Coaching Chronicle by Gerard O’Donovan

I come across a lot of people who want to become a coach or plan to make a successful coach in their carrier. But the skills one should possess to become a great coach are missing. There are coaches who give in their best when on the field coaching their guys, which helps a lot but is not enough.

Apart from being the best on the field a coach should also be capable of setting up an example for his guys. Attending our coaching support meeting that are held at many locations worldwide by Noble Manhattan, we teach you how important it is to be a coach off field as well to become a great coach.

These meetings are more of coaching and feedback sessions where coaches are given feedback to improve in the area they lack the most. These feedbacks are given by coaches who have practically experimented with their clients and know what works best.

To become a great coach you must keep your eyes open for opportunities that come your way and grab then for your team. A coach must be able to motivate his team or client. A great coach motivates his team and clients by finding out techniques to encourage them to achieve their goals and give their best when needed. A team gets the desire to perform their best by their coach and his inspiration.

Helping a team learn from the individual mistakes. There will be few hurdles that a team will come across and a coach must be able to help them understand their potential and overcome the same.

One of the most important aspects of a successful coach is communication. It might sound easy but one needs to put in a lot of efforts to keep conversations going on between the team and to keep them transparent.

I know to become a great coach you have to work hard and be the best for your guys. We at Noble Manhattan will help you with this and help you achieve your goals with your team.

It’s been an exciting week here at Noble Manhattan. I’ve been asked by several of the people I’ve encountered  this week to share information about what is involved in training to be a life coach. The steps to become a coach are vital so have been designed to provide you with all of the knowledge, expertise, and support that you will need to help others achieve their highest potential and reach their goals.
 
The programme provided to gain certification as a coach is divided into two main sections. Section 1 provides you with the knowledge and training you need to begin a professional career as a coach. The training includes one on one training, e-courses, lectures and real-life practice which will provide you with the foundation and skills that will give you an excellent foundation and the confidence to become successful. Section 2 will expand on the knowledge and skills you developed previously and is a three day residential programme with each day packed with learning opportunities which will help you to expand your range of expertise with your coaching clients.
 
There is more to training to be a coach than just the coursework and certification though. Nobel Manhattan is dedicated to providing each individual training to be a coach with all of the support they need to be successful. To that end, once an individual joins the programme they become part of an information network which includes becoming a member of the Coaching E-group where individuals can talk about issues, ideas, or receive support from other coaches;  Receive weekly email updates bringing the latest information regarding coaching practices; Have a personal support coach who will help you with any challenges that may arise during your coaching experience; Monthly coaching support groups; and, much more.  Once a person becomes a coach there are even more tools made available to assist them in being successful.
 
As I often tell people who ask, training to be a coach is not something that is done on a whim. It takes dedication and effort. But, this effort is rewarded endlessly by the number of people that are aided by the coaches who are there are form. This rewarding profession is available to anyone who wishes to pursue training to be a coach.

I ran into a group recently that was interested in why having a coach is so important and there was a lot of discussion about what a life coach actually does and how the whole process works. After thinking about this discussion, I thought that many of you reading this might want to share some information about the benefits of having a coach, or being a coach so decided that today we would talk a little about the programs that Noble Manhattan offer in our life coaching programs.

It is sometimes very difficult to implement change in our lives. We can create any number of excuses for avoiding change and miss taking hold of opportunities that present themselves as challenges. Achieving our goals may always seem just out of reach when we are trying to look for ways to do something new and different with our lives.

Having a coach provides us with the support that we need to create success in every facet of our lives. In the boardroom we are provided numerous tools and training for achieving goals and meeting objectives by our coach who is readily available to assist with any questions or concerns.  In our relationships there are suddenly fewer obstacles in creating the kind of life that we want to with our friends, families, and loved ones. Having a coach to assist by providing the tools that we need to succeed.

As part of the coaching team at Noble Manhattan we are given a grand opportunity to help people experience meaningful change in every part of their lives and celebrate their success with them.  Coaching meetings are held on a weekly basis with participants learning new techniques and strategies to become more successful. Whether you are looking for a coach, or wish to become a part of the coaching team of Noble Manhattan, the team and I will be happy to discuss any questions you may have.

Here at Noble Manhattan we take a lot of pride in the fact that helping people excel at being a coach is our first, and most important, priority. There is so much going on within Noble right now that I thought I’d taken a minute to share some of my thoughts with you about how important being a coach that is trained and skilled is to a business whether it is just starting out or wants to expand. There are a lot of techniques involved in being a coach that are specific to your industry. Being an excellent coach on the football field does not translate well to coaching a group of educators. So, to meet the special needs of each individual who wants to become a successful coach Noble Manhattan has developed tools that include teaching you how to provide workplace coaching, Boardroom coaching, and many other coaching for many other types of work environments that are specially designed to meet your specific requirements.

Our coaching support teams have regular meetings to support you and continue your training long after you have taken the initial steps to ensure your success at being a coach. And, we have expanded well beyond Lohe UK and are now in 25 countries throughout the world and are continuing to grow so that no matter where you are you have the benefit of our support teams.

One of the things that our teams will help you with is setting a achieving goals for being a coach. Many of us set goals with no idea of how we are going to implement the steps necessary to achieve them. By meeting with a local coach in your area you can establish a plan and be introduced to the kinds of coaching training that is available for you.

I know that once you have experienced the services that are offered by Noble Manhattan that you will want to explore the opportunities available to join our growing company. By visiting our franchise page, you can find out how to become a member of our team and join the growing number of Noble Manhattan partners worldwide.

