MCX Vol. 1, #11, Jul 2008

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MCX Newsletter
July 2008
Vol.1 No.11

1. Coaching For Plumpy Nut
2. As Coaches, by Natalie Tucker Miller, IAC-CC
3. Mastery Coach Tip of The Month - Interrupting The Client
4. Save $1,000 or More
5. Upcoming SCM Classes
6. How Not to Coach: Life Coach The Movie

I just got off a phone call with former Vice President and Nobel Laureate, Al Gore (who has a coach, by the way). He was announcing his plan to get the US power grid completely off carbon fuels and onto renewable energies within ten years. It sounds nuts until he reminds you that the US put a man on the moon in eight. Go Al! Watch the video here. To support him, go to www.WeCanSolveIt.org.

This and related topics have gotten me to thinking, that as coaches, we're here to help change the world and the main way we do it is by coaching people like Al Gore to step into their Personal Greatness and truly lead the way. And there's more that we could be doing. Is it time for us to do more, now?

A few days ago I asked the SCM Ad Hoc Committee to answer a question: "If You Had Only 4 Years to Save the World, How Would You Coach Differently?" Go here to read some of their replies. Watch the video that spurred me to ask, here

That brings me to Plumpy Nut. What on Earth is it, you ask? Well, it's some GOOD, good news that shows how simple many of our problems are, when we think a little differently.

But first I want to ask, "Would you spend $60 to save a baby from starving to death?" I had a feeling you would. And I have a free eCourse to give you, if you're willing to step up and do a little extra. Plumpy Nut not only saves little lives, it's a life saver for those of us who sometimes feel helpless or overwhelmed by the enormity of Earth's problems. You can be a genuine hero, someone who saves lives and SCM will acknowledge you in some cool ways.

As one coach from the UK said, "Initially, I see £60 when I look at $60, but after conversion it's actually around £30. When you think of £30 / $60 for 8 hours coach training - I think that's amazing! That's £3.75 / $7.50 per hour!! And the fact it's helping save lives is even more amazing."

Go here to read about Coaching for Pumpy Nut, get a fre*e Coaching eCourse and find out how you can be featured on our Coaching Superheroes page.

And then we'll all have to get busy coaching people to greatness and taking inspired action, ourselves, so those thriving babies have a planet to live on when they grow up.

Julia Stewart, IAC-CC
President, School of Coaching Mastery
July 2008


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As coaches, we know the drill: True transformation with our clients can only happen when we are free of an agenda.

But why is this so important and how do we achieve this all important agenda-free status? The answers to these questions can be found in modern neuroscience research and a self-reflective look into how you, as a coach, could be just as susceptible as your clients to inferential thinking.

First, let's define what we mean by agenda. An agenda implies having a list of discrete items for which certain outcomes are expected. Many of us share a common conditioning that comes from cultural socializing that has us ask questions in which we have an expectation of an answer. In other words, questions are often used as tools to elicit a specific response. When this approach is used in coaching it considerably limits the possibilities for transformation.

Read full article here.

Interrupting the Client is Class #1 in SCM’s Mastery 4: Processing in the Present Module. The following is from the M4-1 Coaching Guide:

You need to interrupt when the coaching has gone off track or down a tangent that isn’t useful.

Clues that you may need to interrupt your client:

• You’re really curious about something.
• You’ve heard this story before (perhaps over and over).
• You get the feeling the client is avoiding something.
• The client is preoccupied with the past and/or future.
• Etc.

So how do you do it in a way that respects the client and keeps them open to hearing you? First, do it lightly and without an edge to your voice. Here are a few suggestions for how to cut in:

• I’m sorry, do you mind if I interrupt?
• That’s a great story. Do you mind if I ask you something?
• By the way, is this what you’d like to coach on today?
• Etc.

To learn the finer points in the art of interruption, take M4 Processing in The Present with Master Instructor, Natalie Tucker Miller. Go here to register.

You may have heard that SCM's introductory fees are about to expire. With the addition of our Webex eLearning platform, which allows us to do anything we could do in a live classroom, except shake hands, plus our new SCM Coach Certification and Graduation, and our Master Instructors, who are all IAC Certified, we have one of the most comprehensive and advanced coach training programs in the world. Everything is included and our classes are small, so you get the attention you need.

Even after the fee goes up, SCM will still be the best value in coach training, worldwide, and for the next few weeks you can save at least $1,000 on our Coach Training Programs, by registering before the fees go up. Don't wait. We have training for beginners and advanced coaches. Go here to find the program that fits for you.

Here are our August programs for you:

Mastery 7- Helping The Client Set and Keep Clear Intentions
IAC Mastery #7:Keep the client focused and working towards intended goals.
Instructor: Julia Stewart, IAC-CC
M7 - Tuesdays, August 5th-26th 2008, 8-10 PM Eastern/NY Time.
More info and registration here.

Mastery 4 - Processing in The Present
IAC Mastery #4: The coach is attentive to the client, processing information at the level of the mind, body, heart and/or spirit, as appropriate. The coach expands the client's awareness of how to experience thoughts and issues on these various levels, when and as appropriate.
Instructor: Natalie Tucker Miller, IAC-CC
M4 - Wednesdays, August 6th-27th 2008, 10 AM-12PM Eastern/NY Time.
More info and registration here.

PD2 - Fully Alive Personal Development™ The Body As Habitat
Your body is the habitat for who you are. It supplies you with the most sophisticated technology on Earth. You have all the tools you need to be, do and have everything you desire. Time to master living and thriving.
Instructor: Julia Stewart, IAC-CC
PD2 - Thursdays, August 7th-28th 2008, 12-1 PM Eastern/NY Time.
More info and registration here.

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