Introduction
Every GSCer qualifies to engage in up to 1,000
hours of coach training via live TeleClass, conducted by Thomas
Leonard (founder of the GSC) and the senior trainers of the
GSC/CoachVille. Fifty of those hours are required hours/classes to
graduate from the Graduate School of Coaching; 950 are elective
hours. As of June 2002, we are continuing to build/add to our
curriculum. It currently stands at 100 hours; we'll be adding 200
more hours by December 2002; and another 800 hours by December 2004.
(All 1,000 hours of TeleClasses are included in your tuition.) 50 of
these 1,00 hours are required courses to graduate from the GSC and
upon which the written graduation examination questions are crafted.
You may take the TeleClasses live, or listen via RealAudio, or both.
It's entirely up to you.
For more information about the GSC, including answers to frequently
asked questions, visit
http://www.graduateschoolofcoaching.com
To enrol in
the GSC,
click here. Installment payment
plan
available here.
The Curriculum
Class #2401
| required
Learning the
CoachVille Coaching System
Wondering what the 15 Coaching
Proficiencies, Life Frameworks, Client Deliverables, Listening
Clarifiers and Communication Style Points are, how to use them, and
how to integrate them into your coaching? In this one hour session,
we'll help you to get your arms around these components so that you
can weave them into your coaching. The 15 Proficiencies and the
related elements comprise the Certified Coach designation. Note that
we won't be training you on the 15 Proficiencies themselves during
this one hour but that we will be describing them and showing you how
the whole coaching process works. Single session/one hour.
Class #2402
| elective
The Million
Dollar Coaching Company
If you've got your sights set on
building a coaching company, special interest membership community or
other market segment and you would like to know how coaches are
jumping from $100,000 to $250,000 and even to $1mm in revenue through
a combination of coaching, classes, licensing, assessments,
memberships and more, then you will benefit from this overview. You
will also benefit even if you don't plan to go for the big numbers,
given that you'll learn about how to target a market and serve that
market in a variety of ways beyond traditional one to one coaching.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2403
| required
Introducing
Your Clients To New Frameworks
Frameworks are ways of thinking,
akin to paradigms, "come-froms," personal operating systems, and even
paradoxes. One of the ways that the coach adds value to their clients
is by freshening or expanding the client's thinking or assumptions and
in this one hour overview, you'll be introduced to the 15 Frameworks,
along with the specific situations that clients are in, and which are
most fitting for each. Single session/one hour.
Class #2404
| required
Designing
Failsafe Structures for Performance
The discussion is for the coach
who is coaching clients who have a lot at stake and need support
structures to keep them focused and productive in their work or
business. And not just any support structures, but failsafe support
structures, meaning support structures, systems and environments which
are 'even stronger' than the client is. If you've worked with
busy/hectic clients who are distracted by the events of the day, then
you'll understand the need for the coach to be proficient at designing
and installing these types of sophisticated structures. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2405
| required
How to Develop
a Client Coaching Program
If you've been wondering how to
package what you know into a stand alone, highly targeted solution for
a market segment, then you'll want to be in this one hour segment
where we walk you through the steps to develop a client coaching
program (meaning a coaching program for the public, including your
clients). As you can imagine, it's quite a jump from 'knowing stuff'
to packaging that stuff into a defined and structured program, and
we'll show you how. Single session/one hour.
Class #2406
| required
How To Enjoy
Your Client Immensely
Yes, we know this sounds a bit
'bland,' and rightfully you may be wondering what a training topic
like this is doing in the GSC. And, it's one of the most powerful of
the 15 Coaching Proficiencies. Why? Because to get to this level of
collaborative relationship with your client, yet still have an edge
and be effective with them, calls for a fairly high level skill set
and awareness level. That's all we're going to say at this point but
if you find yourself trying too hard with clients, being frustrated by
them, wishing they would move faster, be more self generating or put
into action what they are learning, then this one hour training will
prove beneficial. Single session/one hour.
Class #2407
| required
Understanding
the 15 Client Deliverables
Our view is that every several
minutes during a coaching session, value is being delivered or
created. It's just that the client (and often the coach) haven't
recognized it or been able to put it into words. In this one hour
overview of Client Deliverables, you will learn this language and
we'll show you how to weave these terms into your coaching sessions so
that your client will recognize all that they are receiving
from you. And interestingly, as you learn these 15 Deliverables,
you're coaching will also shift to ensure that you are delivering
these during your coaching sessions. Quite clever when you think
about it. And, the more/better your clients understand what they are
getting from you during their coaching sessions, the more they'll
stick with you and have faith in the process until the "big result"
occurs. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2408
| elective
The Attraction Program
Overview & Licensee Training
If you've heard about the 28
Attraction Principles and/or are curious about how to weave these into
your coaching and/or conduct Attraction TeleClasses or Workshops
yourself, then spend an hour with us and learn exactly how to do
this. You'll receive an overview of the Attraction Principles, and
learn how and when to use them with your clients. And, how to conduct
a training or ecourse based on these principles for your clients,
potential clients and/or the public. Single session/one hour.
(Please note that this session is not the full six-week
version of the Personal Foundation Program; you can purchase that as
an upgrade at
http://www.coachville.com/attraction/default.html for only $49. We
do recommend that you go through the six-week live TeleClass version
so that you can experience this program for yourself and/or to conduct
it for others, but we do not require that you do so.)
