HOW TO BECOME AN EXTRAORDINARY COACH

“The indispensable first step to getting the things

you want out of life is this; decide what you want.”

-Ben Stein

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COACH GARY B. HENSON

★ Founder of BusinessCoach.com

★ 23 Year Veteran of the Coaching

Industry

★ Trained over 500 coaches with the

BusinessCoach.com Methodology

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WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING FOR?

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“When you change the way you look at

things, the things you look at CHANGE.”

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COACHING IS ABOUT

• Inventing a new future• Being a Transformation Agent• Being Extraordinary• Breaking Up The “Status Quo”• Eliminate fears/ Past Beliefs• Always Looking Forward• Pointing Out/ Understanding Distinctions• Taking a Stand for the Client’s Future• Dealing with breakdowns positively

POSSIBILITY THINKING

• Creating Breakthroughs• Developing a Plan of Action• Being an Accountability Partner• Leveraging Others’ Strengths• Developing a Strong Company Culture• Being in Integrity• Being a Powerful Communicator

It’s the coach’s job to keep the client

thinking about what is possible.

It’s all about

transformation,not information.

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DEFINITION OF ORDINARY

• Not Coachable• Comfortable• Reasonable• Playing Small• Avoiding Risk• Judgmental• Status Quo• Limited• Fearful• Negative• Defensive• Common Goals

• Non Entrepreneurial• Blame/ Make Wrong• Resigned• Circumstances get in the way• Self Centered• Out of Integrity• Excuses vs. Responsible• Closed Minded

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BE EXTRAORDINARY• Coachable• Being Unreasonable• Creative• Leveraging Others’ Skills• Balanced• Keeping Your Word• Pro Active• Open Minded• Disciplined• Determined

• Passionate• Continuous Growth • High Level Communication• Committed• Team Oriented• Visionary• Courageous• Being Honest• Being In Integrity• Possibility Thinker

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It’s a choice to BE EXTRAordinary.

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The EXTRAORDINARY Coach is an expert at

facilitating BREAKTHROUGHS for their clients. This is amuch deeper level of

coaching than being a coach that facilitates

“insights” OR merely asks questions. Breakthroughs

leave people inspired to TAKE a different ACTION.

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We often trade our story for the results we intend. People rarely consider what would be possible if they were not limited by their story.

Our “story” obscures the “source” of our effectiveness by locating what happened outside our selves. Our “story” has a design that always seeks to make us “right” about the interpretations we are creating. Often, others are made wrong in our “story.” Our “story” can also be a commitment to “looking good” to ourselves, and to what others perceive.

We accept our “story” as though it were true, valid and “reasonable.” We are “blind” to our “story.” If we are skillful, we sell our “story” to others. They often buy in, thus creating additional agreement or “reality” about our “story.”

When we are able to distinguish what happened and the meaning we gave to what happened, then we can take responsibility for creating our “story.” Taking on responsibility frees us from the prison of our “story.”

OUR LIKELY STORY

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Accountability is living by choice rather than living by accident. Accountability is the opportunity to carve out the future rather than sit back and see what happens. Without accountability , there is no committed speaking; there are no promises and no declarations. Therefore, there are few opportunities for breakthroughs. There is, at best, business as usual or the status quo (ordinary).

A promise for which you are accountable has power. A promise made from the stand that you are your word engages you as a participant. You cease to be a spectator in your life as your words and actions impact the world. With a promise, you create a condition that supports your commitment rather than your moods.

When you are accountable to your promises you are your word; thus your relationship to others shifts. You find yourself producing results in all areas of your life (being extraordinary). The experience is one of joy, fearlessness, irrepressible energy and satisfaction.

BEING ACCOUNTABLE

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Not Coachable:A person who ONLY takes action on their own and will not take the advice of a coach.

Selectively Coachable:A person who ONLY takes action when they agree with their coach.

Reluctantly Coachable:A person who will take action from their coach in spite of their doubts or distrust.

Completely Coachable:A person who takes action and completely trusts in the coaching process.

BEING COACHABLE

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THE PREDICTABLE FUTURE

People will automatically live out a predictable

future unless someone helps them

locate their vision for what they

REALLY WANT.

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A: The direction of the organization (leader/individual) that is strongly influenced by the past.

B: Self-imposed limitations or fixed positions that prevent action or bottom-line results.

C: The predictable future often times goes unrecognized by the client; The Coach’s Role is to point out the predictable future and help the client invent a new future.11

REINVENTING YOUR FUTUREA: The vision the client has for the organization and his or her life.

B: A vision and future created distinct from the influences of the past.

C: The invented future is what gives the leader the ability to be present to NEW POSSIBILITIES.

D: The invented future should be expressed in the “living documents”.

E: The Coach is a stand for the INVENTED FUTURE of the organization.

You don’t have to know how to get where you

want to go.

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The coach’s role is to help the client invent the NEXT GREAT THING and to wake them up to their passion. There’s always a “What’s Next?” that leads them to experiencing bottom-line results.

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ALWAYS REMEMBER

“Things that matter most should never be at the mercy of things

that matter least.”

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“In times of change learners inherit the

earth; while the learned find themselves

beautifully equipped to deal with a world that

no longer exists.”-Eric Hoffer

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Thanks for participating! Many Blessings, Coach Gary

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