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PresenterBiographiesDwight Bain, M.A., is a pioneer in Christian life coaching with more than 25 years ofexperience.HeisaCertifiedProfessionalLifeCoachandaCertifiedFamilyLawMediatorwhohasworkedwithexecutives,pro-athletes,organizations,andbusinessowners facingcomplexsituations that required managing significant change. Dwight is a best-selling author, mediapersonality, and communicatorwhohas consultedwith corporations suchasDisney, Toyota,and Bank of America; as well as organizations such as Florida Hospital, the American HeartAssociation,andtheU.S.Army.HecurrentlyservesastheexecutivedirectoroftheLifeWorksGroupinOrlando,FL.CatherineHartWeber,Ph.D., istheoldestdaughterofacclaimedauthorandpsychologistDr.ArchibaldHartandspeakerKathleen.Dr.HartWeberhaswrittenandresearchedsteadilyoverthe years on living well in life and relationships, authoring many articles and appearing inmedia, as well as providing practical resources such as Secrets of Eve: Understanding TheMystery of Female Sexuality,AWoman’s Guide toOvercomingDepression, and Is Your TeenStressedorDepressed?APracticalandInspirationalGuideforParentsofTeens.Mostrecently,sheistheauthorofFlourish:DiscoverVibrantLivingandthefounderoftheFlourishCenterforLife and Relationships (www.howtoflourish.com). Dr. Weber received a Ph.D. and Master’sdegreeinMarriageandFamilyTherapyfromFullerTheologicalSeminarySchoolofPsychology,a Master’s degree in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Bachelors of Arts inPsychologyandKinesiologyfromUCLA.


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BecomingaLifeCoach2.0TableofContents:

BLC101:Coaching:TheNewHelpingRelationship.................................................................11DwightBain,M.A.andCatherineHartWeber,Ph.D.BLC102:TheBusinessofCoaching.........................................................................................22DwightBain,M.A.BLC103:TheFutureofChristianCoaching.............................................................................34DwightBain,M.A.


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BLC101:

Coaching:TheNewHelpingRelationship

DwightBain,M.A.,and

CatherineHartWeber,Ph.D.


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AbstractCoaching is a vital new helping field that is growing daily. Dwight Bain and Catherine Hart

Weber help you understand this new skill and how it differs from other helping professions

suchascounselingbydiscussingtheneedforChristianLifeCoachinganddiscussingthebenefits

ofthishelpingprofession.Thislessonsdiscussesthehistoryofcoachingandhowcoachingcan

bedefined.Thenthepresentersexplaintheroleofacoachandhowthecoachingrelationship

differsfromthecounselingrelationship.Credentialingforcoachesismuchsimplerthanthatof

counselingandallowsforacoachtoworkoutofpassionforhelpingothersmeettheirgoals.

LearningObjectives

1. Participantswillbeabletodefinecoachinganddiscussthehistoryofcoachesinmany

areasoflifetocreateabetterunderstandingofalifecoach.

2. Participantswillexploretheroleofalifecoachandthegoalsofcoachingascompared

tothetherapeuticrelationshipandgoals.

3. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the requirements coaches must go

throughandhowcoachingsessionsshouldbeconducted.


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I. Introduction

A. LifeCoaching’sPopularity

1. Peoplearelookingforchange–purposeinlife.

• Walkalongsidesomeoneelseinpartnership

• Donotwanttostaystuck

• Moretolife

• “PurposeDrivenLife”byRickWarren

• AChristiancoachpartnersapersonwithGod’splan.

2. Therapyisnotforeveryone,butcoachingis.

• Coachingisnotcounseling.

• Coachingcoverseverything.

• Coachingiscomplimentarytocounseling.

• Weknowthatwhattodo,butwegetstuckonhowtowalkitout.

3. Agoadcoachwilltaketheirclientfromwheretheyaretowheretheywanttobe.

B. ChristianLifeCoaching

1. ChristiancoacheshelppeoplediscoverGodcallingontheirlivesandhowtoliveout

theircalling.

