--- title: Coaching Blog | TED description: TED | Discover positive psychology and neuroscience coaching! Learn about certification and how to get started in business and life coaching. --- [![School of Coaching Mastery](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/hub/41761/file-1592744230.png "School of Coaching Mastery")](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/) [![School of Coaching Mastery](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/file-1591759451-png/images/headerimg.pngt.png "School of Coaching Mastery")](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/) - [Blog](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog) - [Training](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-training-programs) - [Positive Psychology Coach Training](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/positive-psychology-coach-training-online) - [Certified Positive Psychology and Neuroscience Coach Program](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-and-neuroscience-coach-program) - [Free Certified Positive Psychology Coach Fact Shee](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/free-certified-positive-psychology-coach-fact-sheet) - [Become a Certified Group Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/become-a-certified-group-coach) - [Emotional Intelligence Coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/emotional-intelligence-and-leadership-coaching) - [Certified Positive Psychology Coach Program](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-coach-program) - [Coach 100](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-100-business) - [Coach 100 Testimonials](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-100-testimonials) - [Coach 100 Resources](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-100-resources) - [Thomas Leonard](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/thomas-leonard) - [About Us](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/about-us) - [Testimonials](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/testimonials) - [Contact Us](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/contact-us) - [Best Practices for Professional Coaches](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/best-practices-for-professional-coaches) - [Become a Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/become-a-coach) - [Positive Psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/positive-psychology) - [Certified Positive Psychology Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-coach-program) - [Find a Positive Psychology Coach](http://findacoachhere.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/listing/guide/positive-psychology-coach) - [Free Become a Coach eBook](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/free-become-a-coach-ebook) - [Certification](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/seven-secrets) - [Do You Need Coach Certification?](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/do-you-need-coach-certification) - [Certified Group Coaches](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-group-coaches) - [Find a Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/find-a-coach) - [Coach Directory](http://findacoachhere.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/) - [Resources](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coach-training-resources) # Coaching Blog ## [Should Coaches Be Givers, Takers, or Matchers?](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/should-coaches-be-givers-takers-or-matchers) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Give and Take](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Give%20and%20Take.jpg?width=2000&name=Give%20and%20Take.jpg) Last week, Americans went to the polls and chose between a lifelong Taker and a lifelong Giver. **Think about it: You knew which was which even though I didn't tell you.** This post isn't about politics; it's about a simple, research-based, rubric for understanding people. Like all great coaching tools, it offers clarity and simplicity in place of confusion and suffering. It also points to a playbook for any new (or veteran) coach who wants a successful career. **You're may be asking, *Am I a Giver or a Taker?*** *And what is a Matcher?* You know when you're on the receiving end of these behaviors because they govern whether your relationships, networks, and organizations are thriving or toxic. So it matters a lot. **What differences will these distinctions have for your clients and for your career?** Read on... Before I explain these three distinctions, let me give some background. Recently I attended one of [Mattison Grey's TED Talk Talks](https://www.mattisongrey.com/ted-talk-talks/). They're like virtual book clubs but with TED Talks instead of books ([Highly recommended and free!](https://www.mattisongrey.com/ted-talk-talks/)) Cool people show up, such as graduates of this school, and Mattison facilitates awesome conversations. [If your Zoom connections have been feeling shallow,](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/2020-stole-your-life-heres-how-to-get-it-back) this is a powerful alternative. **Mattison is one of the best coaches I've ever met by the way, and she is an Otherish Giver.