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The research is clear:** Positivity changes lives and delivers wellbeing. But that's not all. People who experience at least three times as much positivity as negativity aren't just happier, they're more successful, more generous, healthier, and have more harmonious relationships. Who doesn't want more of all that? So how can negativity help? **Here's a story:** I once knew a coach, let's call her Wanda, who was new to [positive psychology coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/a-brief-history-of-positive-psychology-and-coaching). One of Wanda's first clients was a mid-level manager at a toy company, who wanted to move up the company ladder. Wanda coached him with loads of positivity and he accomplished one step after another toward his goal, until they were both certain he was on the brink of success. Then he got fired. Yep, fired. **How'd that happen?** Wanda's client had some inter-personal issues he wasn't aware of. Wanda noticed them during coaching sessions, but didn't want to focus on the negative, so she never brought them up. Too bad. Those issues got on his boss's nerves, disrupted the whole department, and even made his team less productive. One person can cause a workplace to spiral so deeply into negativity, that the whole company suffers. That's toxic. **Positive thinking can't magically fix a toxic situation unless the toxicity is fully addressed.** That means you need to deal with the negativity. Remember that positivity ratio of three to one? **Another way of saying it is 75% positivity to 25% negativity is the gateway to flourishing.** You can go higher, say, 90% positivity, but much beyond that and you and your clients will tip into a multitude of unnecessary problems. What sorts of problems? - **Obliviousness.** Negativity wakes us up when something is wrong (Boyatzis, 2011), but incessent positivity lets us waltz straight into our worst nightmares, just like Wanda's client did. - **Missed details.** Positivity broadens our awareness, but negativity narrows our focus on what needs to be done (Boyatzis, 2011). Details matter. - **Complacency.** People who are constantly positive sometimes coast when they need to work. For example: Children who are told they need to work, make better grades than children who are told they are smart, because the "smart" kids often don't try as hard (Dweck, 2006). How can negativity help? - **Resilience.** Negativity toughens us up and helps us develop grit. People who persevere through difficulties, are more likely to succeed (Duckworth, 2016). - **Needs satisfaction.** Negativity is designed to drive us toward getting our needs met, so we can survive. While positivity is more useful at helping us reach for growth and ideals (Boyatizis, 2011). Interpersonal problems often arise from unmet needs (Maslow, 1962). - **Survival comes before growth.** We need to reach a critical mass when satisfying our needs before we can effectively focus on growth (Maslow, 1962). How could Wanda have succeeded better with her client? - Be a coach who is naturally positive, but never steps over concerns. - Help the client get their needs met, sustainably. - Ask the client challenging questions, the ones they're afraid to ask themselves (and the ones nobody else will mention). - Help the client bring positivity into their relationships. Train them to ask more, listen more, and look for what's working before focusing on what's not, unless it's an emergency. - Be honest. Holding back your observations is never fair to your clients. - Help the client grow beyond their immediate goals. Once needs are met, growth becomes available and that's what propels clients into amazing success. These are just a few ways Wanda could have upgraded the value of her positive psychology coaching, immensely. Imagine what her hard-working client could have accomplished if he had adjusted his relationship skills in time to win the promotion he passionately desired. **This focus on the importance of negativity is sometimes called the second wave in positive psychology, but it isn't new.** [Emotional intelligence](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/the-tyranny-of-positive-psychology-can-emotional-intelligence-save-us) has always studied the entire gamut of emotions to help people be more successful in their relationships and work. That's especially important for leaders, because they influence all the people they lead. But let's be clear: Everybody is a leader sometime and humans, who are the most social of animals, all need emotional intelligence to navigate harmonious relationships. That's why School of Coaching Mastery is launching its exciting Master Certified Positive Psychology Coach program with an advanced course on [Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/emotional-intelligence-and-leadership-coaching).  This is what's next for professional coaching, in general, and positive psychology coaching, specifically. Learn more about becoming a positive psychology coach. Get the free eBook: [![Free Become a Positive Psychology Coach eBook](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41761/f1e8f2ee-c21d-4914-8203-7e81c2164439.