• Longingformore,aspirituallonging

• HelpingclientshearthevoiceofGod

• Integratingbiblicalprinciples

• DiscoverwhatGodisdrawingtheclienttodo


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2. The#1groupsearchingforlifecoaching—individualsintheirmiddleyearsoflife—a

credentialed coach is going to comealongside themandhelp save10-15 yearsof

effort!

• BabyBoomergeneration,growingboldernotolder

3. Godhasgiveneachofusalifestoryandauniquejourney!

• Yourlifestorewilldetermineyourareaofexpertiseincoaching–itbecomes

yourcredibility.

• Differsfromwhatmakesacounselorcredible

C. DiscoveryQuestion#1

1. Whatgoaldoyouhaveinwatchingthisvideo?Whatareyouhopingtoaccomplish?

Whatareyoulookingfor?

2. Lifecoachingflowsoutofyourlifestory!

• Whereareyourightnowinyourstory?

• Isthereacommontheme?(i.e.,movietitle,booktitle,heroes,etc.)

• WheredoesthelifestorythatGodgaveyoutakeyou?

• God,whatdidyougiveme?

• Shapingyoutoseewhereyoufitasalifecoach.

• Youaregoingtobeacoachinsomething,butnoteverything.

• Honeinontwoorthreekeyareas.

• Listyourbigsuccessesandbigfailures.

• Proverbs4:23,“Guardyourheartaboveallelse,foritdeterminesthecourse

ofyourlife”(NLT).


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II. HistoryofCoaching

A. EntertainmentandSportsCoaching(1950s–1960s)

1. Dialoguecoaches

2. Speechcoaches

3. Actingcoaches

4. Performancecoaches

5. Writingcoaches

B. ExecutiveCoaching(1960s–1980s)

1. Upper-levelofmanagementhadcoaches

2. Moreproductiveandprofitable

3. Lessscandals

C. LifeCoaching

1. Vibrantpersonallife,characterandvalues

2. StephenCovey,BrianTracy,ToniRobbins,ZigZigler,JohnMaxwell,etc.

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D. Counseling/Psychotherapy(1990s–2000s)

1. Stressmanagement

2. Changeandlifestyle

3. Coachingcamefromthepsychologyworld

• Positivepsychology

• Strengths-focusedandresiliency

4. WhenChristcomesalongside,Hedoesnotcondemn.

• Christianlifecoachesencourageandholdaccountable.

5. ICF–InternationalCoachingFederation

6. Christianlifecoachinghasitsdistinctions

• Ethics

• Integrity

• Character

• FlowoutofwhoJesusChristcallsyoutobe.

III. TypesofCoaching

A. PersonalLifeCoaching

1. Likediscipleship,wheninthechurches

2. Finances,parenting,marriage,etc.

3. One-on-oneorclasses

4. Teachingfundamentalsofthefaith


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B. PerformanceCoaching

1. Alsocalledgrowthcoaching

2. Weight-loss

3. Come-upagainstoldpatterns

C. ExecutiveCoaching

1. Businesspractices

2. Employees

3. Workswithkeyexecutives

4. Chick-fil-aisaprimeexample.

D. GroupCoaching

1. TheChurchanddiscipleship

2. Marriageandpremaritalgroups

E. OtherTypesofCoaching

1. Relationshipcoaching

2. Marriagecoaching


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3. Care-givercoaching

4. Financialcoaching

5. Wellnesscoaching

6. Stressmanagementcoaching

7. ADDcoaching

8. Retirementcoaching

9. Careercoaching

10. Transitionscoaching

F. DiscoveryQuestion#2

1. What is the specialtyor “niche”of coachingyouare thinkingaboutpursuing? List

yourtop5areas.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

2. Whattypeofcoachingresonateswithyourlifestory?


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IV. CoachingDefined

A. ClassicCoachingDefinition

1. “Coaching is an ongoing, intimate, transparent relationship for those making

important changes in life – to explore their dreams, their hopes, and their fears.

