Consider offering your client the option of scheduling a separate, long conversation about whether or not renewing is in service to them. This might look like an email or a conversation when it’s two sessions before the final session where you say/write something like: Dear __: We are coming up on the final X sessions in your program. First and for

Congratulations—YOU DID IT! Your group is filled. And now you can start working on content.

When do you eat or go to the bathroom? Do you decline meetings regularly? What message does your calendar reflect to you? What message does your calendar send to those around you, your direct reports, etc.? Is your calendar a reflection of your organization’s values and culture? Is your calendar a reflection of what you value and deem important in

Nancy Kline in the Time to Think model. This practice requires a coach to be silent for almost the entire time they’re coaching, with questions asked only when the client indicates they are done. Done doing what? Thinking. Even the

We may be the only person in someone’s life who can say what no one else is willing to in our role as a coach. We may be the only person in someone’s life who has no agenda. Staying in the game of making a meaningful difference requires rigorous self-examination and openness to having someone else look at your coaching with you (as in, your own coa

Each of them can alter that original yes, possibly changing it to a no. They are: Commitment beyond coaching Commitment beyond the client Commitment beyond survival mode Commitment beyond completion

“If you were to go from being a yes in this conversation to a no after our conversation, before you pay and show up on our first session, what might make that occur?” “I appreciate your yes. I’m curious what could get in the way of your yes that’s beyond your control?” “You sound like a very clear yes, and I’m going to ask you something that might

or assume that there’s a puzzle piece missing, and you have the piece. The piece could be more listening, or asking them if they are wanting something different, or reflecting to them what you are noticing in the conversation.

As a coach, you want to be modeling this for your clients too. In fact, I offer that you must be modeling this for your clients. If you’re not, it might be time to consider a new line of work. Choose growth now. Choose action now. Choose to remember that we all can pivot and experience new growth in the face of significant challenges.