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41761/f1e8f2ee-c21d-4914-8203-7e81c2164439) 3 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/positive-psychology-coaching-how-to-use-negativity-to-improve-coaching-outcomes#comments-listing) Topics: [Certified Positive Psychology Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/certified-positive-psychology-coach), [Coaching Certificate](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-certificate), [positive psychology coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/positive-psychology-coaching), [advanced coach training](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/advanced-coach-training), [emotional intelligence](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/emotional-intelligence), [positivity](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/positivity) ## [4 Reasons You Should Get ICF ACSTH Coach Training, Not ACTP](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/4-reasons-you-should-get-icf-acsth-coach-training-not-actp) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![IAPPC logo 1 8-18-1](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IAPPC%20logo%201%208-18-1.jpg?width=393&name=IAPPC%20logo%201%208-18-1.jpg)](https://positivepsychologycoach.org/)\[UPDATE: December 30, 2021, [School of Coaching Mastery](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/) has decided to drop its ICF ACSTH accreditation and only teach the IAPPC Positive Psychology Coaching Skills to prepare our graduates for the IAPPC Certified Positive Psychology Coach® credential. This streamlines our program while retaining the flexibility of the ACSTH. The ICF is in the process of making sweeping changes that that are inconsistent with our approach to peer-reviewed research-based coaching that empowers a growth mindset. We wish them well but are thrilled to finally focus completely on what we consider the true future of coaching: [Positive Psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-coach-program).\] Four Major Reasons ACSTH is Better for Coaches: 1. **You don't have to wait to get your certifications.** When you take an ACTP program, you have to complete the entire program, which may take a couple of years, before you apply for ICF certification and sometimes you can't even get your school's certification until then. 2. **You don't have to pay for an ICF Mentor Coach if you don't want one.** ACTP programs are required to provide students with ICF mentor coaches, which means everybody has to pay the coach training school for their mentor coach and that makes tuition awfully expensive. But what if you don't care about ICF certification? Most life coaches don't need ICF coach certification, so why should they be required to pay for a mentor coach to qualify for a certification they don't need or want? 3. **You can choose your own mentor coach.** You definitely should have your own coach and you should choose that coach carefully. Not every coach is a good fit for every client, so why would you want one assigned to you by your coaching school? When you take an ACSTH program, you can choose your own coach and we can help you [find one that is affordable.](http://findacoachhere.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/) 4. **You can customize your training to fit your exact preferences.** With an ACSTH program, we're free to customize your training program for your exact needs. Take the courses you want to reach the goals that matter to you. You can also [take just one module](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/life-coach-training-online), before you decide to take the whole program. Virtually all our modules can be taken one-at-a-time, although it's much more cost-effective to register for the full program. Don't take an ACTP program, unless you want one-size-fits-all training. **So there you have it!** The [Certified Positive Psychology Coach Program](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-coach-program) is less expensive, offers more choice, can fit your needs exactly, and starts giving you those crucial credentials within weeks, instead of forcing you into a long, expensive, one-size-fits-all training. Best of all, by learning the International Association of Positive Psychology Coaches' apprach to coaching, you are learning peer-reviewed research-based positive psychology coaching and are well prepared for the future! **Learn more about the Certified Positive Psychology Coach Program; download the free fact sheet:** [![Get Certified Positive Psychology Coach Fact Sheet](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41761/7644ccfd-fca1-436f-bd88-6f9da8fa05e6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41761/7644ccfd-fca1-436f-bd88-6f9da8fa05e6) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/4-reasons-you-should-get-icf-acsth-coach-training-not-actp#comments-listing) Topics: [mentor coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/mentor-coach), [Coach Certification](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coach-certification), [Certified Positive Psychology Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/certified-positive-psychology-coach), [Life coaching school accreditation](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/life-coaching-school-accreditation), [coach training school](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coach-training-school), [Coaching Certificate](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-certificate), [Positive Psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/positive-psychology), [positive psychology certificate](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/positive-psychology-certificate), [ACSTH](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/acsth), [IAPPC](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/iappc) ## [Positive Psychology Coaching: When Is a Strength Really a Weakness?](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/96267/Positive-Psychology-Coaching-When-Is-a-Strength-Really-a-Weakness) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Positive Psychology Strength](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/file-30606441-jpg/images/strength_by_official_u.s._navy_imagery.jpg)   **Positive psychology turns the traditional psychology of illness on its head by redefining mental health.** Instead of cataloging symptoms of mental illness (which apparently we all have), health is instead defined as: flourishing despite the presence of some symptoms. Assets matter more than deficits, so the focus is off healing and onto increasing well-being. That makes [positive psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/92194/Positive-Psychology-How-Coaching-Clients-Can-Create-More-Happiness) an excellent fit for coaching.   For instance, [strengths-based psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-values-needs-and-strengths/) is a subset of positive psychology and is used by many coaches to help their clients succeed and enjoy life more. The client takes an assessment to identify core strengths and then works with a coach to cross-train their strengths and master them. It's simple, straight forward and can work brilliantly.   **But do weaknesses never matter?** Is strengthening your strengths really all you need? And is it possible for a strength to also be a weakness and visa versa?    **Here's an example:** I have a relative who is highly productive, organized and fast. I have another relative, who is a mental-health professional, who says this is obsessive compulsive behavior. Really? She is flourishing, so I'd say what she has is showing up as a strength, not a weakness. According to the Clifton Strengths Finder, she's a strong Activator, someone who, once she's decided what to do, gets it done fast. According to Clifton, I'm a strong Strategizer and should work with Activators. When I collaborate with my Activator relative, I suggest things we should consider and we decide what to do about them. Then, while I'm thinking about adding them to my to-do list, she gets them done. For me, this is a little like having a magic genie.    I haven't done exhaustive research on strengths vs. weaknesses, but I've deep dived into it more than most coaches. Here's what I've observed:   - A strength can get you into trouble and still be a strength, but if it causes more trouble than it solves, it's mostly a weakness. - If you have a rigid need to use a strength, even in inappropriate situations, it has become a weakness. - If you can negotiate and modulate a strength as needed, it's not a weakness. - As your life changes, you may develop new strengths you didn't know you had. - If you over-rely on your strengths, you may never develop some and that could be a weakness. - If you work alone and expect your strengths to pull you through every situation, you'll likely fail in areas where you're weak. Outsource to someone else's strengths. - Your idea of strength may be someone else's idea of illness. Focus on flourishing and ignore the the judgers.   **The key is who's in charge.** Are you using your strength, or is it using you?   If you'd like to add positive psychology to your coaching, plus get a certificate and 8 ICF CCEs...   [![Learn About Positive Psychology for Coaches](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41761/1a5037a3-a8db-4f3e-a87e-c0d9ac087433.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41761/1a5037a3-a8db-4f3e-a87e-c0d9ac087433)   *Photo by US Navy Images* 4 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/96267/Positive-Psychology-Coaching-When-Is-a-Strength-Really-a-Weakness#comments-listing) Topics: [Coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching), [Coaches](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaches), [ICF](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/icf), [Coach Certification](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coach-certification), [Coaching Certificate](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-certificate), [Positive Psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/positive-psychology), [positive psychology coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/positive-psychology-coaching), [Strengths](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/strengths) ## [6 Ways Life Coaching is Like Hostage Negotiation](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/93181/6-Ways-Life-Coaching-is-Like-Hostage-Negotiation) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![hostages freed by Mohammed Ghafari resized 600](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/file-14051413-jpg/images/hostages_freed_by_mohammed_ghafari-resized-600.jpg) *Hostages being freed, Egypt, 2008. Photo by Mohammed Ghafari, Flickr, Creative Commons.