I’ve heard many people talk about calling as that ONE ELUSIVE THING that unless they find it, they’re cursed to wander the earth in misery until they die. They sweat and fret to find THE ONE THING. I’ve certainly thought of “calling” that way before. But I think of calling differently now. I see it [...]
When I first started my coaching business I hired a coach to help mentor me and learn about coaching. At the time, I was not aware of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) or that there was such thing as ICF certification. My coach was certified by the John Maxwell Team but held no ICF credentials. [...]
Last week my wife drove to Massachusetts to attend the funeral of her friend, Tony. Colette and Tony became friends when they were 13. They lived in the same neighborhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, which is the town that the movie The Fighter took place. After high school graduation, Tony joined the Navy and entered Boot [...]