Class #2409
| required
3 Step Selling Process
Do selling and
coaching go together? Well, no, not really. It's probably more
nearly accurate to call this the "3 Step Buying Process." That said,
what you will learn in this one hour session is how to walk potential
clients through a simple 3 step process to facilitate their process of
buying coaching from you. This process does work and it's completely
"non-selly" in its foundation, tone and delivery. It's clean and
natural and it's not manipulative. And even the most dedicated of the
"I hate selling" crowd will enjoy this 3 step process. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2410
| elective
Small Business Dashboard
With all the plates that
the small business owner or professional has to spin, how can you
coach them to focus on what really matters in their business (think
dashboard in your car)? Enter the Small Business Dashboard which is a
visual way of thinking and looking at the 5 measurables that matter
most to your client and their company. We'll show you the 25 most
common measurables, so that you can help your client select the top 5
that fit best for them. By selecting the 'best' 5, your client will
focus on what matters most, and have more time/space for your coaching
because the fear/worry factor will have been reduced significantly.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2411
| elective
Certified
Mentor Coach Training
Are you interested in coaching/mentoring other
coaches and perhaps becoming a Certified Mentor Coach? Details about
this six week training are at
http://www.graduateschoolofcoaching.com/tourcmc.html.
Six 2-hour sessions over 6
weeks.
Class #2412
| required
Introduction
to Group Coaching
Are you looking to offer coaching
to groups of clients at the same time on a conferencing bridge? If
so, then come to learn the basics of setting up a group coaching
practice or program. We'll cover niches, marketing, call management,
group dynamic, topic/focus selection, bridge use, email discussion
lists and other tools to maximize the group coaching format.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2413
| elective
Winning
Websites Tour
Thinking of setting up a website
for your coaching? Then take a live virtual tour of 10 websites that
have earned the CoachVille Seal of Approval. You'll learn what works
(and what doesn't) and the many design, marketing and system features
on a variety of coaching related websites. (Note: You will need two
phone lines for this tour; one to call into the bridge as you would
normally do, and one to be connected to the internet to take the web
based tour concurrently. If you have DSL, cable or satellite, then
you only need one line of course, to call into the bridge on.) Single
session/one hour.
Class #2414
| required
Designing
Environments to Support Growth and Change
Certainly, a person can rely primarily on
themselves for their own growth, development and success. And, why put
yourself through that stress and learning curve? The idea behind this
class is that success comes so much easier when one has designed and
installed environments that support what the person is up to. Why
type of environments? Everything from automation of bill paying to
having a virtual assistant, from being part of a Mastermind type group
to having a personal projects R&D Team. You will learn about 25 such
environments in this course. Single session/one hour.
Class #2415
| required
Working with
Cultural Creatives
Cultural Creatives is the term
used to describe the group of individuals who are the early adopters
of progressive trends in a society. They are the ones who are creating
and defining the future of life and living. They are the
experimenters, crafting new products, ideas, services, experiences and
lifestyles. And they respond well to coaches who understand their way
of thinking and creating and who respect their sometimes radical
approaches to their way of living and priorities. In this one-hour
session learn how to coach these Cultural Creatives. These Cultural
Creatives will keep you young and thinking fresh. Single session/one
hour.
Class #2416
| elective
How Thomas Is
Able to Create As Much As He Does
The most often asked
question of Thomas is "Do you ever sleep?" Thomas' answer? "8 hours
a night!" That said, however, the question remains as to how Thomas
and crew can create so much new, fresh, practical content.
In
this one hour session, one of thomas' colleagues shares his 10 secrets
and will do his/her best to answer your questions as well. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2417
| elective
A Perfect
Person Program Overview & Licensee Training
If you are howling with displeasure about the
term 'perfect person,' then simply move on to another GSC course. But
if you find the idea intriguing for yourself and you feel that several
of your clients are up for this game, then please sign up for this
one-hour overview. The Perfect Person Program is a client-driven and
client-defined program that orients around the question: "If I were to
become a perfect person, what are the 25 elements of my behavior,
lifestyle and development that I would want to perfect?" The Perfect
Person Program provides a structure for clients/participants who want
to engage themselves in that question for 30 to 90 days. In this
one-hour overview, you will learn the basics of the concept and the
basics of how to offer this program to groups, or just to one client
at a time. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2418
| elective
Absence Of
Program Overview & Licensee Training
If less is more, then is nothing
everything? In this one-hour overview, you will learn about the
concept of 'absence of' and how certain types of clients respond
better to this approach to success than focusing on success or
happiness directly. The ideas is to become super-conductive in your
life and business by identifying and eliminating all of the sources of
friction, delay and reaction. The byproduct of this approach is
speed, flow, occurrence and ease. In this one-hour overview, learn
more about this approach and how to conduct this training
yourself. Single session/one hour.
Class #2419
| elective
The Reserve Program Overview
& Licensee Training
The notice and practice of sufficiency is a
terrific one; and the notion of reserve/reserves takes sufficiency to
the next level. The basic idea here is that when one develops
reserves in many areas of their life (i.e., money, energy, ideas,
skills, opportunities, relationships, love, access), then life itself
becomes a higher grade experience. Why? Because the certain
percentage of your thinking, time and personal RAM that is taken up by
fear and survival needs is reduced dramatically when you have reserves
in all areas, thus freeing up one's natural energy and creativity.
It's a little hard to explain but life because easier and much richer
when you, your body and your mind are utterly relaxed because you
have more than enough reserves. Sufficiency, while useful, isn't
enough to quiet the genes that cause us to waste a significant
percentage of our resources to 'watching out' for our safety. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2420
| elective
101 Ways to
Make Your Point Program Overview & License
Did you know that there are 101
ways to make your point? This program helps a person to convey they
points and messages more powerfully by showing you how to make the
same point in 101 ways. It's a wild program! And you can learn how
to conduct and present this program in this one-hour overview. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2421
| elective
For the Rest
of Your Life Program Overview & Licensee Training
This is a very new personal development program
where clients select 1, 2 or 3 elements/areas of their lives that they
will either honor 'for the rest of their lives' or eliminate/absence
for the rest of their lives. Things like drinking alcohol, eating
meat, being anything less than honest, having at least X amount of
money in your bank account at all times, making your bed, being
monogamous, etc. Really, it's whatever the client wishes to select.
