Coaching Quote of the Day 6th April 2013
“If you make every game a life-and-death proposition, you’re going to have problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot.”
(Dean Smith, college basketball coach)
“If you make every game a life-and-death proposition, you’re going to have problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot.”
(Dean Smith, college basketball coach)
Frederique Murphy shares her knowledge and experience in today’s guest post.
You know, how you prepare yourself for your first coaching session of the day, right? Because, you know, how important it is to be at your top to best help your client. So, has it ever happened to you that your energy winds down from one client to another, leaving you with the feeling that you were not quite at your top, for that second, third or fourth client? If you are booking several clients on the same day, and do not do anything between your sessions, then this is probably a familiar feeling.
Creating rituals as part of your coaching business is a great best practice as rituals help you perform better. We often hear about pre-session rituals, and the post-session rituals are as important. Having a post-session ritual is absolutely critical, particularly when coaching several clients on the same day to ensure you are at your top for your first client, and then your second one, and your third one, etc.
I don’t believe there is a ‘one size fits all’ post-session ritual; I strongly believe that you need to create the ritual that will work for you. Before you start creating your ritual, I suggest you list the various outcomes, so that you are very clear on what is it that you want to achieve: clear your energy, relax, focus, energise, be present, let go…, and then, include the necessary steps. Remember, it is your ritual, and will include as many steps as you need it to meet your defined outcomes.
Here are 15 suggestions to create your very own post-session ritual that will help you be at your top, from one client to another throughout the day:
Once you have created your ritual, apply it every single time, after every coaching session, and even after your last session of the day. A ritual is driven by intention, so focus on that intention, and apply your ritual to be at your top, client after client.
Do you already have your own post-session ritual? What steps do you find work best for you? I’d love for you to share; this will be helpful for the other coaches. Comment below!
Frederique Murphy is a mindset strategist, who specialises in the areas of Inspirational Strategy, Leadership, Communication, Change, Impact, and Achievement. Thanks to her Mountain Moving Mindset platform, Frederique provides individuals, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs with a wealth of mindset resources to help them strategise with vision, design with clarity, plan with focus, and lead with momentum. She shares her M3 Power through her transformational range of innovative products, coaching services, #1 Amazon Best Seller book, award-winning blog, articles and newsletters, unforgettable talks and life-changing events. She believes in guiding her clients through unforgettable journeys towards their own true wealth as they become the true leaders of their life, career and business. For more information on Frederique’s transformational range, visit FrederiqueMurphy.com, join the free M3 Power Community, and start climbing now!
“I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present.
God has given me no control over the moment following.”
(Mahatma Gandhi)
“He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.”
(Plato)
“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
(Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes)
This week’s TED talk is:
Candy Chang: Before I die I want to…
Clip length: 6 mins 20 secs
Prefer to watch on TED.com? In that case you’ll need to click here.
“We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. I don’t feel that anymore.”
(Oprah Winfrey)
Each Monday I share the most RT’d quote(s) from the blogs twitter account over the previous week.
Last week the one quote that was RT’d the most was:
“The only sustainable competitive advantage is the ability to learn faster than your competitors.”
(Arie de Geus)
Tweeted on 30th March
The second most RT’d tweet was:
“Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions.”
(Earl Gray Stevens)
Tweeted on 26th March
Many thanks to everyone who shared the quotes above and the other quotes from last week. I know that there are various aspects that can influence if a quote attracts your attention – if you saw the tweet, personal style, if it speaks to something happening in your life at that moment etc.
(For those of you as geeky as I am and wondering what tool I’m using to measure individual RT’s this week I’ve been playing with www.twitonomy.com)