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Steps for selecting a coach:
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Ask people you respect within your company/profession about their experiences with their coach.
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Read
your professional and industry publications (both in print and on the
Internet) with an eye toward the authors' notes for the articles that
strike a responsive note.
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Invest
the time to have an introductory consultation or interview with a
prospective coach--in most cases there will be no charge for this call.
Be sure to ask about their coaching business and the kind of clients
they successfully serve.
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Visit the coach's website; he or she should be expected to have one.
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Expect to find a "perfect fit" with your coach--you deserve it!
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Eight most common questions a coach might ask you:
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Many
of our clients think their situation or specific problems are unique to
them and only to them. During our coaching calls they are often
relieved to hear that others are facing their exact same problems. Here
are eight of the most common questions John asks his clients:
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How will you know when you have reached your goals?
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How will you balance your successful professional career with a great personal life?
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You are hearing an important message. Are you ready to learn an important lesson or feel the pain of your choices?
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What do you fear the most? How will your life improve if this fear did not exist?
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Are you ready to become a daily learner?
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Are you ready to say no, and feel good about it?
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What did you learn from this situation/problem?
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Can we summarize your options and agree on some next steps?
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Returning
to our professional sports analogy, it might be interesting for you to
identify your company's version of winning the Super Bowl, the World
Series, the NBA championship, or the Stanley Cup. How would you know
when you have won it? Pretty clear-cut for the Broncos or the Yankees
or the Stars! Their goals were clear, and their measurements of success
unambiguous. Could they have done it without the support, strategies,
encouragement, insights, accountability and, yes, the "Push" they
received from their coaches? How can you find your company's version of
Mike Shanahan; Joe Torre; Gregg Popovich; Ken Hitchcock? Ready to hire
a coach and take yourself to the top?
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