During a premium-quality coaching session, there are a number of different type things that the coach delivers to the client. These specific 'deliverables' then lead directly to positive client outcomes. Each of these deliverables can, and certainly do, add value to the coaching experience.
This creates a clear distinction between mainstream fitness training and the far superior approach of lifestyle fitness coaching. The evidence gathered over the past 25 years is conclusive. Lifestyle is the "Silver Bullet", and physical activity it the 'new' wonder drug. A fitness trainer will focus on just one area of your life for the period of time you have scheduled and paid for. In contrast, a lifestyle fitness coach/trainer commits to your success in a holistic way that goes beyond any scheduled appointments, and spans the time between your sessions together.
Your coach/trainer is dedicated to your success: body, mind, and spirit, and is always seeking ways to support your goals and dreams. More than a personal trainer, a lifestyle fitness coach is a key player on your own "Personal Wellness Team". Every great leader has a team of trusted advisers. You are the leader of the great performance game called "Your Life". Don't you deserve the same kind of knowledge, inspiration, motivation and dedication? We think so.
Coaching's 15 Client Deliverables
This list is an adaptation of a list developed and presented to me by Thomas Leonard (the undisputed father of the coaching profession and one of my teachers), and the leaders at Coachville.com and The School of Coaching (now called the Thomas Leonard School of Coaching).
1. Perspective ~ The coach provides fresh or different ways of looking at a situation.
2. Validation ~ The coach validates via encouragement and acknowledgment.
3. Message ~ The coach shares fitting knowledge, opinions, or wisdom.
4. Energy ~ The coach provides energy and support as needed.
5. Solution ~ The coach shares a solution to a problem or issue.
6. Plan ~ The coach c0-develops a plan of action with the client.
7. Structure ~ The coach provides support and a check-in structure for the client.
8. Resource ~ The coach suggests/refers client to experts, books, tools, assessments.
9. Options ~ The coach expands the number of options the client thought they had.
10. Caring ~ The coach cares via listening, patience, safety, and love.
11. Training ~ The coach trains clients in personal or business skills.
12. Advice ~ The coach provides advice via recommendations and suggestions.
13. Strategy ~ The coach develops or co-develops a personal or business strategy.
14. Feedback ~ The coach offers feedback, observations, insights, ideas and opinions.
15. Challenge ~ The coach provides a challenge to the client to stretch or make a change.
At KAIZEN Wellness, we are passionate about, and totally committed to your success... how about you? If you are tired of the status quo, and frustrated by feeling fatigued, fat, and uncomfortable, then perhaps its time for real, sustainable change. And if not now, when?
