191 episodes

If you want to compete in the coaching industry, you need to be GOOD at coaching.

But there are some things you simply couldn’t know when you were training to be a coach - and while it’s tempting to keep studying, take another course, or dive into a certification program, you really need to build the practical skills and confidence to handle whatever your clients throw at you.

Each week life coach Lindsay Dotzlaf shares stories, tips and advice to continually develop your skills as a coach. She knows what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and anxious about coaching in the moment, and will teach you why shifting your mindset around your own abilities as a coach will make all the difference.

If you’ve got clients but want to become the absolute best coach you can be, you’ll find answers, advice and support here. Learn more at lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com!

Mastering Coaching Skills Lindsay Dotzlaf

    • Business

If you want to compete in the coaching industry, you need to be GOOD at coaching.

But there are some things you simply couldn’t know when you were training to be a coach - and while it’s tempting to keep studying, take another course, or dive into a certification program, you really need to build the practical skills and confidence to handle whatever your clients throw at you.

Each week life coach Lindsay Dotzlaf shares stories, tips and advice to continually develop your skills as a coach. She knows what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and anxious about coaching in the moment, and will teach you why shifting your mindset around your own abilities as a coach will make all the difference.

If you’ve got clients but want to become the absolute best coach you can be, you’ll find answers, advice and support here. Learn more at lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com!

    187. When Saying ‘Nope’ Feels Bad

    187. When Saying ‘Nope’ Feels Bad

    It may feel great to you to opt out of doing certain things. For me, this list includes cold plunges and scheduling early morning meetings. However, what do you do when you say you don’t want to do something, but you want the result it could create for you? This is the piece most people aren’t willing to dig into, and I’m showing you how to start today.
     
    Discover what to do when you want a particular result but experience resistance to the activity, method, or strategy. Learn what happens when you’re unwilling to explore your reasons, why we tend to stay steadfast in our unwillingness, and one question to help you start the exploration process.
     
    Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/187

    • 25 min
    186. The Coach’s Guide to Protecting Your Energy

    186. The Coach’s Guide to Protecting Your Energy

    How do you manage your energy in your coaching practice? I often talk about tips for improving your coaching skills, but this week's episode is focused a little more on the practicalities of actually running your coaching practice. Of course, your energy ultimately affects how you show up as a coach, so it's really a vital lesson in coaching skills too.
     
    Discover why sometimes you're on and sometimes you're just off. Learn why it's not always your thoughts that are responsible for your lack of energy, why it's vital to have a contingency plan for when your energy is feeling off, and I'll give you tips you can implement right now so you can keep showing up the way you want to in your coaching practice.
     
    Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/186

    • 31 min
    185. One Question to Future-Proof Your Business

    185. One Question to Future-Proof Your Business

    If you find yourself saying, “It’s not working,” whether in relation to trying various things to get your business gaining momentum, or in relation to something that was previously successful in your business that has now stopped working, this episode is for you. There’s one powerful but uncomfortable question you must ask yourself in this situation, and I’m offering it to you in this episode.
     
    Learn one question that will help you make the necessary pivots or changes your business needs. Hear the importance of learning to evolve as an entrepreneur, how you might be unwittingly ignoring the issues you’re facing, and how to come up with a new plan if what you’re currently doing isn’t working. 
     
    Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/185

    • 10 min
    184. How to Help Your Over-Strategizing Clients (Part 3)

    184. How to Help Your Over-Strategizing Clients (Part 3)

    Over the past two episodes, we’ve discussed how to help your overthinking clients, and how to serve your clients when they’re stuck in a place of over-feeling. This week, we’re expanding on this series by exploring how to help your clients who are over-strategizing, taking all the action, and not getting the results they want.
     
    Discover how to help your over-strategizing, over-actioning clients. Learn how to identify when your client is over-strategizing in an unhelpful way, and I’m giving you coaching tips to help you redirect your clients toward a more productive approach.
     
    Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/184

    • 33 min
    183. How to Help Your Over-Feeling Clients (Part 2)

    183. How to Help Your Over-Feeling Clients (Part 2)

    Last week, I showed you how to help your overthinking clients when they get stuck in unhelpful thought patterns. This week, I’m diving into the second part of this series, sharing how you can show up for your clients when they’re spinning in their feelings but they aren’t aware they’re doing it.
     
    Learn how to identify when your client is stuck in their feelings, and I'll show you how to get your clients out of that place when it isn’t serving them, so they can begin to move forward and ultimately start feeling better.
     
    Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/183

    • 35 min
    182. How to Help Your Overthinking Clients (Part 1)

    182. How to Help Your Overthinking Clients (Part 1)

    What do you do when you have clients who get stuck in overthinking? When your client is in their own head, as if they could sit around and get lost thinking about things forever, they might perceive this as a good thing. Sure, thinking is important. However, it presents a huge challenge for you as a coach when your clients are stuck in overthinking, and they’re not even aware of it.
     
    Tune in this week to discover how to help your overthinking clients. I share how to spot whether your client’s line of thinking is serving them, and you’ll learn how to work together with your clients to help them slow down their overthinking and start taking action instead.
     
    Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.lindsaydotzlafcoaching.com/182

    • 30 min

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