** More on that later. In that recent TTT, we discussed [psychologist, Adam Grant's "Are You a Giver or a Taker?"](https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_grant_are_you_a_giver_or_a_taker#t-40310) According to Grant's research on organizations, Takers trigger toxicity, such as paranoia, mistrust, resentment and vindictiveness; while Givers make organizations better. Matchers give about as much as they get so their behavior can be influenced by Givers and Takers. By the way, one Giver can measurably improve an entire organization, but one Taker has two-to-three times the impact, only it's negative. That ratio, between positive and negative, shows up repeatedly in [positive psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/making-the-case-for-positivity-in-coaching) research, and is sometimes called, the [Positivity Ratio](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/how-to-distinguish-healthy-positivity-from-toxic-positivity). **Everyone does some giving, taking, and matching, but which "type" you are represents your default.** Do you go through life asking, *"What can you do for me?"* or *"What can I do for you?"* or *"If you help me, I'll help you."?* **According to research, the old myth, "Nice guys finish last," is only sometimes true.** It depends on what type of Giver you are. And as more people and organizations learn to spot Takers quickly, the not-so-nice guys are failing faster. To explain, here are different types of Givers, Matchers, and Takers. 1. **Selfless Givers:** These are the folks who never say, "No." What do they give? Their time, energy, knowledge, money, everything. They are the "nice guys" who finish last because they spend their time on others, making it harder to do their own work. They get drained and tired, become irritable, and eventually burn out. Once depleted, they can't do much for anyone and may even need others to help them. Even Givers may show up unconsciously as Takers [when their needs aren't met](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/this-one-tool-may-help-you-survive-2020) and it's harder to meet your needs during a pandemic... 2. **Matchers:** These folks are the majority and match favors and other types of giving, tit for tat. If they are surrounded by Givers, they will be inspired to give more, creating a virtuous cycle. If they are dealing with Takers, they give less and less, creating a vicious cycle, and may even become vindictive toward Takers, helping to create an environment of toxicity. That toxicity creates even more depletion for Givers. Matchers amplify giving and taking, which is one reason why Givers and Takers have such powerful impacts on networks and organizations. 3. **Otherish Givers:** These Givers care about others but aren't selfless. I call them Smart Givers or Givers with Boundaries. These are the people who are ultimately most successful because Otherish Givers [are attractive](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/28-principles-of-attraction-by-thomas-leonard) and spark virtuous cycles, plus they know when to say, "No." But success doesn't happen overnight because they do spend time and energy helping others. Otherish Givers protect their time and energy because they know how they impact everyone in their organizations and relationships. It's not just about them. When an Otherish Giver identifies a Taker, they may shift to more of a matching style. If they observe the Taker offering crumbs in exchange for their bountiful gifts, or if the Taker habitually transgresses their boundaries, they reduce their help and may even cut the Taker off. This helps create space for the virtuous cycle that boosts everyone else because Givers are free to give more, which inspires Matchers and reduces toxicity. Pro Tip: If you are catnip to Takers, like me, you might want to learn even more about how you attract Takers, how to change that, and of course, how to recognize Takers sooner. Read Grant's [*Give and Take*](https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NKANMN1NLRHN&dchild=1&keywords=give+and+take+adam+grant&qid=1604429412&sprefix=Give+and+T%2Caps%2C725&sr=8-1). Or if you love complexity, read Dr. Ramani Durvasula's, [Don't You Know Who I Am?](https://www.amazon.com/Dont-You-Know-Who-Entitlement-ebook/dp/B07VY9QTXG/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1604429487&sr=8-2) 4. **Disagreeable Takers:** These are often the leaders we have to put up with. They rise quickly to the top, mostly by taking, and people put up with them because they are afraid not to or they simply have no choice. The Givers get worn out and the Matchers become vindictive. Disagreeable Takers also attract other Takers who hope to benefit by association, which amplifies the toxicity. But even Disagreeable Takers show up agreeable some of the time... 5. **Agreeable Takers:** Grant calls these, Fakers. They are the hardest to spot because they are so likeable. Many people assume they are Givers, or at least Matchers, because they are so agreeable. But agreeableness has nothing to do with giving styles. Agreeable Takers will brown nose you, but only when they want something. The rest of the time, they ignore you or criticize you. If you are a people pleaser, like many Selfless Givers, this can be a powerful hook because Agreeable Takers seem to offer the approval you need, but only some of the time. Like [B.F. Skinner's Operant Conditioning](https://www.simplypsychology.org/operant-conditioning.html), they can train you to give more and more. [Keith Raniere is an example of how much toxic influence one Agreeable Taker can have on a group of Givers and Matchers.](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/the-vow-how-it-is-and-is-not-like-coaching) And how far an Agreeable Taker can fall once that group catches on. **U.S. presidents tend to be larger than life so it's easy to identify contrasting giving styles.