You're facing resistance from clients. How do you effectively guide them through coaching advice?

Facing resistance from clients? Here’s how to guide them through coaching advice effectively: 1. Listen Actively: Understand their concerns & underlying reasons for resistance. 2. Build Trust: Establish a strong rapport and create a safe space for open dialogue. 3. Empathize: Show empathy & acknowledge their feelings to build connection. 4. Provide Clear Benefits: Explain the positive outcomes of following the mutually agreed plan in relatable terms. 5. Set Small Goals: Break down advice into manageable steps to ease them into change. 6. Recognize & Celebrate Progress: Even small wins to encourage further engagement. Guiding resistant clients with empathy and clarity helps foster trust and openness, leading to better outcomes.

Na minha experiência a resistencia é quebrada com a constru??o de um relacionamento de confian?a, o que leva tempo. Vejo com bons olhes compartilhar experiencias pessoas o que ajuda a trazer humanidade às orienta??es.

Comunica?? aberta, assertiva e gentil. é fundamental que os assuntos difíceis sejam enfrentados sem que virem um martírio e para que isso aconte?a faz se fundamental criar um ambiente de escuta profunda.

Being a good Life Coach means providing a safe space for our clients to share their thoughts and views, whether they're positive or negative. When they feel comfortable enough to open up to us and know that they won't be judged on their views, they will slowly lower their resistance and be more open to sharing. When their resistance is lower, it will be easier for us to highlight things that are working against their coaching objectives, and they may be more open to hearing our advice, which will help them re-orient and re-direct themselves toward achieving their goals faster.

Trust is built through genuine curiosity and the absence of judgment. These qualities are less about skill and more about core values that resonate with you as a person. Any good professional, including coaches, embodies certain values that make them suited for their profession. This is why it’s crucial to understand your personal values before focusing on developing specific skills.

Trust takes time to build; we can't and shouldn't expect our clients to open up to us within the first session right away. Of course, there will be some level of trust for them to reach out to us and be willing to work with us. But we must continually work at enhancing and strengthening that trust before they open up more and more. Building trust also depends on us opening up to our clients and sharing relevant and appropriate information about ourselves at the right time.

Remind and encourage your clients to own their growth and their end goal. Only when they are willing to put a stake in their goals, that they are committed to work hard towards it. Sometimes, our goals are unclear or just too big to be achieved in the time we are supposed to spend with our clients - hence, it's important to revisit those goals at times to make sure they are within the time limit of the coaching sessions.

Resistance can be a powerful teaching moment for both the client and the coach. It allows us to explore the upper limits of what we think we can achieve and what we want to achieve. We may need to learn new ways of doing something to have a breakthrough. For example, despite being a trained Counselling Psychologist, I am learning more about NLP because it's something new for me. I believe it will help complement my counselling psychology knowledge and help my clients better in the future.

If I’m not the right coach for you, helping you identify what you need in a coach demonstrates my interest in your growth. It’s about ensuring you find the right support to achieve your goals, and I’m here to guide you in that process.