“Coaching A Pro Athlete”

Great coaches don’t focus on the first problem. They focus on the real problem. Or as Master Coach, Michael Breen likes to say “the problem behind the problem.”

Many coaches want to jump in and help the client… before they have got a grip on the real problem.

As Michael says:

“A big part of coaching is helping other solve problems.

It’s useful to remember that “problems” don’t just happen, per se.

There are sequences of specific events leading up to whatever is identified as “This Mess”, “The Crisis”, “The Situation”, etc. Whenever you are listening to another person describe anything at all – problem, goal, desire, anecdote or narrative – you are hearing the result of numerous neurological processes that act as influences (“filters”) or triggers and the conclusions that have been made about them. Through every statement and every following elaboration, there are inferences you can draw about what must be true and what cannot be true; what must have occurred and what could not have occurred; the classes or types of event that happened and those that could not have happened; and even, at times, the specific events or conclusions that must have occurred – and all from the presuppositions in what someone else is saying, and what is missing from what they are saying.”

It’s an incredibly valuable coaching skill.

When you learn how to do this, you immediately take your coaching skills and ability to help others to the next level.

You quickly demonstrate to your clients that you create RESULTS in every session.

Which makes them want to book more coaching with you.

And refer others to you.

It all starts with solving the REAL problem, not the first problem.

To your success,

Tom

P.S. Stay tuned for a brand new video tomorrow.