Mastering Coaching Skills

As a coach, there are going to be people out there who disagree with the work you’re putting out in the world, or who just don’t like you as a person, and they have no problem expressing their opinions. I personally have been doing some work in this area lately, so I’m giving you the exact process I use when I receive hateful comments.   Discover how to deal with haters. I’m sharing a bunch of comments I’ve received that range from light-hearted complaints to hateful, unkind observations and everything in between, and I’m giving you some questions for you to filter your haters through so you can decide how you want to deal with them.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/135

Explore the concept of peer supervision in coaching and learn how it can enhance your coaching skills. The podcast discusses the limitations of watching or submitting coaching calls for evaluation and highlights the challenges of obtaining client consent to share recordings. It also emphasizes the value of unpacking sessions with colleagues for personal growth as a coach. Additionally, the podcast explores the importance of context in coaching calls and encourages coaches to embrace their humanity and share their experiences.

I’m diving into something that is essential for all coaches at all levels to consider this week: the difference between being an expert at what you do versus thinking that you have to solve every problem your client brings you.   Hear why it’s enough to be an expert at one thing, and how believing it’s not enough takes you out of the expert energy. I’m sharing common examples of what it looks like when you try to come up with a strategy for something you’re not well-versed in, and how to lean into the client-centered approach of coaching instead.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/133

If you’ve been to coaching schools, trainings, or gone through coach certification, you’ve likely been taught some form of coaching that often looks like an equation. These tools are amazing, and there’s a reason we use them. However, when we use tools like this to pick out one single thought or emotion at any given time, it can get a little messy and sometimes isn’t actually useful. This is what I’m diving into today.   Hear when it’s useful and when it isn’t to explore one thought or feeling at a time, whether in relation to working with your clients or in your self-coaching. I’m sharing my thoughts on what you might miss out on when you prioritize this over exploration, and examples from my own life of where this practice can be valuable.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/132

Who comes to mind when you think of an icon? What is it about that person that makes them an icon in your eyes? How can becoming an icon be translated into the coaching industry, and what might that look like for you?    Hear my equation for what creates iconic work, and how you might be preventing yourself from creating coaching mastery. I’m showing you what becoming an icon means and doesn’t mean. I’m also sharing my answers to your questions about the Advanced Certification in Coaching Mastery.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/131

Deb Malkin is a feminist mind/body coach, specializing in using the tools of neuroplasticity, bioplasticity, and consciously curious hypno-coaching to help her people unlearn pain and emotional stress symptoms. She works with her clients to act with their human experience and transform their lives so they can feel better and pursue their amazing lifestyles.   Discover the magic that happens in my Advanced Certification in Coaching Mastery. Deb is sharing how being in this certification has helped her get to know herself more deeply, serve her clients at the highest level, and the power of showing up with commitment and vulnerability to master your craft.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/130

Christine Stuart helps folks do what they love the way they love doing it and works with creatives with disparate skills and experiences that fit perfectly together. Christine is a life coach, herbalist, and lover of the outdoors, and she teaches marketing and selling through the lens of nature.    Christine shares how her love for childhood summer camp inspired her to develop a coaching offering to help creative entrepreneurs develop their marketing and selling skills through their sense of play. Christine unpacks how my coaching container has provided the security and feedback necessary to create her dream offering.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/129

You might think coaching coaches is taking the easy route, that too many coaches are doing it, or that coaching coaches is the only way to make money in this industry.    Whatever your thoughts are in this area, I’m discussing how these beliefs might stop you from showing up as the best possible coach for your clients, whoever they are. Tune in this week to get clear on your thoughts about coaches coaching coaches, and get some much-needed perspective on some alternative viewpoints on this subject.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/128

No matter where you are in your coaching journey or what kind of coaching you provide, this episode is packed with useful tips to help you with your coaching process especially if you have some clients that aren’t getting results yet.   Discover what to do when your clients aren’t getting results. I’m sharing how to dig in and figure out how to solve this problem without making it mean anything about you or your clients, and I’m showing you some common mistakes you need to avoid when deciding on your next move in this situation.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/127

My clients recently shared that one of their favorite things about working with me is my calm energy and the ease with which I coach them, and it got me thinking about the skill of being calm as a coach.   I share five thoughts that keep me in a calm mindset while I’m coaching and how you can implement these in your coaching sessions to cultivate a calm energy.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/126