{"id":9004111223101595,"date":"2016-06-21T19:51:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T19:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.healthcoachinstitute.com\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2022-03-14T22:56:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T22:56:53","slug":"5-ways-a-great-coach-kicks-butt-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.php85.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/5-ways-a-great-coach-kicks-butt-but\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways A Great Coach Kicks Butt & *But*"},"content":{"rendered":"Believe it or not there\u2019s a reason why a coach is called a coach and not a therapist, a doctor, or a shaman. Remember that, in the old days, a coach was a four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage that got you where you wanted to go safely and with ease. A great coach will do the same.\n\nAnd it\u2019s not that a coach doesn\u2019t provide the healing benefits of a therapist, doctor, or shaman, they do. It\u2019s just a different kind of healing. It\u2019s not soul-wrenching or physically invasive or psychically penetrative. Instead, it\u2019s more grounded, more practical, more useful. That\u2019s not to say for a second that the work doesn\u2019t go deep, it does! But the steps to change are clear and simple and measurable. It\u2019s less heady and less emotional than therapy and more in the here and now and fun!\n\nBut before we dive into the 5 reasons a great coach kicks butt, let\u2019s clarify the pun in this post\u2019s title. A great coach not only kicks butt and gets his or her client to create incredible changes in a short amount of time but a great coach kicks \u201cbut\u201d\u2014 that, tiny but powerful, three-letter word that pretty much stops the action. It\u2019s the word that we all use when we feel unsure, hesitant and unconfident and it\u2019s a word that can stop us dead in our tracks and keep us stuck for a lifetime.\n\nIf you\u2019ve ever said, \u201cI really want to, but\u2026\u201d? Or \u201cIf only I could, but\u2026.\u201d? Or \u201cThat\u2019s my plan, but\u2026.\u201d? you\u2019ll know exactly what we\u2019re talking about. So read on to discover 5 ways a great coach kicks \u201cbut\u201d right out of the picture while kicking butt:\n
1. SUPPORT<\/h5>\n
A great coach supports instead of smothers clients.<\/em><\/h5>\nSupport absolutely does not mean that whatever your client wants to achieve, you pat them on the back, like a proud aunt, or hold their hands in yours and soul-gaze into their eyes telling them you will support them no matter what. It\u2019s not unconditional, maternal support. It\u2019s practical, rational support. What this means is that if your client says, \u201cI want to earn a million dollars, tomorrow,\u201d you help them to set reasonable goals in a rational time-frame instead. So it\u2019s not support no matter what. It\u2019s support that serves your client\u2019s realistic goals. That\u2019s true support.\n
2. STRETCH<\/h5>\n
A great coach stretches instead of pushes clients.<\/em><\/h5>\nStretch is not about forcing, coaxing or pushing your client in any way. By offering your clients stretch, what you are essentially doing is saying, \u201cI believe in you AND real change takes some time.\u201d You are basically saying \u201cI know you can do this\u201d by working with your clients to achieve manageable results based on an action plan while supporting them every step of the way. If support is the yin, then stretch is the yang. The two have to be in balance to truly work. Stretch supports your clients to go for the \u201cimpossible,\u201d to reach for the stars, to imagine achieving their wildest dreams while taking it a step at a time and being reasonable and responsible every step of the way.\n
3. ACCOUNTABILITY<\/h5>\n
A great coach offers accountability instead of consequences.<\/em><\/h5>\nHolding clients accountable means they are never alone. As the coach, you are there to hold your clients to their word, to gently remind them to keep going when they want to give up, to praise them when they achieve their goals, to show up for their lives even when they\u2019re not feeling it. Holding clients accountable to their actions and words is the opposite of penalizing or reprimanding, which is fear-based. It\u2019s treating your clients with adult respect by implying, \u201cWe are in this together and I am here to support and stretch you to achieve your highest goals. I am here to keep you accountable to your highest self.\u201d\n
4. GOALS<\/h5>\n
A great coach helps set measurable and attainable goals.<\/em><\/h5>\nOne of the things that humans thrive on is achieving our goals. It makes us feel a sense of accomplishment, capability, excellence. We\u2019ve won, we\u2019ve learnt, we\u2019ve grown. Not everyone in the world wants to achieve goals, though. If you\u2019ve dedicated your life path to Zen meditation then you probably have no goals other than mastering Zen meditation. But most of us love to achieve our goals, why else would we make little smiley faces and check marks when we\u2019ve crossed off everything on our day\u2019s to-do list and celebrate with a glass of wine? It feels good to accomplish things. And a great coach is his\/her clients\u2019 number one fan, helping them to set goals that can, and will, be achieved no matter how big or small. This is truly empowering.\n
5. VISION & VERSION<\/h5>\n
A great coach sees your grandest vision and the highest version of YOU, for you.<\/em><\/h5>\nOftentimes you know, in your heart of hearts, what you truly want your biggest life vision to be and how you want the greatest version of yourself to look and feel. Then doubt creeps in. And that lingering inferiority complex you once had, kicks in, again, and you get stuck in a negative spiral of your own making. Why? Fear of failure. Fear of the unknown. Fear of change. Fear of success. Plain fear. We all have it. We all do this. What a great coach does for clients instead is, first and foremost, not buy into this. A great coach mirrors back to you the best version of yourself (when all you see is the worst) and holds the biggest vision for your life when you want to call it quits. This is so powerful. It\u2019s the thing that keeps clients focused on the bigger, brighter picture instead of drowning in self-doubt.\n\n\n