The focus of the program is to help the client identify their 1, 2 or
3 'forever things' and then to identify the ways to tweak, organize,
restructure, reorient, reprioritize or simplify their lives so that
this can be true forever. Single session/one hour.
Class #2422
| elective
Personal
Foundation Program Overview & Licensee Training
The Personal Foundation program consists of 10
components such as extending boundaries, raising standards, building
reserves, defining success, restoring integrity, orienting around
values, and more. In this one hour overview, you'll learn the basics
of these 10 components as well as how to offer the Personal Foundation
program to your clients or the public, either individually, or in a
group format. Single session/one hour.
(Please note that this session is not the full six-week version of
the Personal Foundation Program; you can purchase that as an upgrade
at
http://www.personalfoundation.com for only $49. We do recommend
that you go through the six-week live TeleClass version so that you
can experience this program for yourself and/or to conduct it for
others, but we do not require that you do so.)
Class #2423
| elective
The Simplicity
Program Overview & License Training
Life is becoming increasingly
complex but that doesn't mean it has to be overly complicated. A key
distinction. And, with the zillion choices that people have today,
not to mention the increasing number of business and personal
interests and opportunities available today, a course like this one is
a welcome respite from the overwhelm felt by so many. In this
one-hour overview, you will learn the basic tenets of this program as
well as familiarize yourself with 50 of the most powerful ways to
simplify your life, or the lives of your clients. And, of course, how
to offer/conduct this program for your clients or the public. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2424
| elective
The Perfect
Life Program Overview & Licensee Training
Is a perfect life possible?
Yes! (If you don't think so, you may still be hung up on the
perfectionism meaning of perfection but come to this Overview and
you'll start to see the possibilities and freedom of perfection!).
This course is for any GSC member who wants to learn more about the
Perfect Life Program for themselves and/or because they want to teach
the Program to others; both sides are included. Single session/one
hour.
(Please note that this is not the full six-week version of the
Perfect Life Program; you can purchase that as an upgrade at
http://www.aperfectlife.com
for only $49. We do recommend that you go through the six-week live
TeleClass version so that you can experience this program for yourself
and/or to conduct it for others, but we do not require that you do
so.)
Class #2425
| required
How To Set Up
A Personal or Business R&D Team
You may know about CoachVille's
1000-person strong Research & Development Team which both guides and
catalyzes the work at CoachVille to make sure that it serves the
members. And, interestingly, coaches and their clients are setting up
their own R&D Teams
and you'll learn how to do this yourself, and how to help your clients
to do the same. Creativity and customer service will never be the
same, and that's probably a good thing. Single session/one hour.
Class #2426
| elective
The Eliminate
Delay Program Overview & Licensee Training
Description coming in mid-June
2002. Hey, What's with the delay!
Class #2427
| required
Creative Destructionism
Description coming mid-June
2002.
Class #2428
| required
The Personal
Evolution Program Overview & Licensee Training
If you are intrigued with the notion of personal
evolution (as the next generation of personal development), then you
will enjoy this session. The two basic sources of Personal Evolution
are 1) Design environments which stimulate you in surprising ways and
2) Experiment continuously. The former mimics nature/weather, and
the latter mimics genetic mutation. This is an advanced class; be
prepared to evolve your own thinking about people, success and
personal development. Personal evolution is a very different ball
game. Single session/one
hour.
(Please note that this is not the full six-week version of
the Personal Evolution Program; you can purchase that as an upgrade at
http://www.personalevolution.com for only $49. We do recommend
that you go through the six-week live TeleClass version so that you
can experience this program for yourself and/or to conduct it for
others, but we do not require that you do so.)
Class #2429
| elective
The Extreme
Self Care Program & Licensee Training
The question is "How far do you go to take very
good care of yourself, physically, spiritually, emotionally and
intellectually?" Not sure, or do you feel you could go a lot
further? Then start by taking this one hour overview of the Extreme
Self Care program. Single session/one hour.
(Please note that this is not the full six-week version of the
Extreme Self Care Program; you can purchase that as an upgrade at
http://www.xtremeselfcare.com
for only $49. We do recommend that you go through the six-week live
TeleClass version so that you can experience this program for yourself
and/or to conduct it for others, but we do not require that you do
so.)
Class #2430
| elective
The Team 100
Program & Licensee Training
One of the proven ways to build a
professional practice is to develop an extensive network of other
professionals who can refer their clients and colleagues to you.
We've come up with a simple 'program' called the Team 100 Program that
you can use with your clients and/or teach others. In this one hour
segment, you'll learn the basics of how to work the Team 100 and how
to teach/offer it to your clients and/or the public.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2431
| elective
The Toleration
Free Program Overview & Licensee Training
We're all putting up with stuff, people,
situations and other realities. That's a given; it's just a matter of
quantity and degree. But now you can do something about all that
stuff you're tolerating in this very simple, but highly effective
client program called Toleration-Free. In this one hour session, you
will learn the basics of identifying and reducing/eliminating
tolerations as well as how to conduct this program for clients or the
public. Single session/one
hour.
Class #2432
| elective
The
CyberSkills eCourse Overview & Licensee Training
Included in your GSC tuition is the right to
teach and/or rebroadcast the course by email called The CyberSkills
eCourse, which is a collection of 50 lessons related to using
computers, email, the web and related cyber topics. In this one hour
overview, you'll learn how to conduct and/or rebroadcast this course
via email or web. (Note: We are not going to teach you the 50
CyberSkills during this hour; the 50 lessons at
http://www.certifiedcyber.com
are already self-explanatory and ready for self-study.)