*   *Post by [Julia Stewart, MCC](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-julia-stewart/)*   **Life coaching is confused with a number of other professions.** Hostage negotiation isn't one of them. So it might shock you to know that effective hostage negotiation shares quite a lot with effective life coaching.   **Why?** Both coaching and negotiation are basically conversations between human beings. The same 'magic' communication skills work well, whether between coach and client, salesman and shopper, parent and teenager, or negotiator and terrorist. In fact, these conversations are really not all that different from each other.   I discovered this yesterday while reading Wired magazine collumnist, [Eric Barker's interview with former top FBI hostage negotiator, Chris Voss,](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2013/01/interview-negotiation-secrets-learn-top-fbi-hostage-negotiator) who now teaches business negotiation at places like Harvard. In it, Chris shares tips and secrets on how to negotiate successfully, stop thinking like a schizophrenic, and why you should never settle for a one-boob breast augmentation.   **Here are six ways Hostage Negotiation is like Life Coaching:**   1. **You can't ignore emotions.** Chris says one of the biggest mistakes many negotiators make is that they try to ignore emotion and just be rational. The problem with that, as he says is, *"**There’s a lot of scientific evidence now that demonstrates that without emotions you actually can’t make a decision, because you make your decisions based on what you care about.*" In coaching, what you care about is called your 'Values'. Great coaches always clarify their client's values, otherwise their clients can't make good choices. I tell my coaching students that emotions always have an underlying logic. Once you understand the meaning behind the emotion, it always makes sense and moving forward gets easier. 2. **You have to really listen.** Most people don't really listen to each other; they just formulate their responses while the other person is talking. The result is that they don't really hear everything the other person is saying. Worse, it means most of us go through life without anyone ever really hearing us. That's a soul-slaughtering experience. No wonder some people go postal. Chris says negotiating with a schizophrenic is especially challenging, because a schizophrenic is often distracted by voices in their head. He says when you listen to your own voice in your head instead of to the other person, you're behaving like a schizophrenic who can't really hear what's going on. I couldn't say it better. 3. **Feed back what you're hearing.** Chris says, *"The idea is to really listen to what the other side is saying and feed it back to them. It’s kind of a discovery process for both sides. First of all, you’re trying to discover what’s important to them, and secondly, you’re trying to help them hear what they’re saying to find out if what they are saying makes sense to them."* In coaching, this is called mirroring, or you can double-duty it and also [acknowledge them](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/84712/Coaching-Questions-Don-t-Always-End-With-Question-Marks) as you mirror. Both of you will get more clarity. The other person will know you're really listening, which helps make a stronger connection. The result is greater openness and willingness to work with you. 4. **Keep clarifying.** Chris suggests, *"You can say, 'What are we trying to accomplish here?'  Then, 'How is what you are asking for going to get you that?'* [Great coaching questions!](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/54576/101-Incredible-Coaching-Questions) Most people, terrorists and schizophrenics included, need help clarifying what they really want and how they're going to get it. That's what coaching's about. Apparently, that's an important part of hostage negotiation too. 5. **Never compromize.** According to Chris, compromize is a terrible thing. The metaphor he uses is the husband who wants his wife to get a boob job. She doesn't want to do it, so they compromize and she just gets one. In other words, nobody gets what they really want. Coaches exist to help people get what they really want. Most people are so used to compromizing that what they tell you they want is usually just what they think they should want or what they think they can get instead of what they actually want. Trust me, your clients can get what they don't want on their own. They don't need to pay you thousands of dollars to help them compromize. 6. **Don't argue.** If each side is presenting its arguments, neither is really listening (See #2). Instead of resolution, you get more conflict. If you want the other side to hear you, let them get their whole story out. Otherwise, that story will get in the way of their ability to hear you. It'll get in the way of getting what they want, too.    **Obviously, there are key distinctions between life coaching and hostage negotiation.** For starters, a negotiator has an agenda to resolve a horrible situation without anyone getting hurt or killed. In coaching, our only agenda is to help the client think and act more resourcefully so they can get what they really want. The negotiator may only be trying to buy time until the SWAT team can either rescue the hostages or arrest the terrorist. Big difference.   **But people are people.** They want you to hear what matters to them, even if they can't articulate that, yet. Maybe if more people were coached, fewer people would go ballistic.   **Learn how to coach people on what really matters to them (and get a coaching certificate):** [![Register: Coaching Values, Needs & Strengths](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41761/fe3c016e-ff83-412a-9d8b-5b3d0e131403.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41761/fe3c016e-ff83-412a-9d8b-5b3d0e131403)   5 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/93181/6-Ways-Life-Coaching-is-Like-Hostage-Negotiation#comments-listing) Topics: [Coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching), [coach training](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coach-training), [coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coach), [coaching classes](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-classes), [clients](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/clients), [Life Coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/life-coaching), [life coach training](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/life-coach-training), [Coaching Certificate](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-certificate), [Strengths](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/strengths), [Needs](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/needs), [Values](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/values) ## [Top Ten Reasons to Become a Certified Group Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/78285/Top-Ten-Reasons-to-Become-a-Certified-Group-Coach) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ### **![Become a Certified Group Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/file-14050957-jpg/images/group_trust-resized-600.jpg)You've probably heard that group coaching is a must-have for your coaching business, but you may never have thought about [becoming a Certified Group Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/become-a-certified-group-coach/).** **In my opinion, you don't have to offer group coaching, but if you're ready to branch out from just one-to-one coaching clients, group coaching is the next logical place to go.** Yes, information products are great, but dollar for dollar and hour for hour, you'll make more from group coaching, especially if you don't already have a mailing list of thousands. ### There are probably hundreds of good reasons to add group coaching to your business, but I've highlighted ten from my own experience below, just to give you an idea. **Group coaching is an advanced skill set, combining many of the skills of one-to-one coaching with group facilitation and more.** I thought it would be easy for me, because I was a very good one-to-one coach with 15 years of experience as a college professor. In the beginning, it was a lot harder than I thought! But if you think group coaching is something you want to learn more about and if you'd like to become a Certified Group Coach, skip to the bottom of this blog post and check out an upcoming opportunity. ### **Top Ten Reasons to Become a Certified Group Coach**: **1. Make more money** In 2003, my first coaching groups were focused on [a hot new certification from the IAC](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/18776/Certified-Coach-Why-We-Chose-IAC-Coach-Certification), which used [Thomas Leonard](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/?Tag=Thomas+Leonard)'s Proficiencies. I was teaching the Proficiencies at the time, so offering a mentor group to help coaches master them, was a natural for me. I filled my first group up with 10 people and had to open a second one quickly, because even more people wanted to join. It kicked up my income very nicely, even though the groups themselves were a bargain to join. **2. Charge less to your clients** As I said, I charged bargain fees to my clients for those first groups, only $75 per month, per person. But with 20 new clients, that was $1,500 more income per month and about $250 per contact hour. Nice pay ~ and very affordable for my clients! Actually, you can charge much more for group coaching, depending on your market. Generally, groups meet for three to six hours per month, with group sizes ranging from 3 to 10 clients. And most coaching groups cost $150 to $350 per month, per person. Do the math. Group coaching saves money for the client and makes more money for you. **3. Grow your fan base faster** I mentioned your email marketing list earlier, because your [True Fans](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/?Tag=True+Fans) are a vitally important element in your coaching success. Building that list with just one-to-one clients can be murder. Coaching groups with 3 to 10 members each, will help you build that list 3 to 10 times faster. It's an incredible amount of work to design ebooks, white papers and other information products to attract new people to your list, but coaching is customized in the moment, so there is far less upfront work, while far more value is delivered - and at a higher price that clients gladly pay. People simply view in-person, customized service as more valuable than pre-designed, canned content - because it's far more effective. Contrary to what you may have