Introduction Discipline inherently requires a stretch – a continuous push beyond our current limitations. This fundamental principle applies across all domains of human endeavor, whether physical, mental, or professional. The concept of stretch in discipline involves incrementally increasing time, effort, weight, distance, or any other […]
GETTING TO THE THINKING BEHIND THE WORDS ~By Shawn Dwyer and Dr Michael.Hall~ Perhaps the most obvious thing about coaching is that to coach you have to use words. Since coaching is a conversation, you begin a “coaching conversation” by asking a question,”What do you […]
We all know tht NLP is a communication model. It is also a linguistic model and specifically, a neuro-linguistic model-we study how language affects neurology. When you study NLP, you study the Meta-Model and learn how words work to create experiences, emotions, and sense of […]
What is a MetaCoach A metacoach is a type of coach who specializes in teaching individuals how to coach themselves effectively. This approach is based on the principles of Neuro-Semantics, which is a field of study that focuses on how the brain processes and interprets […]
THE SELF-ACTUALIZING ATTITUDE Are you looking for a better way to view the world? Perhaps consider a Self-Actualizing attitude! Then to detail that self-actualizing attitude, the following are listed for your consideration. 1) An open attitude. Open to the possibilities and potentials that clamor within, […]
A big misunderstanding of Meta-States is that it is just academic or intellectual. Wrong! It’s wrong because every state is dynamic—it is alive, moving, fluid and it is comprise of emotions and somatic commitments. To understand this, let’s start with something simple like the learning state. When you are in a learning state, what is occurring?
To go deep with the person, inquire about the person’s definitions of terms, how she understands what she’s talking about, and what he is assuming without questioning. Surface conversations skim over a person’s words assuming that the other person uses his words in exactly the same way you do. Deeper conversations don’t make that assumption, but recognizes that each person operates from her linguistic definitions.
~by Michael.Hall~ “In life, the person with the fewest blind spots win.” Farnam Street, The Great Mental Model “To know that we know what we know and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge” Confusius As a Meta-Coach, […]
If you are wanting to challenge your client and you do so without sufficient
rapport- the challenge is likely to come across as being pushy, demanding,
pressuring, or even manipulative.
So the ultimate challenge is a challenge to your client’s frames.
So prefame things, “If we find a problem or something that you think is ‘the
dark side,’ I want you to know that you are not the problem. If there is a
problem, the frame is the problem.”
NLP is all you need. Because NLP and more specifically Neuro-Semantic NLP are incredibly rich domains that are most essentially a Communication Model
~ Article by DrL.Michael Hall and Shawn Dwyer ~ Finding, building, developing, and applying resources to a problem or the person is perhaps NLP’s par excellence contribution for creating solutions.That makes it inherently a solution focus approach as a Meta-Coach. When you learn NLP, you learn […]
~ Article by Dr.L.Michael Hall and Mr Shawn Dwyer ~ Complete What We Start Setting goals is one thing, completing them is another. Success often depends more upon persistently staying with a goal than starting. In that way, when things get tough, you persevere and complete what you […]
When A Coach’s Needs Get In Your Clients Way – Ego ~ Article by Dr.L.Michael Hall and Mr Shawn Dwyer ~ It can happen. Your needs, drives, and unfinished issues can get in the way of your client reaching his or her goals or even experiencing an effective coaching session. […]
FOR GENDER BIAS, RACIAL BIAS, SEXUAL BIAS, ETHNIC BIAS AND EVERY OTHER BIAS When it comes to biases— especially the social biases that dominate almost all human societies, competence is the solution. Consider how we have solved the problem of gender bias in The Coaching Centre. There is not a single […]
THE BASICS GIVE YOU DEPTH ~ Article written by Shawn Dwyer and L. Michael Hall PhD ~ During October when when completing metacoach training – I was impressed all over again about the crucial role of the coaching basics. Over and over I found myself […]
EQUALITY & COLLABORATION ~ Article written by Shawn Dwyer and L. Michael Hall PhD ~ In One Way, And One Way Only, Can We All Be Considered Equal We are equal in terms of human value. Now that statement is an assertion of a belief […]
~ Article written by Shawn Dwyer and L. Michael Hall PhD ~ The Concepts of Time To get over the past, you need to understand about the concept that we call “time”-what it is, what it is not, what you are actually referring to when […]
~ Article written by L. Michael Hall PhD and Shawn Dwyer ~ “While no single conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of a business, a career, a marriage, or a life, any single conversation can.” Susan Scott, Fierce Conversations If Meta-Coaching, as a cutting-edge […]
~ Article written by L. Michael Hall PhD ~ I started out the day intent on counting the total number of decisions that I tyically make within the time frame of one day. My first decision occurred when I sensed morning light coming into the […]
Primitive Thinking that Shuts Thinking Down All politicians all do it. At least, I can’t think of a single politician who doesn’t do it. Yet in name-calling, they are actually practicing a very primitive form of thinking. Rather it is one that is appropriate for […]
BEHIND “WHAT STOPS YOU?” ARE POWERFUL ASSUMPTIONS ~ Article written by L. Michael Hall PhD ~ When you coach, there are a few basics that you want to know. The starting point is always, “What do you want?” To make sure the answer is relevant […]
“IT’S NOT NORMAL!” ~ Article written by L. Michael Hall PhD ~ Whenever I lead the coach training, one thing I say over and over is, “The Coaching Conversation is not a normal conversation!” There’s a reason for it. I want to drive home the […]
~ Article written by L. Michael Hall PhD ~ Do you ever talk about attitude with someone? Do you ever long to have a conversation about someone’s attitude in order to help them develop a more positive or constructive attitude? If so, that’s another one […]
Where are training courses in Orange NSW? High quality training results and the best trainers are located at The Coaching Centre Australia, both National and International accredited communication training centre. Situated in the Orange CBD, The Coaching Centre is located at 212 Anson St Plaza, […]
CONVERSATIONS – The Art of Trying to Have Them! ~Written by Michael Hall~ You would think … okay, well, I would think … that the simplest thing in the world would be a conversation. To talk! After all, we all engage in conversations every day. So I would […]
~ Article written by L. Michael Hall PhD ~ When I listen to some conversations, they seem and feel thick. It is not only difficult to have some conversations due to the assumptions that are built within them and the unpredictability of words, conversations can […]
~Written by Michael Hall~ Unpacking The Depth And Finding The Critical Things In A Coaching Conversation If you start from the idea that hidden inside of your client’s statement are much deeper references, then you will more likely to slow the coaching conversation down and […]
~ Article written by L. Michael Hall PhD ~ Here are several ironies in the history of NLP. The first irony of NLP is that it did not start as an attempt to model excellence. No, not at all. It started off as an inquiry […]
NLP: WHAT IS NLP REALLY ? ~By Dr.L.Michael Hall~ As you consider in the Matrix movie, Morpheus asked Neo when they first met, “Do you want to know what it is?” Neo answered with a question, “What is the Matrix?” The question here is, “What […]