Single session/one hour.
Class #2433
| elective
Integrity Day
Program and Licensee Training
The term "Integrity Day" sounds a bit dry, so
you might want to jazz it up a bit by calling it Spring Cleaning Day,
or Clear the Clutter Day or Get Your Taxes Done Day. The way this
program works is that folks call into a teleconferencing bridge at the
top of the hour for about 7 minutes for 3 to 5 hours in row, usually
on a Saturday. Folks identify their measurables for each hour and
support and challenge each other to make their targets. Yes, we know
that it sounds a little soft, but it works and is miraculous.
Details at
http://www.integrityday.com. The best way to learn how to lead
one of these is to lead one of these, but during this one hour
overview, we'll go over how to structure the calls, lead them well,
schedule them and we'll answer your questions.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2434
| elective
Transition
Path: From Therapist to Coach
Are you currently a therapist who wishes to
either add the coaching skills set and approach to your current
clients, or perhaps launch a coaching-specific practice? Join our
instructor, a former therapist who will outline for you the basic
shifts in thinking, the changes in approach and the tweaks in style
that will facilitate this transition for you. This one-hour
discussion is also for therapists who have "been coaching their
clients for a long time" and who consider themselves to be coaches.
As you will learn, there are additional shifts in thinking,
assumptions, methodology and style to make a complete transition to
coaching. Coaching calls for a completely different orientation, even
if it appears to be similar to some of the skills/approaches you used
as a therapist. For many therapists, becoming a coach calls for a 180
degree turn. Single session/one hour.
Class #2435
| elective
Transition
Path: From Consultant to Coach
Are you a business or technical or other
consultant who is either transitioning into coaching or wish to be
more 'coach like' in how you work with your clients? If so, then join
a consultant-turned-coach who leads this call and learn from him/her
the changes in thinking, attitude, approach, communication style and
packaging of services that are important to make this transition.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2436
| elective
Transition
Path: From Free Coach to Fee Coach
If you've been undercharging, or
not charging at all and you can't seem to break through this 'green
ceiling,' then this one-hour session could make all the difference for
you. Some coaches have a difficult time in charging at all for their
services or charging properly for their services and in this session,
you'll learn why, and how to shift your thinking to snap out of
it. Single session/one hour.
Class #2437
| required
How To Help a
Client Identify and Expand Their Vision
Every human being is equipped to
have a vision, yet few do. Enter the coach who can help a client get
in touch with what they see as possible for themselves and/or their
world. Learn how to broach this topic with your client and how to
help them craft a vision statement.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2438
| required
How to Help a
Client Craft a Business Mission Statement
The mission of CoachVille is to "improve the
quality of coaching worldwide." This mission statement, like any well
crafted, simple and meaningful mission statement does several things
that benefits the organization: Orients the staff, guides the leaders
and educates the public and reassures the customer. Spend an hour
with us and learn how to craft a business mission statement.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2439
| elective
How to Become
a Forward Thinker
Did you know that many people
operate 3 to 10 years ahead of the current curve/reality? Curious how
to become a person like that? Then please join this discussion.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2440
| elective
How To
Increase Your Coaching Fees
As you can imagine, there is an art to
increasing your coaching fees without offending or losing your current
clients. You'll learn the various approaches that you can take with
this sometimes touchy subject. We'll also cover how to make the
internal shift to feel good/right about charging higher fees because
you have come to see and believe in the value that is generated by
your coaching. Single session/one hour.
Class #2441
| required
Introduction
to the 15 Listening Clarifiers
A coach needs a way to hear and organize 'all'
that a client is saying. These 15 Clarifiers do just that, which
frees you up to be with the client vs trying to figure out what they
are saying or where to jump in.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2442
| required
The 10
Mistakes Coaches Most Often Make
During this session, we outline the 10 common
mistakes that coaches make and offer corrections and solutions for
each. Single session/one
hour.
Class #2443
| required
Coaching
Critiques
Description coming mid-June
2002.
Class #2444
| required
Advanced Coaching
Models - R&D/Developmental Version
These are under development and will be outlined
by the first time we lead this session; please come to the call to
learn about them. We've already developed a series of 30 coaching
models; together, we'll be identifying and crafting several advanced
once in this one-hour session. Single session/one hour.
Class #2445
| elective
How to Package
Your Coaching Services
There are number of ways to package your
coaching services: one to one, group, client program-based, in person,
on the phone, online, mobile and on-call. Come to this session to
learn about all the possible ways to format and package your services
to be appealing for various markets.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2446
| elective
Running a GSC
Local Study Group
As you may know, members of CoachVille are
running local Study Groups (5 to 15 coaches meeting weekly or monthly
in a coach's home or office). And, as a GSCer, you may run one of
these, or run a Study Group just for other GSCers in your area.
Either way, feel free to attend this one hour intro on how to do this.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2447
| elective
Running a
Virtual GSC Virtual Study Group
As you may know, members of CoachVille are
running virtual (meaning by phone) Study Groups (5 to 15 coaches
meeting weekly or monthly). And, as a GSCer, you may run one of
these, or run a Study Group just for other GSCers in your area.
Either way, feel free to attend this one hour intro on how to do this.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2448
| required
Adapting To
Your Clients' Learning Styles
Description coming mid-June
2002.
Class #2449
| required
Understanding
Who You Are
Who are you? Well, there's a big question
that's been running around for a millennium or two. And, one we do
our best to answer in this one hour session. Or at least take the
mystery/fog out of the question. Intrigued? Join us!
Single session/one hour.
