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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Being Remembered
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Quick thought, Judith: I believe that this simple dictum separates the master coaches from the rest. One reason I've been successful as a coach is because I was exposed to both extremes of this when I received intensive coaching early in my career as a consultant and trainer. 25 years later I DISTINCTLY remember how I felt on the receiving end of specific coaching sessions though I remember little of the contents.
John...I remember the same lessons from trainers and teachers. Those who made me feel best were the lessons I remembered most. They were also lessons that I myself taught others, though they had more to do with understanding students/seminar participants, and creating an atomosphere of trust. A master coach is one who truly puts the other ahead of him/herself and in so doing seeks the best way to understand as opposed to being understood.
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Quick thought, Judith: I believe that this simple dictum separates the master coaches from the rest. One reason I've been successful as a coach is because I was exposed to both extremes of this when I received intensive coaching early in my career as a consultant and trainer. 25 years later I DISTINCTLY remember how I felt on the receiving end of specific coaching sessions though I remember little of the contents.
John...I remember the same lessons from trainers and teachers. Those who made me feel best were the lessons I remembered most. They were also lessons that I myself taught others, though they had more to do with understanding students/seminar participants, and creating an atomosphere of trust. A master coach is one who truly puts the other ahead of him/herself and in so doing seeks the best way to understand as opposed to being understood.
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