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Believe it or not there\u2019s a reason why a coach is called a coach and not a therapist, a doctor, or a shaman. Remember that, in the old days, a coach was a four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage that got you where you wanted to go safely and with ease. A great coach will do the same. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9004111223100396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-9004111223101595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-coach","tag-coaching"],"yoast_head":"\n5 Ways A Great Coach Kicks Butt & *But*<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you know what it takes to be a great Health Coach? Read all about 5 ways a great coach kicks butt & "but". 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Remember that, in the old days, a coach was a four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage that got you where you wanted to go safely and with ease. A great coach will do the same.\n\nAnd it\u2019s not that a coach doesn\u2019t provide the healing benefits of a therapist, doctor, or shaman, they do. It\u2019s just a different kind of healing. It\u2019s not soul-wrenching or physically invasive or psychically penetrative. Instead, it\u2019s more grounded, more practical, more useful. That\u2019s not to say for a second that the work doesn\u2019t go deep, it does! But the steps to change are clear and simple and measurable. It\u2019s less heady and less emotional than therapy and more in the here and now and fun!\n\nBut before we dive into the 5 reasons a great coach kicks butt, let\u2019s clarify the pun in this post\u2019s title. A great coach not only kicks butt and gets his or her client to create incredible changes in a short amount of time but a great coach kicks \u201cbut\u201d\u2014 that, tiny but powerful, three-letter word that pretty much stops the action. It\u2019s the word that we all use when we feel unsure, hesitant and unconfident and it\u2019s a word that can stop us dead in our tracks and keep us stuck for a lifetime.\n\nIf you\u2019ve ever said, \u201cI really want to, but\u2026\u201d? Or \u201cIf only I could, but\u2026.\u201d? Or \u201cThat\u2019s my plan, but\u2026.\u201d? you\u2019ll know exactly what we\u2019re talking about. So read on to discover 5 ways a great coach kicks \u201cbut\u201d right out of the picture while kicking butt:\n<h5>1. SUPPORT<\/h5>\n<h5><em>A great coach supports instead of smothers clients.<\/em><\/h5>\nSupport absolutely does not mean that whatever your client wants to achieve, you pat them on the back, like a proud aunt, or hold their hands in yours and soul-gaze into their eyes telling them you will support them no matter what. It\u2019s not unconditional, maternal support. It\u2019s practical, rational support. What this means is that if your client says, \u201cI want to earn a million dollars, tomorrow,\u201d you help them to set reasonable goals in a rational time-frame instead. So it\u2019s not support no matter what. It\u2019s support that serves your client\u2019s realistic goals. That\u2019s true support.\n<h5>2. STRETCH<\/h5>\n<h5><em>A great coach stretches instead of pushes clients.<\/em><\/h5>\nStretch is not about forcing, coaxing or pushing your client in any way. By offering your clients stretch, what you are essentially doing is saying, \u201cI believe in you AND real change takes some time.\u201d You are basically saying \u201cI know you can do this\u201d by working with your clients to achieve manageable results based on an action plan while supporting them every step of the way. If support is the yin, then stretch is the yang. The two have to be in balance to truly work. Stretch supports your clients to go for the \u201cimpossible,\u201d to reach for the stars, to imagine achieving their wildest dreams while taking it a step at a time and being reasonable and responsible every step of the way.\n<h5>3. ACCOUNTABILITY<\/h5>\n<h5><em>A great coach offers accountability instead of consequences.<\/em><\/h5>\nHolding clients accountable means they are never alone. As the coach, you are there to hold your clients to their word, to gently remind them to keep going when they want to give up, to praise them when they achieve their goals, to show up for their lives even when they\u2019re not feeling it. Holding clients accountable to their actions and words is the opposite of penalizing or reprimanding, which is fear-based. It\u2019s treating your clients with adult respect by implying, \u201cWe are in this together and I am here to support and stretch you to achieve your highest goals. I am here to keep you accountable to your highest self.\u201d\n<h5>4. GOALS<\/h5>\n<h5><em>A great coach helps set measurable and attainable goals.<\/em><\/h5>\nOne of the things that humans thrive on is achieving our goals. It makes us feel a sense of accomplishment, capability, excellence. We\u2019ve won, we\u2019ve learnt, we\u2019ve grown. Not everyone in the world wants to achieve goals, though. If you\u2019ve dedicated your life path to Zen meditation then you probably have no goals other than mastering Zen meditation. But most of us love to achieve our goals, why else would we make little smiley faces and check marks when we\u2019ve crossed off everything on our day\u2019s to-do list and celebrate with a glass of wine? It feels good to accomplish things. And a great coach is his\/her clients\u2019 number one fan, helping them to set goals that can, and will, be achieved no matter how big or small. This is truly empowering.\n<h5>5. VISION & VERSION<\/h5>\n<h5><em>A great coach sees your grandest vision and the highest version of YOU, for you.<\/em><\/h5>\nOftentimes you know, in your heart of hearts, what you truly want your biggest life vision to be and how you want the greatest version of yourself to look and feel. Then doubt creeps in. And that lingering inferiority complex you once had, kicks in, again, and you get stuck in a negative spiral of your own making. Why? Fear of failure. Fear of the unknown. Fear of change. Fear of success. Plain fear. We all have it. We all do this. What a great coach does for clients instead is, first and foremost, not buy into this. A great coach mirrors back to you the best version of yourself (when all you see is the worst) and holds the biggest vision for your life when you want to call it quits. This is so powerful. It\u2019s the thing that keeps clients focused on the bigger, brighter picture instead of drowning in self-doubt.\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 id=\"h-dual-health-and-life-coach-certification-in-6-months-with-hci\">Dual Health and Life Coach Certification in 6 Months with HCI<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nCoaching is a great career that you can help others, while also learning how to help your own personal growth. 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