Eynsham Hall is going to be the spectacular backdrop for our Residential Coach Training Programme on Thursday and I am thrilled to be participating in this exciting event. We’ve got over 30 students attending from all over the world and will have eight staff members on hand to facilitate. That’s a high ratio I know, but something that we always do at Noble Manhattan. Dawn Campbell, head of our Business for Coaches Division and Yasmin Mukadam, international head of our Coaching Tools Division will be there too and I’m looking forward to spending time with them to discuss our exciting plans for the future.

You probably heard about the new initiative we launched a few weeks ago to help all of our students and coaches worldwide build a financially strong coaching practice. Well, “Tidal Wave of Clients” has been seeing some amazing success! In fact, we now have many coaches receiving daily requests for information regarding their coaching services jumping tremendously! This program has proven so successful that we are opening it up to any coach or any student worldwide, no matter where they trained, as part of our commitment to help the coaching community. I’d love to have you be a part of this great experience, so visit the “Tidal Wave of Clients” site now and get started!

When we all got together at Noble Manhattan we realized that we are growing faster than expected throughout the world. This creates a challenge for us and an opportunity for our friends who are looking for a way to be a part of a wonderful and growing partnership. I’m inviting you to visit our site to get more information on how you can become a member of the Noble Manhattan family. We are now expanding to many countries throughout the world and it would be great fun to take advantage of the opportunity to become a part of the Nobel Manhattan family and start a lucrative career at the same time.

My Trip to Warsaw

I’ve just returned from an great three-day trip to Warsaw where I met our two newest Coaching Support Group leaders Adam Gieniusz and Ewa Kucharska. The Coaching Support Group event was attended by 60 people and gave everyone an opportunity to network and interact in a great location. We now have  three Coaching Support Groups up and running in Warsaw,Poznan and Kalisz, one led by Adam and two led by Ewa.  We plan to add seven more Coaching Groups within the coming year which you can get full details about at http://www.coaching-support.com/.

Our next Residential Coach Training weekend will be coming up the weekend of September 13th. The training is going to be held at Eynsham Hall near Oxford. We are looking forward to working with more than 30 students who are going to be attending from over eight countries.

As you have read here, Business for Coaches is going to be merging with Big Life Coaches very soon. The plans for this integration will be announced on September 25th after a meeting to iron out the details on September 24th. We are very excited to be able to expand the opportunities for all coaches at a much more affordable cost then they are currently paying and create more programs that will meet your needs. Our new programs will include expanding our workshops, meetings, and conferences and expanding our Coaching Support Groups to more countries. This is a very exciting time for everyone who is involved with Business for Coaches and Big Life Coaches and we are all looking forward to the positive changes that will occur following our integration.

Many of you know I was in a bad accident about five weeks ago. The update is that the bones in my right hand are healing quite nicely. But, my left hand is healing a bit more slowly, possibly because I use it more.  I will keep you updated as my healing continues.

If anyone can send any remote healing I would be most grateful.

Until the next time

Lots of love

Gerard

Dear Big Life and Business for Coaches Members,

Announcing the merger of web companies Big Life and Business for Coaches.

I am writing to confirm the merge between our two organisations is complete as well as formally introduce myself and our group of companies.

Please read the press release below for more information.

Thank you.

Gerard

Announcing the merger of web companies Big Life and Business for Coaches

Self development and coaching web based companies www.biglife.ws and www.businessforcoaches.com merge creating the largest international community dedicated to supporting coaches and clients alike.

One of the many initiatives aimed at encouraging and developing coaches to come from entrepreneur Gerard O’Donovan, CEO of Noble Manhattan, Europe’s leading coach training provider, is Business for Coaches.

The Noble Manhattan group of companies and Big Life share a philosophy of life time care for their members. It was this philosophy that was the catalyst for establishing Business for Coaches as a medium for supplying the ongoing support, education and training of coaches globally.

Business for Coaches is the most comprehensive global one-stop-shop resource centre. Therefore, when the self development web based company Big Life in the US came on the market, Gerard knew this was a perfect match.

‘Big Life offers Business for Coaches members the social platform and the ‘find a coach’ service we’ve been looking for.  Conversely, Business for Coaches offers Big Life members a greatly improved range of back office support functionality. This merger strengthens the aims and objectives in supporting coaches in achieving their aspirations’.
More specific information will follow via a series of weekly e-mails and a conference call Thursday 24/9/2009 @ 8.30pm BST (check out www.worldtimeserver.com to convert time to your area) on Tel +441305 769 411 for international callers and T: 0800 191 011 for UK callers.

Everyone is warmly invited to join Gerard and Dawn Campbell (who will be managing both sites) in the conference call to hear their plans to ensure the continued success of both these communities.

In the meantime, I would like to share with you some key contacts and points of reference in the event anyone has an immediate query.

• Dawn Campbell: E-mail dawncampbell@businessforcoaches.com T: +33 2 43 64 37 48 for membership & financial queries
• Oliver Thomas: E-mail oliverthomas@noble-manhattan.com T: +44 (0) 1305 769411 for technical queries
• Stacey Melvin: (Gerard’s PA) E-mail staceymelvin@noble-manhattan.com T: +44 (0) 1305 769411 for other queries.

I’d like to take this opportunity of wishing everyone all the very best with their ventures, in particular Brent Goodman for his support during the transition period.

I look forward to networking with you all in due course and perhaps meeting some of you soon.

Gerard O’Donovan