** In exaggerated fashion, our two recent presidents demonstrate Grant's research findings, perfectly. The Taker shot to the top in one leap, winning the ultimate prize in his first-ever election and immediately threw the entire country into toxic convulsions. Four years later, he's the only president in decades to lose his second term because a record-number of Americans, fed up with his constant taking, marched to the polls in Matcher-revenge and voted him out. The Giver, on the other hand, took nearly 50 years to win the presidency, attracted a broad coalition, and has already extended his hand, Giver-style to the other side. While the Taker, in perfect Taker-form, claims he's the real winner and threatens to sue. For some reason, Takers love to sue but they usually lose. They really do finish last in the end. So how does this show up in coaching? **Well, Disagreeable Takers are unattractive and are rarely successful in coaching.** Meanwhile, Matchers and Selfless Givers struggle. The former, because they are unremarkable. The latter, because they burn out before they succeed. Agreeable Takers can succeed for a while but don't last because both coaches and clients dislike Fakers. Finally, Otherish Givers rise to the top more slowly and often stay there. They build sustainable success. Don't worry, it doesn't take 50 years! In other words, Otherish Givers do best in coaching. **The Founder of the Coaching Profession, an Otherish Giver, taught coaches to *"Give for the joy of it"* AND *"Be incredibly selfish"*.** Now you know why. [T](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/28-principles-of-attraction-by-thomas-leonard)[homas Leonard taught the Principles of Attraction and gave them away for free.](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/28-principles-of-attraction-by-thomas-leonard)   Most successful coaches, [such as Mattison Grey](https://www.mattisongrey.com/mattison-grey-coach/), do their own version of otherish giving and form strong networks of true fans.   **Want to experience Otherish Giving?** Here are two opportunities, one from Mattison and the second from me:   [![TED Talk Talks for Free](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41761/a71db8b7-1b19-4260-a22c-a6979ab8f472.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41761/a71db8b7-1b19-4260-a22c-a6979ab8f472)   [![Attend Fully Alive for Givers for Free](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41761/06782004-99b5-49a2-8eb5-be7109ea8b13.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41761/06782004-99b5-49a2-8eb5-be7109ea8b13)   2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/should-coaches-be-givers-takers-or-matchers#comments-listing) Topics: [Free](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/free), [Thomas Leonard](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/thomas-leonard), [Mattison Grey](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/mattison-grey), [Attraction Principles](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/attraction-principles), [TED](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/ted), [Fully Alive](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/fully-alive) ## [Positive Speech Coach Shares How She Coaches Speakers for TED Talks](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/positive-speech-coach-shares-how-she-coaches-speakers-for-ted-talks) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Positive Speech Coach, Valeria Pittaluga at TED](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Valeria%20Pittaluga%20at%20TED.jpg?width=728&name=Valeria%20Pittaluga%20at%20TED.jpg) **This is the first in a series of interviews of graduates of the [Certified Positive Psychology Coach® Program](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-coach-program).** Many have fascinating coaching careers and will share some of their secrets with you. Look for this tag: **CPPC Graduates**. Welcome to the Interview with the [Positive Speech Coach, Valeria Pittaluga, CPPC, Italy](http://www.valeriapittaluga.it/). Valeria specializes in coaching TED Talk speakers with [positive psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/88808/Life-Coaching-Martin-Seligman-on-Positive-Psychology-at-TED). **There are two parts to the interview.** Audio, for those who prefer to listen, and written, for those who prefer to read. Different questions for each. Explore as you like! **Here's the 21 minute audio:**   **Here's the rest of the interview:**   **Valeria, are you currently coaching professionally?** Yes.   **What's your specialty?** I mainly coach public speaking, but life coaching inevitably mixes into it.   **What else do you do besides coaching?** Organizing my own TEDx event. [TEDx Lucca](https://tedxlucca.com/).   **What [positive psychology coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/become-a-positive-psychology-coach-with-this-free-ebook) tools do you find most useful for your clients?** Visualizations of the end result. The joy of the celebration that goes with the met goal. The excitement of extrapolating the golden nugget of one's true message from the rest of the "noise". Expanding and deepening the insights and inspirations and where they naturally stem from. The focus on the tools already intrinsically available to the speaker to perform without anxiety.   **Which of your [strengths](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/positive-psychology-coaching-strengths-and-flow) do you find most useful in coaching your clients?** My gift of innate enthusiasm. It's my greatest asset.   **What project or initiative are you working on that you're most excited about?** Right now the coaching of my nine speakers in both Italian and English. I love it!   **How has becoming a [Certified Positive Psychology Coach®](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-coach-program) helped your career or helped you serve your clients?** My training in Positive Psychology has propelled me forward in my Coaching training. It's the most intuitive and logic path to excellent Coaching. Coaching with a positive and constructive spin to it is as powerful and empowering as it gets!   **What else have you studied since graduating as a CPPC?** I've explored Voice Dialogue and systemic constellation Coaching as well as Emotional Intelligence Coaching. I've also gone into depth in NLP Coaching.    **Have you earned a new credential from ICF since graduating as a CPPC?** Yes, I pursued my ACC certification with ICF.   **Have you earned any other credentials since graduating with your CPPC?** I'm a trained trainer for the "5 chairs 5 choices" method for executive coaching in companies. The method is carefully crafted around the non-violent communication teachings of Marshall Rosenberg.   **What's next for you as a [positive psychology coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/association-of-positive-psychology-coaches)?** I'm interested in neuroscience and how meditation and silence heals and enhances the human experience.   **Do you have a quote you’d like to share?** Never stop starting over.   **What else would you like people to know about you and about what you do?** I would like people to know that coaching for me is a mission and though this might sound wishy washy, I aim to spread the importance of mindfulness and non-violent communication in every way I can.   **Nothing wishy washy about that!** # Valeria coaches in English, Italian, and Spanish. You can reach her here: [http://www.valeriapittaluga.it](http://www.valeriapittaluga.it/)/   **Every coach has a career as unique as they are.** If you'd love to enjoy as much passion and fun with your coaching career as Valeria does, consider joining the [Certified Positive Psychology Coach® Program](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-coach-program).   [![Explore the Certified Positive Psychology Coach Program](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41761/91537684-88c1-4a1d-ac2e-d1f6f2b31d95.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41761/91537684-88c1-4a1d-ac2e-d1f6f2b31d95) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/positive-speech-coach-shares-how-she-coaches-speakers-for-ted-talks#comments-listing) Topics: [TED](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/ted), [Certified Positive Psychology Coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/certified-positive-psychology-coach), [CPPC Graduates](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/cppc-graduates) ## [Get a Coach if You Want to Do Something Great \[Video\]](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/get-a-coach-if-you-want-to-do-something-great-video) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **Watch this fascinating TED Talk called, "Want to get great at something? Get a coach".** How one physician became much better at what he does and how his research proved that coaching improves outcomes. By Atul Gawande, this is moving, inspiring, and informative:   **Want to get great at something?** [Find a Coach Here.](http://findacoachhere.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/) **Want to become a coach?** [Get the FREE Become a Coach eBook](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/free-become-a-coach-ebook) or [join our upcoming course for beginners](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-competent-coach). [![Get a free Become a Coach eBook here.](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41761/10423aea-e649-4725-a0b4-4ba7f6ddae7d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41761/10423aea-e649-4725-a0b4-4ba7f6ddae7d) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/get-a-coach-if-you-want-to-do-something-great-video#comments-listing) Topics: [become a coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/become-a-coach), [TED](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/ted), [video](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/video), [coaching research](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-research), [get a coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/get-a-coach) ## [Coaching Tip: Is the Truth Really a Question?](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/96351/coaching-tip-is-the-truth-really-a-question) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **As a coach, you probably believe in [powerful questions](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/54576/101-Incredible-Coaching-Questions).** And as [TEDEd](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/94746/Beyond-Selling-Your-Coaching-The-Art-of-Asking) speaker, Michael Stevens, demonstrates, powerful questions make all the difference in teaching, too. In fact, questions such as, "How much does a video weigh?" and "What color is a mirror?" have made his Vsauce channel popular with millions. They foster curiosity, because most folks have never considered these quirky questions before. **Is there such a thing as unanswerable questions?** Stevens can answer the above questions with science. But coaches are simply looking for clarity, inspiration and action, rather than actual answers. Or are we?  **Sometimes an unanswerable question expands awareness.** When tapping into a client's Higher Self, for instance, I'll ask, "What color is it?" and "Where is it located?", questions that don't make logical sense, because the Higher Self isn't a physcial thing. But my clients step into the present moment, along with their intuition, as they attempt to answer my questions and that's the whole point. **My favorite quirky question is "Is the truth really a question?"** Coaches intuitively feel the answer is, "Yes." But it can't be, because "Yes." isn't a question. So the logical answer is, "No." But this question invites us to step out of linear logic into a broader, deeper way of thinking. **So then what's the answer?** My favorite answer is the coach-y, "What do you think?" Which is all I care about. But the most concise answer is, "Yes?" Which embodies the perfect attitude to bring to a coaching session: open, positive, curious and affirmative. **Watch Michael Stevens for more on quirky questions:**   Interested in great coaching questions? Check out the following blog posts: ## [101 Incredible Coaching Questions](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/54576/101-incredible-coaching-questions) ## [101 Terrific Positive Psychology Coaching Questions](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/101-terrific-positive-psychology-coaching-questions) ## [How to Ask Great Coaching Questions Infographic](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/98046/how-to-ask-great-coaching-questions-infographic) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/96351/coaching-tip-is-the-truth-really-a-question#comments-listing) Topics: [Coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching), [coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coach), [coaching questions](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-questions), [curiosity](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/curiosity), [TED](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/ted), [Coaching Tip](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-tip) ## [Beyond Selling Your Coaching: The Art of Asking](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/94746/Beyond-Selling-Your-Coaching-The-Art-of-Asking) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **[Sales-impaired coaches sometimes hide behind the yuck-factor](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/30588/How-is-a-Life-Coach-Like-a-Used-Car-Salesman) and claim they don't have enough clients, because they hate to sell**. That's a lie. **Not selling your coaching boils down to one thing:** your refusal to [own your own fear and vulnerability](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/83225/What-Every-Life-Coach-Should-Know-Brene-Brown-at-TED). Sure,[integrity and sales skills matter](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/91891/Become-a-Business-Coach-Super-Secrets-of-a-Super-Successful-Coach), but there's a risk you'll be judged when you sell something intangible like coaching and it's safer to hide. **Learn from the 8-foot bride, the art of asking.** Then challenge yourself to trust that much. 6 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/94746/Beyond-Selling-Your-Coaching-The-Art-of-Asking#comments-listing) Topics: [coaching business](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-business), [Coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching), [coaching clients](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-clients), [TED](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/ted), [sales and marketing coaches](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/sales-and-marketing-coaches), [sales training for new coaches](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/sales-training-for-new-coaches), [Brene Brown](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/brene-brown) ## [Positive Psychology: How Coaching Clients Can Create More Happiness](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/92194/positive-psychology-how-coaching-clients-can-create-more-happiness) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **![Coaching with positive psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Coaching%20with%20positive%20psychology.jpg?width=4800&name=Coaching%20with%20positive%20psychology.jpg)** **Do you know which types of happiness will create lasting value for your coaching clients?** Everyone has a slightly different happiness style. What works for one person may not do it for another. Depending on your happiness style, you may want to master the following to create engagement and flow. [Positive Psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/90667/What-is-Positive-Psychology-Coaching-Anyway) founder, [Martin Seligman](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/88808/Life-Coaching-Martin-Seligman-on-Positive-Psychology-at-TED) has identified 3 happy lifestyles, each more enduring than the last: 1. The Pleasant Life 2. The Engaged Life 3. The Meaningful Life **The engaged life is one in which you're challenged to use your greatest strengths and slip into a brain state called, 'flow'.