the 11 powerpoints of life coaching

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Hi

I produced this short booklet to try

to explain what Life Coaching is about

Nigel Lewis

2012

Nigel Lewis

WWW.C-OPTIONS.CO.UK

10/23/2012

11 POWER POINTS OF COACHING

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INTRODUCTION

Coaching is now well recognised as being

an excellent way for individuals to

achieve all sorts of positive change in

their lives, careers, health and any areas

of life that at one time was left to chance.

This short booklet offers just one Life

Coach’s take on what to expect from your

visit to a Life Coach.


CONTENTS

Who is this for ? 4

The 11 power points of coaching 6

How much do I want it? (PASSION) 7

How can I achieve it? (PURPOSE) 9

Can I do it? (POTENTIAL) 11

Am I committed enough to put the plans into action?(PERFORMANCE)14

Do I have a written plan? (PLANNING) 16

Who can help me? (PEOPLE POWER) 18

What order should I do things in? (PRIORITIZE) 20

How am I doing so far? (PROGRESS) 21

I achieved, so do I feel happy? (PEAK) 23

Have I achieved my true Potential (POTENTIAL) 25

Did it give me peace of mind? (PEACE) 27

About the author 29

Visit Our websites 30


WHO IS THIS FOR?

This short booklet is for anyone who wants to

know a few essential ingredients of Coaching.

It is mainly concerned with Life coaching but as

coaching is a widely applied skill it is by no means

restricted. It may be of interest to

x Prospective Life coaches

x Practising Life Coaches

x Persons thinking of seeking a coach

x Clients of Life Coaches

x Students researching Life Coaching


The Eleven Power Points of Coaching

How much do I want it? (PASSION)

How can I achieve it? (PURPOSE)

Can I do it? (POSSIBILITY)

Am I committed enough to put the plans

into action? (PERFORMANCE)

Do I have a written plan? (PLANNING)

Who can help me? (PEOPLE POWER)

What order should I do things in?

(PRIORITIZE)

How am I doing so far? (PROGRESS)

I achieved, so do I feel happy? (PEAK)

Have I achieved my true Potential

(POTENTIAL)

Did it give me peace of mind? (PEACE)


How much do I want it? (PASSION)

As the founder of C-options Life Coaching

Training and Therapies, I developed a

system of coaching based upon a

philosophy I termed as “From the passion triangle to the performance pyramid.

In keeping with this, the first question I ask

of any prospective client is “How much do you want it?”

The same question can apply to any goal be

it something as common as weight loss or

something more ambitious such as winning

the x-factor!

If passion is not present it has to be either

created by various inspirational methods

such as visualisation, or inspirational

persuasion.


HOW MUCH DO I WANT IT?


How can I achieve it? (PURPOSE)

Once we are convinced that we have the

desired and required passion we have to

decide the steps that are necessary to

achieve the goal.

The best way to do this is to create a vision

of the desired goal in as much detail as is

possible.

The clarity of this picture will determine the

ultimate success on the coaching journey.

Having a clear end result, is the essential

starting point of goal achievement.

The trick then is to work backwards from

the goal. Every step of the way is carefully

thought out working back from the desired

achievement to the present moment.


CREATE THE VISION

SEE OPTIONS

FIND THE TOOLS

How Can I do it? (PURPOSE)


What is my true potential? (Possibility)

Inevitably the question arises when faced

with what is often a daunting journey of

tasks, “Can I do it?” (Is it possible?)

This is the point where the coach can be the

make it or break it cog in the journey to

achievement.

The coach can offer an experienced reality

check, an inspirational springboard and a

co-creator of destiny.

At this stage, it is imperative that the early

steps are determined. The failings of many

brilliant ideas are summed up in another ‘P’ word procrastination.

(I have been putting off using the word Procrastinate

as it is the antithesis of immediacy and not a word I

like to hear.)


DO IT IF U CAN

QUIT

THE BULL

EYE THE TARGET

IF IT IS REALISTICALLY POSSIBLE DON’T QUIT


Am I committed enough to put the plans

into action? (PERFORMANCE)

The final component of the performance

pyramid is action. Without action a dream

remains just that. As a coach the sooner an

action towards a goal can be identified and

performed the greater the likelihood of

success.

To encourage the performance of the first

step we at C-options have even been known

to interrupt a coaching session for the client

to make the first step such as an initial

phone call.

It is the sticking point that makes the

difference between achieving a long desired

result and it remaining a just pipe dream.

Action speaks a thousand words, the first

steps of a thousand miles are the most

important.


DREAMS

Passion triangle Performance Pyramid

NI’S KEY

JUST DO IT Founder of c-options and developer of the

passion triangle, Nigel, realised that the

key to success was in the ability to move

from the passion triangle to the

performance pyramid.

success

SUCCESS Passion Passion

Possibility Potential

PERFORMANCE

Purpose

Possibility

Purpose


Do I have a written plan? (PLANNING)

Once we have made the first step it would be

foolish to leave the rest of the journey to

chance.

Evidence abounds that proves that a written

plan is essential in goal achievement.

Plans can take many different formats from

the well publicised SMART plans to the basic

WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHEN method.

Nigel calls Goal Achievement Plans GAP’s can you guess why?

We at C-options have developed an extremely

efficient system of planning using Microsoft

excel to devise a matrix of achievement.

This system provides a road map, visual

inspiration and an evidential record of the

success or flexibility of the written plan.


LOOK FORWARD WITH SMART PLANS

LEARN FROM THE PAST

SEE ALL SIDES

MOVE FORWARD

PLANS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SMALL

THEY HAVE TO BE SMART

SPECIFIC, MEASUREABLE ,ACHIEVABLE, REALISTIC, TIME SCALED


What order should I do things in?

