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Unique Purpose in the Soup Kitchen
I love this story. I think most coach-types will love it as much as I do. And since you are here at the Christian Coaching Resources blog, my guess is that you’ll love this story too! As a coach, I have a stong belief that we are created with...
Launch, Dedicate and Celebrate
Launching your business usually involves the convergence of initial marketing efforts focused on a day or in a timeframe dedicated to announcing your new venture and introducing yourself to the world as a coach. Leading up to your launch, you...
Why I Love WordPress – Part Three
This being my third post about WordPress, you'd think I would have already gotten the following question answered. But no, the actual technical explanations don't come to the top of my mind as my favorite to write about. So I asked my...
Why I Love WordPress – Part Two
Back in the day, when I started out in 2003, getting a website was a huge investment. It involved paying someone with specialized technical skills to build a showcase site, and then paying again and again whenever you wanted to change something....
Why I Love WordPress – Part One
Ahhh… the life of an entrepreneur...ah err...coach. One thing is certain, and that is that things change. Rare is the coach (read: entrepreneur) who begins a business with a fully formed vision that stays the same over the years. Take me, for...
Great Reads for Christian Coaches
Recently, I received a request for book recommendations for prospective and new Christian coaches. When new to coaching, what books answer the initial questions you have? What books are good to have available as resources as you start out and...
Becoming a Coach in 2013
Over the years that I have worked with Christians who are considering becoming coaches, I’ve witnessed various patterns in peoples’ experiences. Too often a prospective coach will obtain only very limited information on training options...
Ways to Discern Opportunities
I'm updating The Complete Guide to Christian Coach Training. I include a supplemental section in my book that features various resources, some from other authors who have given me permission to republish. One of those resources is an article...
The Christian Coaches Network (CCN)
My tenth year anniversary as a coach is in the near future and as I look back on the years so many of my best memories are associated with the Christian Coaches Network (CCN). Founded in 1998 with the tag line of “catalyst and conduit for...
Managing Accessability or WWJD? Part 2
Following are examples that, to me, represent Jesus managing his accessibility. These are taken straight out of my journaling and simply reflect my thoughts in response to reading the scripture passages: Mark 1:32-38. I’m reading this story of...
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