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Helping create powerful (SMART) goals with your partner
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Are your partner’s goals dull and uninspiring? Do you leave your coaching sessions thinking that your partner can push themselves even further? If that is the case, a possibility is that your partner hasn’t created powerful enough goals, or SMART goals. A SMART goal is one that is Specific, Measurable, Attractive, Realistic, and Time-framed. Scientific […]

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Christina

Help your Partner Identify their Values
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What are your values? This can be a difficult question to answer without a clear definition of values. Simply put, values are desirable ways in which to behave. Values are important because when your values are being honored, you are happy. When your values are being ignored or squashed, you are unhappy. One of the […]

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Christina

Coaching Tip – Re-State and Re-Phrase
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To be understood is a great gift. You, as the coach, get to give that gift to your partner. Listening is the first step.쎃쎂슠 Re-stating and re-phrasing what your partner said is the next step. It confirms that you have heard your partner and it gives him/her an opportunity to clarify. Re-stating and re-phrasing regularly […]

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My partner hasn't completed all their commitments – What should I do?
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So you’ve been coaching with your partner for a few weeks now, and you’ve noticed a pattern. While the energy is great during the coaching sessions, your partner has not been completing all of their commitments. What can you, as a coach, do to help them complete all their commitments? Step 1: Identify why they […]

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Christina

Want to be happier?
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Then check out happier.com. happier.com’s mission is simply to inspire people to be happier. happier.com strives to be the “leading distributor of research-backed online solutions to make people happier and more resilient”. What makes happier.com stand out from the crowd is that they offer free exercises and assessments that are based on years of university […]

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Christina

Tips on How to help your Coaching Partner Achieve their Goals
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We쎃슢쎢슬쎢슢ve put together a helpful top 10 list of tips to help you be a great Pair Coach partner. 1. Ask! Ask! Ask! Be curious about your partner’s dreams and goals.쎃쎂슠 Take the time to find out what really makes them tick. You may be surprised that even if you have known your partner for […]

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Christina