Class #2450
| required
Advanced
Coaching Theory - R&D/Developmental Version
What are the principles that
drive the process of advanced coaching process with sophisticated
client. Come to this one-hour discussion and we'll learn from each
other as we identify and language these principles. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2451 | required
How To Shift
a Client's Paradigm
A paradigm is a set of rules, a model of
thinking/operating, a set of assumptions. For example, Detroit (home
of America's automobile industry) operated in the paradigm that the
vast majority of Americans will only buy U.S. automobiles and thus,
the Japanese car industry was not a threat. Same with the Swiss and
their watches. Even as the evidence mounted, the paradigm was so
strong, that both groups were in denial. By the time they figured out
that they were in a paradigm at all, it was too late; the momentum
went to the Japanese who lived in a very different paradigm. (The
Japanese paradigm at that time was "We can/must learn all we can about
making great cars, very inexpensively.") There are personal paradigms
as well these business paradigms. We cover both in this one hour
session. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2452
| elective
Eliminate Doubt Business
Program Overview & Licensee Training
This program is design for business and
corporate client with the premise being that when a firm can eliminate
doubt, confusion, frustration, waiting and wondering in every step of
the buying and service process, that customer satisfaction and
retention increases significantly. In this one-hour overview, you
will learn the 10 areas of the buying and servicing cycle in which
doubt and confusion can ferment, and how to help your business clients
step into the shoes of their potential and current customers/clients
to eliminate doubt throughout the entire buying and service
cycle. Single session/one hour.
Class #2453 |
elective
How to Develop
and Launch an Ezine or Ecourse In Less Than a Week
If you've been thinking about
creating weekly or monthly Coach Letter, ezine or ecourse as a way of
building your network and packaging your knowledge into a format like
this, then this one hour overview will lay out the how-to's and why-to's
of this popular approach to network building. You'll learn everything
from how to pick a topic, to how to build subscribers, to how to
format your ezine using HTML, to how to select a ebroadcast provider.
Note: We do offer an extensive how to collection on this topic
here
for all GSC members but we also offer this one hour live overview via
live TeleClass so that you can get your arms around this process.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2454 |
elective
The Laser Coaching Process
Getting to the truth quickly is one of the
benefits of using the laser coaching process. Comprised of 3 simple
steps, the laser coaching process is learnable by anyone and it is not
dangerous. Most of the class time is demo and critique and is quite
exciting as coaches learn how to use this technique. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2455 |
required
Leveraged and Passive Revenue
Opportunities for Coaches
At some point, many coaches seek out
coaching-related opportunities that generate passive vs active
revenue. Leveraged Revenue in terms of earning power beyond the
1-to-1 coaching session and Passive Revenue in terms of sources of
income that are complete passive such as products, assessments,
licenses, ecourses and more. Think of leveraged and passive revenue
as part of your retirement fund. Note: Several coaches we know now
earn the build of their revenue from passive income sources after
having been 1-to-1 coaches for years. Single session/one hour.
Class #2456
| elective
The Reaction-Free Program
Overview and Licensee Training
Think it's possible to become Reaction-Free?
Yes, we believe it is. Learn how in this 25-point program that you
can deliver to clients, royalty-free. Single session/one hour.
Class #2457
|
required
Introduction to the 15
Primary Relationships
Get a picture a person who is overwhelmed by
paper. Or stress. Or a changing environment. Or success. Got a picture
of someone? Okay, good. Now, think about this...Maybe the person
doesn't so much have a problem with paper, stress, change or success
as they may have a relationship with paper, stress, change or success
which is
...damaged...weak...skewed...missing... So, rather than work with the
client on paper, stress, change or success, why not work with them on
their relationship with paper, stress, change or success? And
speaking of that, here's the list of all 15: Time, Money, Success,
Happiness, Stress, Change, Feelings, Responsibility, Learning,
Paperwork, Roles/Identity, Ideas, Soul, Body, Personality/Traits.
You'll learn more about this, and why it matters so much in coaching,
in this one hour session. Single session/one hour.
Class #2458
|
required
Introduction to the 15
Evolutionary Trends
Life, and coaching, do not occur in a vacuum.
Each/both are greatly affected by the events, trends and shifts that
are occurring locally and globally. It is important that the coach
be aware of these trends, given how much they shape the needs and
wants -- and realities -- of the client, and even the popularity of
coaching itself. Single session/one hour.
Class #2459
|
required
Introduction to the 15
Coaching Principles
Yes, there really are 15 Coaching Principles and
you have a chance to try them on, and adapt them to suit yourself and
your marketplace, in this session. Single session/one hour.
Class #2460 | elective
Introduction to the 15
Success Principles
Be introduced to the 15 Success
Principles during this call. Single session/one hour.
Class #2461 |
elective
The Future of Coaching
Curious about what's coming our way in 5 or 10
years with the convergence of wisdom and technology, virtual networks
and learning communities, coaching systems and 24/7 coaching? Eyes
opened here. And it's all very, very good news for coaches and
coaching. Single session/one hour.
Class #2462 | required
Honing Your Primary Messages
What are the 10 things that you most want people to know? Examples
include: Life is built to be easy, The reason to own a business is for
joy, There is usually an easier way, You can have it all when you
define success your way, etc. You get the picture. In advertising and
marketing, the key is to identify a key and compelling message and
stick with it as a way to build your brand, and the same is true for
coaches. The trick is to take your message beyond the cliche' or
Hallmark Card stage, which is the purpose of this session. Because
when your messages are honed, you know what's most important to you
and others can come to understand who you are and what you do quite
readily. Single session/one hour.
Class #2463 |
elective
| note: 2
hour session!
The 15 Key
Distinctions in Life
Distinctions are stepping stones in
one's personal evolution. As you become aware of distinctions, you
naturally advance in terms of your awareness, thinking and
behavior. Distinctions are useful in coaching because when you share
them with your clients, the client's orientation shifts toward the
stronger/more effective one so that they can make more of their life
or business. Examples? power>strength, model>system,
complicated>complex, develop>evolve, momentum>flow,
morality>integrity, about>for, motivate>inspire. In this course,
we'll also show you how to easily introduce to your client's life,
situations and needs. Learn about all 15 ultimate outcomes in this
2-hour session. Single session/two hours.
