{"id":1502,"date":"2012-07-08T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2012-02-03T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T20:34:42","slug":"the-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/the-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is an excerpt from the\u00a0CoachStart Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sometimes all it takes to set up the session is for you to invite them to have one! \u00a0(I know \u2014 rocket science, right?).\u00a0 It might sound something like.<\/p>\n

“What I usually do for people who are interested in coaching is to set up a 20-30 minute chat to talk about their goals and give them an experience of being coached. \u00a0I don’t mind if they become clients or not; it helps me develop my skills, and it’s one way I develop referrals. \u00a0No charge. \u00a0Would you be interested in that?”<\/p>\n

Exercise<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Practise your hot invitation at least once this week.\u00a0 You might be in a store, at a bus stop, talking to the telephone information service, or at a party.\u00a0 When someone pops that magic question: \u201cWhat do you do?\u201d \u2014 be ready.<\/p>\n

Note: In both the Warm and Hot Invitation you might notice we found a hot button\/area, extended an invitation, and removed any obligation or pressure to continue with coaching.\u00a0 That\u2019s the secret formula!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following is an excerpt from the\u00a0CoachStart Manual. Sometimes all it takes to set up the session is for you to invite them to have one! \u00a0(I know \u2014 rocket science, right?).\u00a0 It might sound something like. “What I usually do for people who are interested in coaching is to set up a 20-30 minute […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[156],"tags":[353,258,169],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t