** Great performers, athletes, inventors and more have described this state of flow in which everything else disappears. Turns out, flow is an important element of happiness and flourishing. Flow is an equally important element of [positive psychology coaching](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/90667/what-is-positive-psychology-coaching-anyway), as well. When we create this peak state with our clients, coaching feels easy and client results are amazing. If you [learn to coach this way](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/certified-positive-psychology-coach-program), you will immediately upgrade your coaching results. Fabulous coaching practically sells itself because clients like to share their amazing success with others. Learning what flow is will get you started, but join a class to discover how to do it, yourself. Flow is very much connected to what you are doing and how you do it. When you master a skill, you have more opportunities to reach flow than when you have just beginner skills. That is why we train our [positive psychology coaches](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/were-building-a-new-home-for-positive-psychology-coaches) to coach masterfully. They have more fun, create incredible outcomes for their clients, and enjoy much more success. Watch this TEDTalk with the 'Father of Flow': Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi to understand how flow is the secret to happiness:     Learn more about positive psychology coaching and flow: **[![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)** 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/92194/positive-psychology-how-coaching-clients-can-create-more-happiness#comments-listing) Topics: [coaching clients](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-clients), [TED](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/ted), [Positive Psychology](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/positive-psychology), [Martin Seligman](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/martin-seligman), [Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi) ## [Life Coach Training: Shit Life Coaches Say](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/86173/Life-Coach-Training-Shit-Life-Coaches-Say) [Posted by Julia Stewart](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/author/julia-stewart) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **[Mattison Grey](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/mattison-grey-mcc/) sent me the 'Shit Life Coaches Say' video the same day that I got an invitation to create a TEDed Lesson.** So voila! I made a coach training lesson out of it. **That was also about the time I set up a Pinterest account and started linking it to some old ['How Not to Coach' videos](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/how-not-to-coach/) from SCM.** Some of them are quite funny and 'Shit Life Coaches Say' fits right in. **The embed below is from [Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/jscoach/how-not-to-coach/).** View the [TEDed lesson here.](http://ed.ted.com/on/tPAK1FB9) [![](http://media-cache-ec9.pinterest.com/upload/124060164705711622_W85s0FNQ_c.jpg)](http://pinterest.com/pin/124060164705711622/) Source: [ed.ted.com](http://ed.ted.com/on/tPAK1FB9) via [Julia](http://pinterest.com/jscoach/) on [Pinterest](http://pinterest.com)   **Like all How Not to Coach videos, this one has some truth to it.** Newer coaches quickly adopt the language of the profession and love to talk the talk with each other, because they all 'get it'. Nothing wrong with that. Except... **If you can't put something into plain language, you probably don't really understand it, yet.** And that makes it hard to communicate it to non-coaches ~ including those you'd like to have for clients. Move away from using jargon as soon as you can. **Oh, and if being laughed at makes you uncomfortable, get used to it.** Life coaching is a recognized profession and like all others, it's a target for jokes. Remember the one about the doctor, lawyer and priest? 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In fact, if your clients didn't fear vulnerability and potential shame, they might not need a coach. **Watch researcher Brene (rhymes with Renee) Brown's highly entertaining TED Talks on Vulnerability and Shame.** And learn why one of your most powerful coaching tools is your own vulnerability. Call it, The Me-Too Factor. *Thanks to Life Coach, Traci McMinn, CCC, CGC; and Business Coach, Mattison Grey, MCC; for sharing these.* 4 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/bid/83225/What-Every-Life-Coach-Should-Know-Brene-Brown-at-TED#comments-listing) Topics: [business coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/business-coach), [life coach](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/life-coach), [Coaches](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaches), [coaching clients](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/coaching-clients), [Mattison Grey](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/mattison-grey), [TED](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/ted), [Brene Brown](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/topic/brene-brown) [All posts](https://www.schoolofcoachingmastery.com/coaching-blog/all) ### Subscribe for FREE: Learn About Coaching ### Follow Us ### The Coaching Blog **If you're a professional Business or Life Coach or you're interested in becoming one, the SCM Coaching Blog covers topics you may want to know about:** How to Become a Business or Life Coach, Grow a Successful Coaching Business, Get Coach Training and/or Business and Life Coach Certification, Become a Coaching Master and Evolve Your Life and Business.  Subscribe above and/or explore by tag, month or article popularity, below. ### Latest Posts ### Most Popular Posts ### Browse by Tag - 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