Class #2464 |
required
| note: 2
hour session!
The 15 Ultimate
Outcomes in Life
Clients may hire us for help with
specific goals and problems, but the real power of coaching occurs
when the client works with a coach on several of the 'ultimate
outcomes' in life, like happiness, financial independence, flow,
fulfillment, connectivity and wisdom. Learn about all 15 ultimate
outcomes in this 2-hour session. Single session/two hours.
Class #2465 |
required
| note: 2
hour session!
The 15 Key
Business Concepts
Even if you don't plan to be a small business or
corporate coach, this 2-hour session on the 15 key business concepts
will come in handy when working with clients who are managers or
business owners because you'll understand better what's behind their
career or business and you may be able to help them in surprising
ways. We've compiled a list of 15 such concepts that we feel every
coach will benefit from knowing, both for use with clients, and use in
their own practice. Learn about all 15 key business concepts in this
2-hour session. Single session/two hours.
Class #2466 |
required
The 12 Phases of Personal
Development
Which comes first, self-responsibility or
momentum? And speaking of that, should I focus on the attraction
approach, or just wait for occurrence to do its thing when I reach
that level? And, how DO I transcend my emotional reactions without
becoming a droid? In this one-hour session, you'll be introduced to
the 12 Phases of Personal Development, all the way from
self-responsibility to personal evolution, along with the strategies
that can move you from one level to the next. A great tool to
determine when you are along the path, or as some would say expanding
spiral, of personal development.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2467 |
elective
The
first 3 Client Meetings: Focus, Format, Flow
The first 3 client sessions set the tone and
environment between you and your client. In this one hour segment,
you'll learn several proven design options when crafting the content,
foci and flow of your first 3 sessions with a client. Build a strong
client-coach foundation with a well-crafted, and well-suited, series
of initial coaching sessions. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2468 |
elective
Meeting the Shifting
Needs of Your Clients
Clients have a definable set of needs, and these
needs shift throughout the life cycle of the coaching relationship,
not to mention during a single session as well. In this one-hour
session, come to learn the most common needs that clients have, and
how to quickly recognize the most pressing need at any given time, so
that you can adapt to it seamlessly.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2469 |
elective
Professional
Boundaries: Which Ones To Set; What To Do When Client Crosses Them
One of the things that will define you as a coach
is the professional boundaries that you set for yourself, everything
from the type of pressure you'll permit a client to place on you to
how many missed appointments you'll accept. And everything in
between. During this one-hour session, you'll learn the boundaries to
design, and how to convey them to clients, both in advance and when
they are attempting to cross them. Don't get us wrong; this is not an
adversarial/protective relationship between you and your client. But
every profession has its set of professional boundaries, and each
professional benefits by crafting theirs to fit for their personality,
preferences and market niches. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2470 |
elective
RoadMap 101: Where Are
You Now? Where Are You Going?
For clients who want to get a sense of where they
are in life, including quality of life, career/business path,
relationships/family, money/retirement, lifestyle/pleasure, etc., this
simple assessment tool works well. This assessment also works as an
excellent marketing tool for your personal coaching services.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2471
| required
Understanding the 15 Sources Of
Why Clients Get Stuck
Given the realities of life, and the
often-confusing urges and signals that we all feel, it's natural to
get stuck. Add the 'good stress' of coaching to the mix, and getting
stuck is just about guaranteed along the way. In this one-hour
session, come to learn the sources of 'stuckness' in one's life and
what clues to look out for. And, of course, how to help your client
if/when they do get stuck, either personally or professionally. This
segment may be enlightening for your own life as well.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2472 |
elective
How to Create Your Own
Virtual University
A virtual university is a virtual place where
people can learn things in a particular area. The GSC is a virtual
university, for example. So are the in-house, online virtual u's that
corporations have set up to train employees using web-based training
systems, TeleClasses, ecourses and more. If you've got plans to offer
coaching/training to a market segment and want to get up to speed on
the systems/packaging available, then you'll find this session
invaluable. Single session/one hour.
Class #2473 |
elective
Writing Your First eBook
As a Practice Marketing Tool
Yes, you CAN write an ebook! As you know,
ebooks are increasing in popularity and make free giveaways on your
website as a way to provide value to your visitors, as well as provide
the world with easily transportable e-package so others can pass it
along, far beyond your own network. In this one-hour session, you'll
learn how select and tweak a topic, craft an attention-getting title,
develop the content (even if you are not a natural writer), and
package the book electronically (4 e-formats are discussed). Note:
This class will not be covering the selling/marketing of a pay ebook;
just a free one.) Single session/one
hour.