Coaching focuseson clients taking action towards realizing their vision, goals, and

desires.”

B. RolesofaCoach

1. Comesalongside individual tohelphimorherdiscovernewwaysofachieving life

goals.

2. Holdingoutpowerfulquestions

3. Helpingtheindividualthinkthroughhisorherownjourney

4. CreativityenergythatreflectsGod.

“InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth”–Genesis1:1(NIV).

• Storyoftheslinky

V. Distinctions

A. CoachingthePotential

1. Movingtowardschangeandgrowth

2. Coachingisaboutresults.

3. What’sachallengeyouarefacing?


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B. CounselingthePain

1. Helpingpeopledealwithpastissues.

2. Painandshatteredstability

C. TherapisttoCoach

VI. BasicCredentialingRequirementsforCoachesvs.Counselors

A. ProfessionalCounselor

1. Accreditedschool

2. Degreesrequiredvariesbystate

3. Licensedthroughthestatewithrenewal

4. Strictaccountability

5. Upwardsof10yearsinvestedforeducation/certification

B. LifeCoach

1. Notlicensedbystate,socanhaveclientsfromotherstates

2. Credentialedcertifiedlifecoach

3. Severalyearstocertification

4. KeepyourgrowingandmaintainhighstandardsasaChristian


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VII. TheCoachingProcess

A. TheInitialConversation

1. Changeclientisseeking

2. Rapport

3. Open-endedquestioning

4. Listening

5. Assessment

6. Testing

B. ClientAccountability

1. Assignhomework

2. Setcleargoals

C. ListentoGod’svoice

1. Outof your life story flows the life coachGoddesigned you tobe!What is your

heartforwhenitcomestocoaching?

2. Godispreparingyou.Theneedisgreat!

3. Narrowdowntothe2-3areasyoucouldcoachpeoplebasedonyourlifestory.

4. DependontheHolySpirittoleadyouforward.


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BCH102:

TheBusinessofCoaching

DwightBain,M.A.


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Abstract

Beingahighlyskilledcoachwillprovepointlessifyouhavenoclients!DwightBainhelpsyou

understand the “business” of coaching and how to build a thriving and financially viable

practiceinLifeCoachingwhilehelpingpeopleimprovetheirlives.

LearningObjectives

1. Participantswillbeabletodistinguishthehistoryanddistinctivesofcoaching.

2. Participantswillbecomeawareofbestpracticesinpromotingacoachingbusiness.

3. Participantswillbeabletoidentifydifferentcoachingnichesandthevalueofhavinga

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I. Introduction

A. WhatisaLifeCoach?

1. Peoplehirelifecoachestoimprovetheirqualityoflife.

2. Helppeoplefindtheirdirectionindifferentareas,suchas:

• Music

• Moneymanagement

• PublicSpeaking

• Parenting

• Media

• Lifepurposeandpassions

• Change

• CommunicationSkills(i.e.internet)

• Performance

• Gettingunstuck

• Buildingteams

• Accountabilityandresponsibility

• CloserwalkwithGod

B. HowDidCoachingExplodeintotheMainstream?

1. Corporateworld

• NewYork,WashingtonD.C.,etc.

2. Mediaattention


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C. FourLevelsofYourCoachingJourney

1. Mid-lifecareertransition

• Unpaidhobby

• Recreation(recreate,likeGod’screativity)

2. Avocation

• Volunteeringandbuildingexperience

• Closetocareerpath,andflowswithlifestory.

3. Job

• Paidandgainingcredibleskills

• Notusuallytheplaceofpassion,butpaysthebills.

4. Career

• Yourcalling

• Takestimetofindyourcoreandpassion

D. WhatArethePrimaryDifferenceBetweenCounseling,Coaching,andConsulting?

1. Counseling

• BandAid

• Helpingindividualsdealwithpainandthepast

2. Coaching

• Presentandfuturefocused

• Helpingindividualsdealwithpotential


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3. Consulting

• Workswithorganization,manypeople

• Productivityandprofitability

II. CoachingBusinessBasics

A. WhyisitImportanttobeAwareoftheChangesinCoaching?

1. IncomeRatesDecreasing

• Ifyouareacounselor,listenup!

• Counselorincomeratedecline

2. Reliability

• Populartostartasmallbusinessontheside(i.e.avocation)

3. SupplementalIncome

• Psychologydegree

• Considerjobsthatdonotmakealotofmoney

4. TheSuccessFairy

• Inreallife,thereisnosuccessfairy

• Noonethingyoucando,butthereismany

• Havesomeonetocomealongsideyou

5. Whymakeachangetocoaching?

• Choosechange

• Crisiscomesthatforceschange

• Coachingisthenextbigwaveiscoaching;getmovingsothewavedoesnotpass

youby.

• Whatwillsetyouapart?


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B. WhataretheThreeGreatestWeaknessesofMostBusinessProfessionals?

1. BusinessSkills

• Mostdonothavespecifictraininginbusiness

• YouNEEDthoseskills!

2. Marketing

• “Withoutmarketing,aterriblethinghappens–nothing!”

• Marketingisabridgetoreachouttopeople.

• Marketingflowsintopublicrelations(i.e.buzz).

• Publicrelationsleadsintosales.

• HaveamarketingpackettoA-levelclient.

• PsychotherapyFinances

3. Technology

• Cellphone

• Computerskills


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PR/Encourage leads to→ Marketing/Education leads to→ Sales/Equipping

• Sales/Equipping through coaching services & products

• Marketing/ Education through strategically placed message and use of

marketing tools

• PR/Encouragement through seminars, community outreach, blogs, websites and

podcasts

©2008,www.DwightBain.compermissiongrantedtoreproducethiscoachingtool

providingthisdisclaimerisnotremoved.

SALES

-Business

-Budget

MARKETING

-Benefits

-Bridge

PUBLIC

RELATIONS

-Buzz BELIEF(Trust)

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III. ChoosingaCoachingNiche

A. IsYourCareerSinkingorSailing?

1. Checklistforevaluatingyourcurrentcareer

• Frustration?

• NoEnergy?

• Despair?

2. Mayneedtojustbecoached.

B. HowDoYouFindYour“Fit”AsaCoach?(KaleidoscopeExercise)

1. Payattentiontoyourdesign

2. Findworkthatinterestsyouandyounevergetboredof

3. Findworkthatisimportantandvaluabletoyou

4. Workinanareayouarehighlyskilledandexperienced

5. Findwhereyouareeducatedandcredible

6. Currentcareerdevelopmentplant

7. Marketplaceandindustryoptions

8. Groupsorindustriesalreadylookingforyourbackground

9. Comerighttoyourcore:Whatwereyoubornfor?


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C. HowManyDifferentTypesofCoachingAreAvailable?

1. TheMANYnichesofcoaching:

• Executive

• Nutrition

• Financial

• PublicSpeaking

• Media

• Marriage

• Parenting

• Spiritual

• Time-management

• AdultADD

• Lifetransition

• Realestate

• Travel

• Performance

• Success

• Business

• Athletic

• Custody&mediation

2. Thereisroomforyouincoachingifyouknowwhereyoufit.

D. HowDoYouKnowWhenYouAreReady?

1. Healthyandbalanced

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3. Teacher–equipping

4. MasterTeacher–expert

IV. StartingaCoachingPracticeA. WhatisthePrimaryResponsibilityoftheCoach?

1. Yourresponsibilityistolearn

• Bethesharpestyoucanbe

• Reading–readersareleaders!