(PRIORITIZE)

When forming a written plan it is essential to

collate each task. There are many ways in

which this can be done from making simple

lists to more complex computerised methods.

The aim of the data collection is to be able to

organize the many tasks into categories or

sets which can then be prioritized.

Your coach will be familiar with many

different ways of prioritization from which

you can choose one that suits your style of

thinking.

Prioritization when done correctly achieves

movement that snowballs. Once a plan feels

like it is rolling it becomes easy and fun.

Coaches can usually offer a variety of ways in

which you can make decisions that affect your

ability to prioritize.


URGENT IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT

NOT URGENT NOT URGENT


Who can help me? (PEOPLE POWER)

No one is an island. It is a human trait that we

sometimes feel we cannot ask for help.

It is an essential part of the coaching process

that every plan recognises the resources that

others can offer us.

Ok, maybe we can do it alone, but the

chances are, that with the help from others,

we get there quicker and more easily.

Being challenged by the coach to enlist help

from others’ is sometimes a crucial move

towards achieving substantial change.

This is not only restricted to the client, quite

often those asked to help will also achieve

unexpected growth and development from

being turned to for help. They feel valued!

Reciprocity has long been recognised by

psychologists to be a positive state.


No one is an island

Why swim against the tide when there is

always someone to throw you a lifebelt!


How am I doing so far? (PROGRESS)

The key, having applied all of the steps so far,

is to agree a timescale for meetings between

the coach and the client to check on the

progress of the plan.

Flexibility is the word that should dominate

these meetings.

If progression is not being achieved it may be

necessary to revisit the plan and adjust it in

light of unforeseen obstacles that may be

thwarting progression.

Progression can be assessed against

milestones that have been previously agreed.

Progression can be celebrated and used to

inspire further progression.

Progression is a positive word indicating the

degree of succession. Success is a journey not

a destination.


IT IS ENJOYING THE JOURNEY THAT

MATTERS EVEN MORE THAN THE

DESTINATION A COACH CAN HELP TO

MAKE THAT HAPPEN


I achieved do I feel great? (PEAK)

The end of the successful coaching process

may be described as the peak.

The danger with peaks is that they can sometimes

be followed by deflation.

Kind of like the feeling on Boxing Day when

Christmas, long planned and short lived, is over.

An efficient coaching strategy helps the client to

realise that it is indeed the journey that matters

not the final goal.

A good coaching journey should provide the client

with a readymade Sat Nav for future

achievement.

The peak does not have to be the end of the

progression; it can be the inspiration for new

plans, new goals, and further development.


WHICH EVER ANGLE YOU VIEW IT FROM

ACHIEVING THAT PEAK

MAY BRING MIXED FEELINGS

A GOOD COACH IS AWARE AND HELPS

PEAKING BE A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE


Have I achieved my true Potential?

How must it feel to reach the final phase of your

life with the feeling that you may die with your

song yet unsung?

How many people reach middle age and feel

dissatisfied with their achievements in their life so

far?

Achieving a peak and sitting back on the laurels is

the main obstacle to reaching one’s potential.

I know that from personal experience.

I had reached my fifties before I went to

university.

The word Potent from which potential is derived

means strong, powerful, and compelling. It means

forceful, effective persuasive and intoxicating. If

you already feel all of these maybe, just maybe

you have achieved your true potential?


TOO COMFORT A BULL?

Being too comfortable, sitting back on one’s laurels is the main obstacle to achieving one’s true potential.


Did it give me peace of mind? (PEACE)

So there you have it, one coach’s (Nigel Lewis)

take on the coaching process summarised

into a short booklet.

It is not by chance that so far all of the steps

have began with a ‘P’.

So the final ‘P’ is peace. The ultimate aim in

life must surely be to attain peace.

Stress is the downside of goal achievement

mentality.

At c-options we regard peace as being the

overriding theme in goal achievement

coaching.

Balance is the key. Pressure is good. Stress is

bad. A coaching process that does not give

due regard to stress may not be the most

productive overall.


The ultimate aim of a well formed and

performed COACHING EXPERIENCE

are satisfaction and PEACE OF MIND.

Live with passion, create purpose,

believe in possibilities, plan with

vision, perform something each day,

harness person power, achieve

your potential and be at peace with

your world. Thank YOU.


About the author

Nigel Lewis (www.c-options.co.uk)

Nigel is a Life Coach, Life Skills Teacher, and Hypnotherapist

who formed C-options in 2009 after 30 years as a full time

Police Officer and coach to Police Officers.

He now travels often enjoys life to the full and coaches as

people find him. He enjoys serving with passion those who

seek, working as and when the opportunity arises.


Visit our websites

Links to websites connected with C-options

www.c-options.co.uk ( Our main website)

www.hypnosus.com (Our Cognitive

hypnotherapy site)

www.thecourseofyourlife.com (Our website

offering group coaching.)

www.c-options.com (The American

companion of our British site)

www.thex-cop.com (Coaching and therapy for

Police staff)

www.way2learn.co.uk (Our coaching for

learning site)

www.c-optionscoaching.co.uk (Life Coaching

site)

www.wizwingrower.com (The landing page

for Wiz Wingrower)


www.livelifelovelife.co.uk (Our fitness and

health training site)

www.biocognitivetherapy.com (A new form

of therapy)

www.biocognitivetherapy.co.uk (Therapy

using biofeedback)

C-Options was created to help clients to

become more aware of their options. (See

Options?) It is also derived from the former

career of it’s founder (a COP). The Chinese for the way “T” and the balance of energies “ions”.

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