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Creating a supervision/coaching rhythm
Part of the challenge within many churches that implement coaching for their staff is that they often don't have the luxury of separating the coaching and the supervision functions. In many churches the supervisor is the one who is providing the coaching. That can be...
Five good questions for focusing a ministry position
I was recently coaching someone who had a staff member leave their position. Instead of immediately looking for someone to fill the empty position, he took the opportunity to think through more clearly what was actually needed. These were the five questions I used to...
Water tank financial management
When I coach people in the area of their finances, I like to use the image of a water tank. Water comes in at the top and out at the bottom. The water level in the tank signifies cash in the bank. Positive cash flow means that the water level is rising: there is more...
Reprogramming our self-talk
I've discovered not only in my coaching but through life in general that people often engage in negative self-talk. "I'm always X." "I struggle with Y." "I can't do Z." They spend a lot of mental energy rehearsing the wrong stuff, embedding it even more deeply into...
Planning for retirement: what will be your ongoing contribution?
Yesterday I wrote about planning for retirement financially. There's a second way we need to plan for our retirement, and that's thinking about our Kingdom contribution. What are we going to DO during retirement? In my opinion, we never fully retire. If we're here on...
Not planning for retirement: free financial advice
I am increasingly surprised by the number of people who haven't been planning for retirement. As I have conversations with people that are approaching retirement age, many are not prepared financially. They are stuck; they don't have sufficient income to live after...
How to have that tough conversation with a client
Yesterday I wrote about working with clients that aren't motivated. There's no reason to keep working with a person who doesn't want to change or is for some reason not able to change. Sometimes the person is overwhelmed or distracted for legitimate reasons: a spouse...
When it’s okay to fire the client
Almost always my time coaching people is a wonderful experience where they gain insight, address challenges, experience breakthroughs, and take positive steps toward their vision. But there are times when we just don't seem to get traction. When those kinds of...
Visual processors
I've been writing a series on my blog about how different people process their thoughts differently. So far I've covered audio processors-- who process through talking and listening-- and what I call artistic/experiential processers-- who process via diagrams,...
Artistic and experiential processers
Yesterday on my blog I wrote about how some people are audio processers. They need to be able to talk-- and hear themselves talk-- to process their thinking. Others tend to be experiential or artistic processers. Some find that drawing pictures or diagrams provides a...