David Wood
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- Starting and Building a Coaching Practice
- Best Sellers
- Coach Start Manual, 10 Super Coaches Share Their Secrects, Explode Your Practice
- Career Focus
- Helping others to build and expand their coaching practices
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- International Coach Federation
I left rna cushy consulting job in New York (an actuary working with Fortune 50 companies, believe it or not) to return home to Australia and follow my boyhood rock and roll dream. Despite a shocking singing voice, I actually got paid for it, and once even embarrassed myself on TV (embarrassing video and pics).
In 1998 I found out there was a career where you can actually help people make big life changes, and get paid! As I'd been trained as a coach by Landmark Education, and LOVE coaching, I jumped at it.
With all the coaches on the net, you're probably trying to work out if I really know what I'm doing. So I'll start with the impressive part - the things that look really good. I've:
- Coached 1,250 hours by phone in 15 countries around the world (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Japan)
- Mentored 90 coaches
- Coached on national TV and radio
- Been certified as a PCC by the International Coach Federation based in Washington DC
- Served as Chairman of the ICF Publicity Committee (US)
- Founded a global coach training school
- Set up a successful online business so I now get paid while I sleep (more)
OK, now that I've tooted my own horn - I want you to know something just as important as the above points: I'm not a guru! My life isn't perfect. While I may look it, I don't have it all worked out all the time and I'm in fact very, very human. So if you're looking for a cross betwee Ghandi and Mother Theresa, I can save you the time right now!
I'm excited about life - every day. I'm excited about what we can do in our relationships, our careers, our businesses, and how much fun we can have! And....I'm grateful to be living a truly amazing life.
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The Magical Way to Get Clients for Your Coaching Practice
Do you ever worry about not being able to get clients? Well -- how do the successful coaches with thriving businesses do it? The fastest way to accelerate is to model what works for successful people! A while ago I worked on an e-book of interviews with ten hugely successful coaches with ...
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What Coaching Really Is
A few years ago I called a woman back who had inquired about coaching and she said: "Thanks for calling me back so quickly. It helps to keep the momentum going". At that moment what coaching REALLY is became crystal clear! Impulses for Change From time to time, we get impulses for change. It ...
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The First Step To Clients
Getting people to go from 'hello' to 'let me sign up as your client' can be a big ask - especially when they don't know what coaching is! So I always suggest you do an 'Introductory' or 'Exploratory' session first - no cost and no obligation. But how do you offer this so that they say 'yes'? In ...
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Entering The Coaching Field
So you're considering a career as a life, business or corporate coach, but wondering what's the best way to enter the field? Do I need to do a training course? Do I need to get accredited? Where will I get clients, and do I have what it takes? Most coaches agree on the best way to begin a ...
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7 Steps To The Ideal Exploratory Session
Whether you are at a point in your coaching where you are completely comfortable approaching and securing new clients for yourself, or you have just begun, the tips below will support you in taking your coaching practice to the next level. The Exploratory Sessio 1) Set the context of the ...
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How to Fast-Track Your Practice (the 'Mentor Coach')
How to Fast-Track Your Practice (the 'Mentor Coach') Body of Article When I was starting out as a coach I looked around for the leading coach in Australia (and chose Christine McDougall). For my next coach I called the President of the ICF in the US (Marcia Reynolds). I believe this track is ...
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How to Have That Courageous Conversation
In this article I'll tell you why having the courageous Conversations in your life is the most important thing you can do for your spiritual growth, and for your freedom and fun on this planet. And - I'll tell you how to have them. What is a 'Courageous Conversation' (CC)? A CC is the one you ...
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Make Your Life Easier?
'Have you read the Art of War?' someone asked me once. Fighting someone to get your way is definitely a valid strategy. But you don't need me to tell you about that one - we've all been arguing and manipulating to get our own way since we were born! And you may have noticed - often when you ...
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Learn to Say No
Learn to Say NonHow many times have you agreed to do something that you actually didn’t want to do? For someone at work? Your friends? Even your spouse? All you had to do was say no, but the word didn’t come out. So you end up doing it…and later resent it. A coaching client said to me she was ...
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Change Your Life With a Simple Habit
Change Your Life With a Simple Habit You've worked for hours on dinner - doing the bestnyou can - and he says ...................nothing. How do you feel? Feel like cooking tomorrow night? What if he says: "Jenny, I really appreciate you taking the time to cook. Aside from the food being ...
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Design Your Perfect Lifestyle
We often fall into the trap of thinking we have to wait until retirement to have our life be just right. (Of course, in retirement people often get bored.) So stop waiting! This article is written to help you design your ideal life. n Then ask the question: What would it take to have this NOW, ...
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