Class #2474 |
elective
Marketing Your Practice
By Offering Trainings & Workshops
If you enjoy speaking in front of groups, and
you'd like to offer some trainings or workshops as a way to market
your coaching services, then you'll will find value in this one-hour
session. We'll cover how to package what you know into a workshop,
and/or how to select one of the already packaged CoachVille programs,
the teaching rights of which already come as part of your GSC
tuition. And, most importantly, we'll show you how to 'convert'
attendees into 1 to 1 clients, without doing the hard sell. There are
a number of effective ways to do this, and very professionally.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2475 |
elective
Dealing Constructively
with Buying Resistance
The truth is, a lot of folks in the world resist
working with a coach, no matter how well you explain what coaching is
and what the benefits are. In this one-hour session, you'll be
exposed the 15 most common objections (spoken and not spoken) that
potential clients have to working with a coach. You'll learn how to
flow with their objections instead of trying to overcome them. This
session will provide you with the strategies as well as the language
to respond effective to the natural resistance that many potential
buyers of coaching services will have. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2476 |
elective
Branding Your Coaching
Company For Effective Positioning
First, what's the one word that describes your
coaching; a word that a majority of your clients would likely respond
with if asked? Second, what's the word that describes the nature of
your coaching company/and your coaching company? Good! Now, ask
yourself "What's the word describes what I most want to known for as a
coach? Excellent. Now, register for this one-hour session in order
to learn how to orient 10 aspects of your practice, coaching,
marketing, packaging, mission, services, etc., to both reflect that
word, as well as to educate current and future clients what you
deliver and/or are all about. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2477
| required
Eliciting and Understanding
Your Client's "Model of the World"
We all see the world in our own way, even if we
haven't yet articulated how we see the world. To avoid the disconnect
that can happen between coach and client, it's essential for the coach
to step into the client world, and by coming to understand where they
are coming from and how they see life, the coach can adapt his/her
style to work with the client's paradigm. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2478 |
elective
The 15 Ways to Keep a Client
Wanting Your Coaching for at Least 5 Years
In this one-hour session, we share with you we
learned from 23 very different coaches who have had clients for years,
and we do mean years; in some cases 7, and even 10 years. While not
every client will stay that long, what you learn from our long-term
retention experts will affect how you coach all of your clients. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2479 |
elective
How To Use Which Coaching Tool,
and When
First of all, wouldn't it be nice to know what
all of the coaching tools are and what each is intended to do? And
secondly, knowing which to use and when? Sounds simple, perhaps, but
this one-hour session covers the 15 most commonly used coaching tools
used by coaches worldwide. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2480 |
elective
To Niche or Not To
Niche: Long Term Marketing Strategies
Should you define your niche as a coach, or let
the marketplace find you? Should you drill down and focus on one
market segment or have several, or even a dozen? And, if you do
decide to have a niche, when should you start developing one. And,
speaking of that, what are the steps to developing a marketing
niche. And while we're at it, which are the niches that are the most
popular with well-playing clients? You'll learn it all here in this
segment. Single session/one hour.
Class #2481 |
elective
Support Your Client To
Design Their Legacy
Increasingly, individuals have a desire to leave
something special behind, as their legacy. Not just a bequest to a
cause, but rather a combination of a life of dedication that results
in some measurable improvement of society, whether local or global.
In this one-hour session, you'll learn how to help a client design
their legacy, how to craft a legacy statement, and how to maximize the
legacy they have in mind. And, importantly, how to help your client
ENJOY their work on their legacy, without the emotional trips and
traps that can come from 'doing good.' Single
session/one hour.
Class #2482 |
elective
Coaching the Super Sensitive
Person
The Super Sensitive Person doesn't have the
protective emotional shell that 95% of humans are born with. Think of
when you get your feelings hurt by a thoughtless person. Think of how
you feel when someone ignores your best efforts. Think of how loud it
is when you're in a dance club (okay, a Starbucks, then). Got a
picture? Great, now multiply that by 10 or 25 times and you'll have a
sense of how much super sensitive people are affected by the events of
life. The theory goes that this is a gene, not just a
cultural/personality thing. In this one-hour session, you'll learn
about the amazing world of the super sensitive person, and learn how
to coach them in a way that works for both parties. And, even if you
never coach super sensitives, you'll come to understand what's needs
in order to help any client with special needs. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2483 |
elective
Setting Up the Ideal
Home Office for Coaching
Okay, so you have a desk, a phone and a
computer. But does your home office inspire you as a coach? Are your
key resources within a 2-second reach? Are the tools you use when you
coach visually available with just a glance? Are you managing the
flow of running a business? Do you feel like you're in 'inspired
coaching mode' when you're working? If not, please join us for the
one-hour discussion. Included are 10 photographs of the best/most
empowering home offices that we've ever seen for coaches. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2484 |
elective
Choosing a Mentor Coach;
Designing Your Learning Path
Most of the coaches at the GSC are already on a
clear learning path. But this session is valuable because you'll
learn how to customize and advance that learning path, and how to work
well with a mentor coach, especially a Certified Mentor Coach. This
session is also valuable if you wish to expand your knowledge about
the different learning tracks available for different types of new
coaches. Single session/one hour.
Class #2485 |
elective
How to Conduct an Effective
Complimentary Coaching Session
Many coaches offer a free coaching session as a
way for potential clients to get a taste of coaching and an experience
of coaching with that coach. And, of course, the natural hope/plan is
that the potential client will become a paying client, by the end of
that complimentary session. Does it always work out that way? No, of
course not, But there are number of things you can do before and
during that free session that will make it easier, and exciting, for
the potential client to hire you by the end of the session. Learn how
in this session. We can't say that everyone will increase their
conversion rate, but we've heard enough positive feedback about the
strategies we share in this lesson, that we feel fairly confident that
you'll see an improvement. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2486 |
elective
Transitioning From
Hobby/Sideline to Full-time Coach
95% of coaches first coach as a sideline or hobby
before going full-time. This, to give them time to learn the coaching
proficiencies, gain some real world experience, build up their network
and develop evidence of a sustainable revenue stream. (The other 5%
fly off a cliff; sometimes their wings open in time; sometimes, not.
