{"id":1662,"date":"2012-09-20T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T18:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2012-02-06T23:00:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T05:00:17","slug":"understanding-coaching-boundaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/understanding-coaching-boundaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Coaching Boundaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt of one of David\u2019s coaching sessions in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topcoachingtechniques.com\/\">Top Coaching Techniques<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>David: I know a woman, a coach, whose brother is an alcoholic. For years she had to put up with hell &#8211; her brother coming and taking her car, being at family get-togethers, and all this stuff \u2013 and her story, her sorry story, was, \u2018Well, he\u2019s my brother and what can I do?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Client: Yeah.<\/p>\n<p>David: She finally did the kindest thing she could do; she said, \u2018You are not welcome in my house while you\u2019re drinking. You cannot have my car, you cannot walk in my house, and you are not allowed at family gatherings. I love you. You\u2019re my brother, but that is the boundary I am setting.\u2019 Do you know what happened?<\/p>\n<p>Client: What, he became sober?<\/p>\n<p>David: I\u2019m not so sure about that, but what I do know is this woman became more powerful and she wasn\u2019t a victim anymore. Now I am wondering what it would take for you? I have to be careful that I don\u2019t ask for something here.<\/p>\n<p>Client: I have to grow up. 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