The Art of Meaningful Endings in Coaching

This short episode contains Robbie’s answer to a question every coach should ask themselves, especially if they want a sustainable coaching business: how do create a powerful ending to a coaching engagement?

It’s so easy as a coach to completely miss the opportunity to create meaning and transformation at the end of our coaching programmes.

But that's what's possible if we pay attention to this key moment in our work.

In this episode Robbie explains:

What I learned about endings from my coaches, like Rich Litvin and Joel Monk.

The exact words I use with clients to help make the ending of our work a part of their transformation.

What I say to create the possibility for more referrals from my clients after our work. 

How we can support our clients to rewrite their scripts around endings.

There are links to most of the people and resources Robbie mentions below.

Download Robbie’s ebook, An Introduction to The Coaching Business Flywheel, here.

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THINGS ROBBIE MENTIONED THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN

The video version of this episode: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/91-how-to-create-a-powerful-ending-to-a-coaching-engagement

Robbie on the Better Bolder Braver Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqhR6lGgNgA

The episode of The Coach’s Journey Podcast Flywheel Series about working with clients and creating referrals: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/85-get-more-referrals-for-your-coaching-business-coaching-business-fundamentals

Episode #8 of The Coach’s Journey Podcast, with loads of other nuts and bolts stuff from Robbie: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/robbie-on-structure-first-conversations-marketing-price

His video about working with clients over a period of time not a number of sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzeyK2yvWOI&t=0s

Joel Monk on The Coach’s Journey Podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-6-joel-monk-conversations-at-the-cutting-edge-of-coaching

Rich Litvin: https://richlitvin.com/

Claire Pedrick on The Coach’s Journey Podcast: https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-44-claire-pedrick-cutting-through-complexity-and-simplifying-coaching

Robbie and Claire Pedrick’s event in Malvern in 2025: The Artful Coach and the Soulful Coaching Business. Read more here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robbieswale_the-artful-coach-and-the-soulful-coaching-activity-7285744469444812801-gBzq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop