{"id":9004111223101607,"date":"2016-08-19T22:48:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T22:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.healthcoachinstitute.com\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:23:52","slug":"5-things-that-make-an-ideal-coaching-client","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/articles\/5-things-that-make-an-ideal-coaching-client\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things that make an *ideal* coaching client"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question has been on our minds lately.<\/p>\n<p>The answers may not be what you think because there is more to being an \u201cideal\u201d coaching client than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p>Just because you make&nbsp;a fresh fruit smoothie first thing in the morning or load up your shopping&nbsp;cart with healthy produce or celebrate yourself, on the scale, when you&nbsp;notice you\u2019ve&nbsp;lost weight does not make you an \u201cideal\u201d client\u2026although doing all this&nbsp;is great!<\/p>\n<p>What really makes a person an \u201cideal\u201d candidate for coaching has everything to do with the following five things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having the desire or personal will to change.<\/li>\n<li>Showing up with an open mind and curiosity.<\/li>\n<li>Finding your MoFa (Motivating Factor) for wanting change.<\/li>\n<li>Trusting the coach enough to be honest and open.<\/li>\n<li>Surrendering to the unknown and the unfamiliar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These five points are a really good start to a healthy and successful coaching relationship. If you\u2019re missing any one of them, your ability to succeed in the coaching process is compromised.<\/p>\n<p>The first two points are the most essential, without which, change is near impossible. The third point helps a lot to create a pathway for the next two points, without which change is, again, near impossible.<\/p>\n<p>That said, coaches who graduate from HCI are professionally trained to coach on client objections and to create a rapport from the start to establish a space of trust, which definitely helps to till the soil for these five things to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>Negative attitudes and traits such as skepticism, self-deprecation and self-sabotage, however, can sometimes even create fertile ground for deep work as long as there is a willingness on the client\u2019s part to question it so that it can change.<\/p>\n<p>The way you approach anything in life is super important and sets the stage for how things flow. It\u2019s the same with a coaching session. You, the client, get what you give.<\/p>\n<p>If you give from a place of curiosity, willingness, open-mindedness and positivity from the start, then you\u2019ve taken the first, and hardest, step towards the possibility for real change. But if you give from a place of skepticism, mistrust, cynicism and negativity, then you won\u2019t get much back.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches don\u2019t have magic wands\u2014even though when you witness, or experience, masterful coaching in action, it may seem like they do.<br \/>\nAnd it\u2019s important to remember that the coach-client relationship is a&nbsp;<i>relationship<\/i>, which, like any other relationship has to be based on trust, honesty, and vulnerability in order for depth to be reached and something meaningful, like change, to occur.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the magic of coaching happens\u2026and miracles too.<br \/>\nxxx<\/p>\n<p><i>Write to us! We would love to hear your takeaway from this post. What else do you think makes an \u201cideal\u201d coaching client? We want to hear from YOU!<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Health Coach Institute and Become a Health Coach<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coaching is a great career that you can help others, while also learning how to help your own personal growth. Health Coach Institute is a top health and wellness coaching certification program. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcoachinstitute.com\/programs\/health-coach\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join our Become a Health Coach program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and begin coaching in 6 months! 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If you\u2019re missing any one of them, your ability to succeed in the coaching process is compromised.\n\nThe first two points are the most essential, without which, change is near impossible. The third point helps a lot to create a pathway for the next two points, without which change is, again, near impossible.\n\nThat said, coaches who graduate from HCI are professionally trained to coach on client objections and to create a rapport from the start to establish a space of trust, which definitely helps to till the soil for these five things to flourish.\n\nNegative attitudes and traits such as skepticism, self-deprecation and self-sabotage, however, can sometimes even create fertile ground for deep work as long as there is a willingness on the client\u2019s part to question it so that it can change.\n\nThe way you approach anything in life is super important and sets the stage for how things flow. It\u2019s the same with a coaching session. You, the client, get what you give.\n\nIf you give from a place of curiosity, willingness, open-mindedness and positivity from the start, then you\u2019ve taken the first, and hardest, step towards the possibility for real change. But if you give from a place of skepticism, mistrust, cynicism and negativity, then you won\u2019t get much back.\n\nCoaches don\u2019t have magic wands\u2014even though when you witness, or experience, masterful coaching in action, it may seem like they do.\nAnd it\u2019s important to remember that the coach-client relationship is a&nbsp;<i>relationship<\/i>, which, like any other relationship has to be based on trust, honesty, and vulnerability in order for depth to be reached and something meaningful, like change, to occur.\n\nThat\u2019s where the magic of coaching happens\u2026and miracles too.\nxxx\n\n<i>Write to us! We would love to hear your takeaway from this post. What else do you think makes an \u201cideal\u201d coaching client? 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