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The “OZ”

2022/11/28

A Coaching Model By Vernée Smith
Life Coach, UNITED STATES

My “OZ” Coaching Method was influenced by L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz book and movie. Harry Baum’s The tale of Dorothy is well-known; it is one of development, acceptance, and change. For many of us, Dorothy’s journey through Oz is extremely relatable. Dorothy had to learn to use her head, heart, and courage to find her way home, as personified by the Scarecrow, Tinman, and Cowardly Lion. The “OZ” Coaching Model operates in a similar manner. With clients, coaches will examine the Brain—their ideas and convictions—the Heart—their principles—and the Courage—their courageous actions. When coaching, it is simple to become preoccupied with one’s thoughts or sidetracked by the client’s story.

The Benefits of Risk Taking

2022/11/24

A Research Paper By Vernée Smith
Life Coach, UNITED STATES

I wanted to delve more deeply into the subject of risk as I looked at it in my Power Tool. The interview with Alyssa Mullet, a Certified Professional Coach and SHRM-CP, is captured in the transcript that follows. Alyssa assists me in researching the advantages of taking risks and the most effective ways to motivate clients to do so. In this interview, I have discovered that managing risk is a crucial aspect of coaching. We must take chances if we want to live rich lives. We must assist our clients in discovering their values if we are to assist them in navigating the vulnerability of risk. We can help them analyze the fear, values, and trust components to determine whether the risk is worthwhile.

Risk vs. Benefit

2022/11/22

A Coaching Power Tool By Vernée Smith
Life Coach, UNITED STATES

Using the Power Tool Risk vs. Benefit, one can gauge a client’s level of anxiety when facing a challenging choice. The client can evaluate the benefit after determining how much they fear the risk. I came to the realization that I could determine how frightening a risk was if I could quantify it while receiving peer coaching. I decided to rate the risk on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 representing the lowest risk and 10 the highest. It was less frightful if the risk was a 2, but terrifying if it was a 10. This idea is not to say that taking the risk should be avoided, just that it may require more consideration and analysis.

Developing Curiosity

2022/11/15

A Research Paper By Uljana Kalinova
Life Coach, LATVIA

Being curious is one of the essential components of a fruitful coaching session from the perspective of both the coach and the client, according to this research paper on developing curiosity. Coupled with presence, it enables everything that happens during a coaching session, including clarifying, exploring, reflecting, learning, and finding solutions, which in turn ensures progress and change. To support evoking awareness in the client through active listening, potential questioning, and useful feedback, the coach must maintain curiosity and presence. It is vital for the client to remain curious in order to be open to any process of self-discovery that may arise and to be prepared to challenge limiting structures or beliefs.

The SUPER

2022/11/11

A Coaching Model By Louise Yin Luo
Life Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

How did you choose the university you would pursue? What was it that influenced your choice? How did your career path turn out? What was it that influenced your choice? There are numerous other crucial choices in life that are included in the list. What influenced your choice, which you had to make repeatedly? This SUPER coaching model aims to assist you in achieving your own success by utilizing your special-U personality and strengths to help you become the best version of yourself much more quickly and effortlessly!

Wholeness vs. Perfection

2022/11/04

A Coaching Power Tool By Uljana Kalinova
Life Coach, Career Coach, LATVIA

Recognizing when the pursuit of perfection becomes the primary motivator of our actions or attitudes is the first step toward shifting our perspective from Wholeness vs. Perfection. We can begin by answering the question, “What causes you to act in a certain way?” To achieve that level of clarity. What motivates this behavior? What do you feel or think as this behavior occurs? It’s time to reconsider our current viewpoint and consider what other options might exist if we’re willing to commit to doing so. Being surrounded by other young coaches has taught me that many of us strive for perfection out of a sense of inadequacy.

How Can Coaching Support Personal and Professional Development?

2022/11/02

A Research Paper By Louise Yin Luo
Life Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

Coaches engage in coaching with clients. It’s possible that some people frequently do not fully comprehend what coaching is and is not. I was asked to provide coaching advice to a friend. I clarified that coaching doesn’t offer counsel. Coaching is a method. The expert is the client. Together, we search for the solution for the client. What would encourage people to participate in coaching, given that many of us believe the benefits are less obvious and more difficult to quantify? What advantages does coaching offer? The purpose of this How Can Coaching Support Personal and Professional Development? research paper is to examine how coaching can aid in both professional and personal growth.

JOY – Journey to Happiness

2022/10/27

A Coaching Model By Uljana Kalinova
Life Coach, Career Coach, LATVIA

In my coaching work, I have observed that the ultimate goal of any subject chosen by a client is to bring about change that creates new opportunities and improves the quality of life. To put it another way, we are all looking for ways to be happier. Though many people find it difficult to define happiness. Therefore, this coaching model is called JOY to reflect the spirit of the larger purpose of finding happiness, while using more easily defined and specific words. We’ll do it in three simple steps, with J (step 1) serving as an anchor, O (step 2) as a wind rose, and Y (step 3) as a sail – the bolstering factors we’ll need to be successful on our voyage for joy.

Uncertainty vs. Possibility

2022/10/20

A Coaching Power Tool By Louise Yin Luo
Life Coach, UNITED KINGDOM

In life, there is a lot of Uncertainty. Factors can include the most recent epidemic and associated lockdown rules, firm organizational and restructuring changes, an economic downturn with record-high inflation, the energy crisis, conflict, climate change, or any kind of natural disaster. This powerful tool focuses on Uncertainty vs. Possibility. Uncertainty can lead to stress, worry, and fear. However, the possibility may inspire us with optimism, positivism, and vitality. What potential changes can this uncertainty bring about for us? How can we focus our energy, time, and resources on what we can control in order to achieve the greatest possible outcome in an unforeseeable condition or life event? When we tolerate ambiguity, there are plenty of alternatives we can explore.

Required vs. Invited

2022/09/06

A Coaching Power Tool By Mark Wavle
Agile Coach, UNITED STATES

Required vs. Invited power tools help customers identify desired conditions, find areas they can choose from, and explore new areas of possible next steps. As coaches, we must empathize with the client’s perception of the circumstance and, rather than analyzing or correcting that perception, make space for them and their reality. When we take this attitude, we prioritize our client’s connection over all other considerations. Our clients notice this and instinctively understand that we value their autonomy. This understanding allows us to provide invites for them to consider switching from Requirement to Invitation.