I have been coaching all my life. I started coaching professionally
and
receiving money for it in 1974. In 1976 I taught my first Coach’s
Training in San
Francisco. I believed that people have their own answers to their
life challenges,
that they possess the personal power to make those answers become
reality, and
that people can have their lives become the way they truly desire.
These were
and are the underlying principles of the MMS coaching method. 2004
marks the
30th year that we have been coaching clients, and teaching others
how to become
MMS certified coaches.
The process is similar to opening an oyster and finding a pearl inside,
or
compressing and polishing a piece of coal and revealing a diamond
within. The
treasure or “answer” always resides within, but layers
of confusion,
doubt, uncertainty, and fear frequently camouflage it. The challenge
is penetrating
through the layers of "I don't know' and piercing through to the "I
knows". The process is ultimately simple and infinitely profound.
The coach asks open-ended questions, suspends judgment, creates a
safe environment
encouraging the client to use his imagination and explore his
fantasies. He
has no agenda, nor does he know what is next, or what is best
for the client.
The coach doesn't give any of his own good ideas.
People discover their own answers to situations that seem confusing,
uncertain,
fear-filled, or evoke self-doubt. The environment needs to be
safe, supportive,
and empowering in order for people to find out what they truly
want.
People who believe in themselves manifest their dreams, and those
who don't,
sell themselves short. It isn't enough to help people find out
what they want,
it is essential to support them in believing in themselves, in
knowing that
they deserve to have what they want, and are able to have their
dreams come
true.
The coaching focuses on the individual’s ability to grow and
flourish
in life. In addition, people start to interact more effectively,
both on and
off the job. In coaching sessions the same essential issues are
addressed:
How can I have what I want in my life
How can I have the job that utilizes my abilities and skills, gives
me a
sense of satisfaction, and rewards me monetarily.
How can I have the primary relationship that I want?
How can I have the home environment that I want?
How can I have the body that I want?
How can I feel good about myself?
How can I have my business be the way that I want it?
How can I design the life that makes me feel like my dreams have come
true?
The process has three parts:
1) Determining and/or clarifying what you want
2) Strategizing an action plan
3) Being supported in the realization of the dream.
The process is session specific, focused, results oriented and short
term.
There is a definite beginning, middle, and end to every coaching
project. The
coach is not so much interested in the "why" or the "how" as
the "what". The most frequently asked questions are: What
do you
want? What does it look like? What will it take? What do you
need to do to
get there?
The process is not therapy, but rather therapeutic. It is not long-term,
but
short-term. It is not process oriented, but solution focused.
Coaching is the cornerstone of what we do at The MMS Institute.
I still have individual coaching sessions with clients because
I love empowering
people in making their dreams come true. The next chapter of
my life is
to find those people who have the message to spread the MMS work
throughout
the planet, and to train, equip, and license them to do so. If
you are
interested in:
1) Being coached by me either on the phone or in person
2) Taking our Coach’s Training
3) Becoming licensed to become a representative of the work
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