• So Coaching sessions
  Coaching is typically done by phone from the convenience of the home or office. The client calls at the specified time with an agenda for the call. However, coaching can be done face-to-face which is just as powerful as on the phone. There are advantages to both ways.
• A time commitment for results
  There is no written agreement and the client is free to stop if he or she wishes to. However, if, following the initial meeting, we decide to proceed, I ask the client to commit to at least six sessions to our coaching partnership simply because change happens over time. While much can be accomplished in a single session, time is needed to integrate new habits, fully implement plans and realize goals. Three months also allows the coaching relationship to progress though the ebbs and flows of life. For most clients, the first set of goals and objectives are just the beginning. Growth is a never-ending process.
• Intake Session
  Each coaching partnership begins with a Intake Session. If both coach and client live in the same geographic area then this session is ideally conducted in person. Otherwise, communication is via telephone. We discuss the forms in the Welcome pack, review them and clarify so that both coach and client are clear about the logistics, and where the client is in their life and where they want to be. Each area of the client's life is explored: career, education, health, family, friends, spirituality, recreation, finances, values, vision, habits, what's working and what's not. Strategies and timelines for goals are discussed and an initial agenda is set. While the Intake Session is designed as more of a "discovery session", coaching begins here, and clients often leave the session with commitments and action steps. They can begin thinking about their goals, values, purpose, strengths, blind spots and obstacles.
• Focus Session
  Once the coaching partnership is established it is of value to have a Focus Session about every six months according to how the coaching and results are progressing. The coach and client take some time out to re-examine and discuss what is working, what is not. We look at what has been achieved, how well the client is doing in realising his goal; we redesign commitments and re-define the next course of action. It is, thus, a time to acknowledge the client's intent, action and success.
• Completion Session
  When it is time to draw the partnership to a close it is important to conclude in such a way that both client and coach feel a sense of completion and that the client has a vision for the future. Similarly, as in the Focus Session, it is time to evaluate the accomplishments and celebrate!
  A Completion Session is either conducted during the final scheduled session or the client may request a longer session, similar to the Focus Session, to complete and create a detailed plan for the future.

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