S22EP02: Provocative Questions for High Performers
Jan 4, 2024
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The podcast discusses coaching high performers and the importance of creating a safe space for them to speak their truth. They delve into overcoming adversity, finding a clear path, and the art of coaching by knowing when to stop talking. They also talk about embracing rejection, creating a future mindset, and finding balance in personal and professional life.
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Creating a safe space for high performers to speak their truth is a valuable gift from a coach.
Embracing and manifesting big dreams can lead to transformation and personal growth.
Living authentically and aligning life with personal values can create a more fulfilling and inspired life.
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As a coach, one of the gifts you can give extraordinary high performers is to create the safety for them to really speak their truth.
In return, to have the kind of coach who is willing to hide nothing and hold nothing back, is a very unique experience for extraordinarily high performers.
The team at WBECS invited me to give a presentation about coaching high performers. Well, I don't 'teach' and I don't do 'presentations', I told them. But I do coach. We're in. They said. So that's what I did. I coached.
And I drew out some powerful distinctions from an extraordinary high-performing woman.
Here we are...Enjoy!
Love. Rich
PS. For most of human history, it wasn’t called coaching. It was called leadership. Download an FAQ for great leaders who want to be great coaches - with a handful of high-performing, high-fee clients. https://richlitvin.com/rules
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