{"id":2033,"date":"2013-01-09T18:39:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T00:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2013-01-22T18:02:18","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T00:02:18","slug":"getting-the-introductory-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/getting-the-introductory-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentor Monthly #127: Getting The Introductory Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><!--more--><strong>Announcements\/Offers<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"72%\">You&#8217;ll find some great tools and techniques, in fact an entire framework for relationship coaching in my relationship ebook. Great for the experienced coach, or for new coaches wanting to move into relationship coaching&#8230;Cl&#8217;ick here for &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.truthaboutwomen.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Truth About Women<\/a>&#8220;<\/td>\n<td width=\"28%\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/Graphics\/truthcover3d70.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/Graphics\/truthcover3d70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>FEATURE:\u00a0Getting The Introductory Sessions<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It can be useful to make a shift from: \u201cI need to get people as ongoing clients\u201d, to \u201cLet\u2019s see how many introductory sessions I can provide this year\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Some thoughts, ideas\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>1) Person has asked what you do, or what coaching is.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 Keep your answers short and let them drive it e.g. \u201cI\u2019m a coach\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 Speak of what you do for people, not about what coaching is e.g. \u201cI move people forward\u201d \u201cI work with professionals to grow \u00a0 \u00a0 their business\u201d \u201cI help women expand their community of\u00a0friends\u201d \u201cI do A, B and C for people\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0How does it work? Great to use Agassi or Tiger Woods as an example. They have coaches. It\u2019s not fixing their game, it\u2019s about \u00a0 being even better\u00a0or having even more in your life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Another answer to this question might be: \u201cI look for what\u2019s missing. Some people come to me for direction; some want accountability, so that\u00a0stuff gets done. Others can simply use support or a sounding board. (Others are focus, inspiration and challenge)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 Many people will say \u201cthat\u2019s interesting\u201d. Don\u2019t let this pass. Ask them \u201cWhat about it do you find interesting?\u201d and go from there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 Other great questions: \u201cHave you ever considered working with a coach? \u201cIf you had your own coach, what would you get started on first?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 The invitation: \u201cWhat I usually do for people who are interested in coaching,\u00a0 is set up a 20-30 minute chat to talk about their goals, and give\u00a0 them an experience of being coached. I don\u2019t mind if they become clients or not. Would you be interested in that?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 You can also jump straight in if you sense they are ready: \u201cWould you like to give it a whirl for a month?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2) You are approaching them cold about coaching<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a brief sample shell\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 Context\/Why they\u2019re getting a great deal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m launching\/expanding my coaching practice\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m enrolled in a coach mentoring program\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHave you read about life coaching in the press?\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 Briefly what it is<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI move people forward\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI help people set and achieve their goals&#8221;<br \/>\n\u201cI help people get clear on what they really want, and get it\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 The invitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019d like to offer you a one-off session. You get XXXXXXXXXXX \u00a0(to work on what\u2019s most important in your life), and I get further training as a\u00a0coach, and one more person in the world who knows about what I do.Would you like a session?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 Getting paid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I don\u2019t charge for this, and simply ask in return that : a) if you come across someone who could benefit from coaching, you pass on my details \u00a0b) you send me a few lines via email saying how the\u00a0coaching session was for you.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">Take Action<\/span><\/p>\n<p>1) Become clear on your message and who you coach. Share at the blog.<\/p>\n<p>2) Who can you approach that would be interested in your coaching?<\/p>\n<p>Love and gratitude,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"David sig\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/Graphics\/sighalf.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"56\" \/><\/p>\n<p>P.S. If you have any comments on this newsletter, we&#8217;d love you to share them\u00a0<a href=\" http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/getting-the-introductory-sessions\/#respond\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>3. About the &#8216;Mentor Monthly&#8217; Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TO SUBSCRIBE<\/strong>, and for free information packs on coaching, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/freedownload.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/freedownload.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please forward this newsletter to anyone you feel might make a great coach!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2033"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2059,"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2033\/revisions\/2059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}