We strongly recommend to keep your 'day job;' potential clients can
smell financial fear/desperation from miles away.) There are 5 key
shifts/elements to focus on as you transition from hobby/sideline to
full-timing, and we cover these in this segment.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2487 |
elective
Understanding the Dynamic of
Adrenaline Addiction
Adrenaline addiction may well be one of the top
addictions (after food) in the developed countries, if only the
physicians and therapists knew, and knew how, to test for it. In this
one-hour segment, you'll learn to top 10 signs of the adrenaline
addict and you'll learn about the condition and some possible
solutions to the problem. Our role with the client is only to educate
them on this, not to provide psychological treatment. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2488 |
elective
Crafting a Simple Business Plan
for Your Coaching Practice
Don't worry, this won't be one of those tedious
classes on crafting a traditional business plan. Rather, you'll be
engaging in a creative process where you not only craft a plan, but
you also define yourself and the types of clients you wish to serve.
Add a marketing and referral plan, as well as a ramp timeline for your
practice. With a plan, it all comes together: services, markets,
positioning and marketing. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2489 |
elective
Building Your Menu of
Coaching Services
Just as every profession has a menu of services,
so do the professionals who are coaches; it's just that most of us
haven't yet articulated them. In this one-hour segment, you'll learn
how other coaches are packaging and describing their services. These
examples provide a base from which to customize and develop your own.
As more coaches are able to articulate their professional services,
the public will come to see the breadth and depth of what coaches can
do. And, you'll develop the self confidence of a professional who is
able to describe precisely what they offer in the marketplace. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2490 |
elective
Best Places to Market
Your Small Business-Coaching Services
Small business owners make terrific coaching
clients, given they can experience immediate, measurable results after
just several coaching sessions. And, in order to get in touch with
them, you'll need to circulate where they do, and be ready to speak
their language. After all, small business owners are seeking solutions
to the challenges they face and coaching needs to be positioned to fit
that need. Single session/one hour.
Class #2491 |
elective
The Advanced Skills of
Personal Networking
Do you know how to work a room? How about a
telephone? How about how to develop a broad and deep network that can
refer you the bulk of your clients? In this one-hour segment, you'll
learn how to become a powerful networker.
Class #2492 |
elective
Introduction to
Corporate Coaching
Have you been considering becoming a corporate or
executive coach? Are you curious what this type of coach actually
does with their clients, and how companies choose the coaches that
work externally or internally? Or perhaps you work for a corporation
now and are wondering how to segue to coaching internally and are
looking for examples of how that has come about. Whatever your
question about corporate coaching, bring it to this lively discussion,
conducted by a success corporate/executive coach.
Single session/one hour.
Class #2493
| required
Ethics of the Coaching
Profession
With the recent legal adventures/ethics lapses of
the accounting firm Arthur Andersen and the securities firm Merrill
Lynch, it's no surprise that professional ethics has risen to the
forefront of discussion among many professional groups, coaching
included. In this segment, you'll learn about the Coaching Code of
Ethics and test your real-world, situational use of these ethics.
(This is more interesting, and more subtle, than you might think.
And, it's a required course, so we'll see you there!)
Class #2494 |
elective
Developing Strategic
Alliances With Referral Sources
It's one thing to receive referrals from those in
your Rolodex, but it's a whole 'nother level of play to develop
strategic alliance with them where you enter into joint ventures,
partnerships, special projects to integrate parts of your practice
into what they are doing. One example? Hooking up with a public
speaker to provide matching backend coaching to the folks teach/speak
to. Learn more about these types of alliances, and how to set them
up, in this one-hour session. This are so valuable because it just
takes several of these and your practice can fill itself, and stay
full. Single session/one hour.
Class #2495 |
elective
Solution-based Selling
Instead of selling coaching, why not sell
solutions to the personal and business problems that your potential
clients are having? (The world is seeking solutions of all types.
Coaches provide solutions for certain types of problems.) One of the
benefits of this session is that you'll also learn how to look at life
as your clients do and from this place, you'll see the role of
coaching can fill in their lives. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2496 |
elective
Sports Psychology for
Coaches (increasing performance)
Coaching theory and practice pulls from so many
disciplines: leadership, management, spirituality, economics, biology,
chemistry, physics, psychology, the arts, politics, nutrition,
exercise and, of course, sports! In this segment, conducted by a
sports psychology expert, you'll learn the basics of how sports
coaches work with their players to increase performance beyond all
expectations. Single session/one hour.
Class #2497
| required
Differentiating Between
Coaching and Therapy
In our opinion, it is essential that coaches
understand the difference between what legally constitutes therapy,
given most countries/states have laws on the books which do not permit
anyone except licensed therapists to perform those functions. During
this session, led by a licensed therapist who is also a coach, you'll
learn the 10 'gray areas' that every coach needs to be extremely
careful about. Single session/one hour.
Class #2498 |
elective
Prosperity Consciousness
Coaching
There are hundreds of specialty focus areas that
coaches offer to the public and prosperity consciousness coaching is
one of those specialty foci. We include this class in the GSC to give
you an example of a coaching specialty, as well as to introduce you to
this area. (It's a fun class, really. And it's an example of the
type of expanded-thinking coaching that comes clients find valuable. Single
session/one hour.
Class #2499 |
elective
Coaching Clients Through
Transitions
Are all of the transitions that our clients are
going through identical? No, of course not. But transitioning
process does have several elements in common, no matter what type of
transition is involved. In this one-hour session, you'll learn the
keys to coaching clients through transitions; everything from
understanding and validating the motivation, expanding the number of
options available, initiating the process, reducing risk by 90%,
arranging for support along the way, and preparing the end
point/landing area to be ready for the client.
Class #2500
| required
Avoiding the 15 Legal
Traps/Risks in Coaching
Every profession has legal boundaries and
potentially risky areas of service and coaching has its own areas that
are both legally and ethically risky. In this one-hour segment, you
will learn the 15 things to not do (and what to do instead) that will
reduce your legal risk as a coach. You may be surprised what things
you are currently doing that carry a legal risk.
Single session/one hour.
100 more segments/Live TeleClasses to
be added between now and December 31, 2002; then 900 more classes are
being added during 2003/2004.
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