Category Archives: Coaching Methods

Tips, tools and techniques for mastering the skill of coaching

An Integrated Approach to Coaching: Doing and Being

One of the main reasons people seek out coaches is to drive accountability on some sort of pressing goal or ambition. I am a “recovering perfectionist” and I am certainly “Type A.” I love checking things off the list and … Continue reading

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Tales of No: The Consequences of Unassertiveness

Some people have never learned to set interpersonal boundaries by saying “No” to the unreasonable demands of others. Their lives are characterized by unassertiveness. This can have disastrous consequences. Here are two stories about friends of mine. The first story … Continue reading

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A Before-You-Build Key To Business/Online Success Most Coaches Don’t Do

Happy 2010, and I hope your holidays were joyous. I also hope you’re taking advantage of that turn-of-the-year gusto. In this post, I’m going to make a serious and important recommendation that can make big things happen for your coaching … Continue reading

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Five Ways to Build Your Coaching Website: Cost, Time, Pros and Cons

Here are five common ways coaches get their website built – the pros and cons, and some tips. 1. Use an automated site-builder An automated site-builder is an online service that takes you through a few steps where you choose … Continue reading

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How to Make Good Decisions Quickly

I have a friend who is a smart, savvy businesswoman. She runs a successful business, is raising two teenagers as a single parent, and has overcome her share of life’s challenges along the way. She’s a take-charge kind of gal. … Continue reading

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Radical Readiness for Whatever Your Clients Throw Your Way

You are trained and ready, your schedule is prepared, your appointment book is filled with all those just-right-for-you-clients. You hear your heart shouting. “Ta-Da, world, I did it, I did it, I did it!” This is all you have wanted … Continue reading

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Surviving and Thriving During Those Pesky Transitions

We dream of a new career, a new relationship, a better home – some better, newer ‘something’. We know that getting these things will involve changes. And, we believe we can handle the change. Often we can. Because it’s not … Continue reading

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Hot Off the Press: New Email Marketing Metrics Report

The latest report on email marketing statistics just arrived in my inbox from MailerMailer LLC, an email service provider that publishes this report twice a year. Below are some of the more interesting trends. Compare them to your ezine stats … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Van Gogh Blues

Hi! Lyle Lachmuth here. I’m a Life/Career/Business Coach, Freelance Writer, and aspiring Novelist. I specialize in coaching creative, eclectic, and multitalented professionals … who are stuck! You can learn more about me here. I’m going to be blogging 3 times … Continue reading

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Putting Legs on Your New Year’s Dreams

“A dream is simply a wish with legs.” Paul Keenan A NEW YEAR’S CHALLENGE At the beginning of a new year it is customary to set one or more New Year’s Resolutions, such as losing weight, reading the Bible through … Continue reading

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