Getting the best out of your coaching
Two minutes here will make every session better. None of it is complicated.
The short version
Open a session, pick a coach, and talk the way you would to a sharp friend who has your back and will not let you off the hook. Be honest, be specific, and agree one thing you will actually do before you finish. That is the whole method.
Six habits that make it work
- Be specific. “I am stressed about work” is a fine start, but “I have a board presentation on Thursday and I am dreading the Q&A” gives the coach something to work with. The more concrete you are, the more useful it is.
- Name what is actually hard. The real issue is often the one you nearly did not mention. Say it. This is a private space and there is no one to impress.
- Ask it to challenge you. If you want pushback rather than sympathy, say so: “challenge me on this” or “tell me what I am not seeing”. The coach can be gentle or direct; you set the dial.
- Turn talk into commitments. Before you finish, agree one thing you will actually do. Say “let us turn this into a commitment”. The coach will bring it back next time and ask how it went. That follow-through is the whole point.
- Switch the style if it is not landing. If the approach is not working for you, say so: “this is not helping, can we try a different way?” The coach will change method. You are never stuck with one.
- Come back. A single session helps. A habit changes things. The coach remembers, so each conversation builds on the last.
Use the right coach for the right thing
Three distinct coaches. Pick the one that fits what is in front of you.
- Executive. For leadership, decisions, difficult people, strategy and pressure at work. Bring the real situation: the meeting you are dreading, the call you keep putting off, the choice you cannot settle. You leave with a decision made and a commitment you own.
- Sports. For athletes, world-class to weekend warrior. Technique, training strategy and the mental game, all in service of your goal. Bring the goal you are chasing, the event ahead, the thing you want to get better at. You leave knowing exactly what to work on to reach your goal.
- Fitness and Lifestyle. Fitness set inside your real life. Your training and your food, yes, but read against your sleep, your stress, your travel and the week you are actually having. Tell it your goal and it builds a plan that fits your life, then adapts as your week changes and you log your sessions and meals. You leave knowing the one small change that fits the week you are in.
Not sure where to start? The assessment asks a few questions and points you to the right place first.
Three coaches, one memory
The coaches are distinct, but they share one brain. Your goals, your commitments, what you logged, and what you talked about last time are all there, whichever coach you open. So you never start from scratch, and you never have to repeat yourself. Tell one coach about a heavy week and the others already know.