heard, coaching clients don't need to buy cheap products from you before they hire you to be their coach. For most of them, you being a credible coach who is in the right place at the right time, with an appealing specialty or niche, is all it takes. **4. Give more value to your clients** Here's where it gets interesting: your group clients will actually get a lot more value from each other than they would from you alone, so a group of ten will multiply value by ten. Why? Groups are organized around commonalities between the members of the group and their mutual goals. So guess what? They have experiences, know-how and resources that you don't have and they tend to share them generously - so long as you know how to set up a bonded  synchronous group, which is one of those advanced skill sets I mentioned. **5. Upsell to one-to-one coaching** It's natural to balance group coaching with one-to-one coaching, because sometimes your clients need you to drill down deeper with an issue than you have time for during the group meeting. This is an important value add for your clients, which gives them the benefits of one-to-one coaching plus group coaching. You can easily add an option for each group member to have one or two individual coaching sessions per month with you and of course, you can charge extra for that. **6. Increase your credibility** As you become known for certain specialties or niches in your coaching groups, you'll become known for those specialties and niches in all your coaching. Once I offered the Get Certified Coaching Groups, which I mentioned above, I became known as a mentor coach who helps coaches get certified. This became an important part of my one-to-one coaching practice for several years, as well - until I leveraged my reputation and what I had learned to start School of Coaching Mastery. You see, over the years, I became an expert on this type of coaching and potential clients saw me as someone they wanted to work with on this. In other words, I developed the credibility to do well with this niche and specialty. Back then, there was very little training in group coaching, so I had to teach myself and it took years of trial and error. There were no group coaching certifications, but if there had been, I'd have gotten one. Credibility is everything when you're in business for yourself. **7. Decrease your work hours** You can work day and night on a membership site, on information products and live events - or you can just coach. Group coaching pays you even more per hour than one-to-one coaching, so if a short work week is a goal for you, then group coaching needs to be a specialty of yours. **8. Add additional income streams** As you organize your coaching groups, you'll find yourself writing more, because it'll be an easy way to communicate with groups. The nice thing about that is that once you've written something, it can be re-purposed. Remember how I mentioned that it's a lot of work creating information products? If you've already created something for a high-paying coaching group, you've been well-paid for your time. If you take that written piece and sell it as a free-standing product at a lower price, whatever you make from it will be profit. That's the easier, more profitable way to do it. Also, working with groups of people will give you a good idea what kinds of solutions they're looking for. That may spark great ideas when you're ready to do live events or create products. **9. Upsell from information products** Remember how I said that clients don't have to try inexpensive products from you in order to be willing to hire you to coach them? Well that's true. And sometimes you'll attract people who were just looking for that inexpensive ebook that tells them how to do something, but upon reading it they'll realize what they really want is a coach. If you have both group coaching and one-to-one coaching options, you'll be able to reach more people in exactly the format they want. **10. Learn where your next opportunities are** Just as I mentioned in #8 above, working intensively with clients will give you ideas about what they really want and need next - even when they, themselves, can't tell you what that is. So group coaching is perhaps the most valuable form of R&D possible, because you get to know your coaching clients inside and out. For me, that took me from coach, to mentor coach, to founding my own coaching school. I knew what my clients wanted and needed because I had gotten to know them so well. **Where will group coaching take you and your business?** Where ever it is, you'll get there much faster if you don't have to learn it all from the ground up. That's why we're offering the 8-hour Master Group Coaching Success module, which ends with a Group Coaching Certificate. You'll learn how to organize, market and facilitate successful coaching groups in these live tele-webinars, which come with written materials and more. **Want to become a Certified Group Coach?** Take Master Group Coaching Success, described above, and then join the upcoming Certified Group Coach Mentor Group. I'll personally mentor you as you learn to lead your own groups and get started with your very first group. You must attend both the learning module and the mentor group in order to become a Certified Group Coach. 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