2. Recommendedreading

• Books

• Magazines

• Googlesearchfeature

• Professionaltradeassociations

• Websites

• Podcasts

B. HowImportantisCertification?

1. Beabletosayyouhavecredibility.

2. Authoristhemostpowerfultitleintheworld.

3. Continuallylearningisthekey.


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4. Portfolioworking

• Doquityourdayjob!

• Part-timewillgrowtofull-time

5. Havebusinessplansforthefollowing:

• Marketing

• Personal

• Networking

• Website–Internet

• Partnership

• USP

• Business

• Financial

• Credentialing

• ContinuingEducation

• Staffing

• Havebusinessplansforthefollowing:

C. WhatSpecificSkillsareNecessaryforSuccess?

1. Leadershipskills

2. Peopleskills

3. Keyquestionstoanswer


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D. WhataretheBenefitstoaCoachingPractice?

1. Fulfillingtoyouandtheclient

2. Itisfun

3. Financial

E. WhataretheDrawbackstoaCoachingPractice?

1. Coachingisnotforeveryone

2. Itisharderthanitlooksandrequirespatience

3. Coachingisaboutresults

F. FinalThoughts

1. Getridofsomeoftheanchorsinyourlife.

2. Remember:Knowing+Doing=Being

3. Doyoubelieve?


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BLC103:

TheFutureofChristianCoaching

DwightBain,M.A.


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Abstract

IsLifeCoachingafadordoesithavearealfuture?DwightBaingiveshisviewofthefutureof

Christianlifecoachingandhelpsexploreitsroleinyourfuture.

LearningObjectives

1. Participantswillstudythe“SevenTs”oflifecoaching.

2. Participants will study how to set processes in place that will create a positive

experiencefortheirclients

3. Participants will explore the role of personal growth for coaches and the concept of

growingaheadofclients.


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I. Introduction

A. Futurethinking

1. Whatwillyouneed?

2. Smallcapacityorlargecapacity?(i.e.bigbagorsmallbag)

B. BasicPrinciplesofLifeCoaching:The7T’s

II. Trends

A. BusinessCoaching

1. “The#1trendthisyearis–businesscoaching”–EntrepreneurMagazine

2. Averagecoachmakesover$50,000.00/yr.

B. ThinkofSurfing

1. Catchingthewaveofcoaching

2. Thedifferencebetweentrendsandfads

3. MajorityofpeoplegettheirhealthcareinfofromtheInternet

III. Technology

A. TheInternet–The#1FormofTechnology

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2. The fastest growing website on the internet (at the time of this recording) is

Facebook™

3. ThelargestpopulationofFacebook™usersarewomenbetweentheagesof45-60

4. SocialNetworkingWebsites:www.plaxo.comandwww.LinkedIn.com

B. CoachingisAboutResults

1. Lifecoachingisaboutknowingpeoplewantresultsintheirlives.

2. Coachingisaboutpotential,yourfuture,andthepurpose-drivenlife

3. Everyoneneedsacoach.

4. Youarethatcoach!

IV. Telephone

A. YourPrimaryTool

1. Yourcellphoneistheprimarytooltoabout40%oflifecoaches

• Email

• Textmessaging

• Sendingvideoclips

2. Questionstoask:

• Whatchallengesareyoufacing?

• Whathashappenedsincelasttime?


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B. GoingMobile

C. UseTechnologytoStayinTouch

1. Itiskeytokeepintouchandreachouttoclients.

2. Keepclientsaccountabletotheirgoals.

• Useonthego.

• Sendshortvideogreetingtoseehowtheclientisdoing.

3. Peoplewillbeabletofindyou.

4. Demonstrateyoucare.

• Servantleadership,reflectingJesus

• Approachitasaservant,saying,“WhatcanIdotohelpanotherperson?”

• “Peopledon’tcarehowmuchyouknowuntiltheyknowhowmuchyoucare.”

D. PracticetheTechnology

1. Besuretopracticeyournewtechnologyonafamilymemberorfriendbefore“going

live”withaclient.

2. Makesurethereisnotbackgroundnoise.

E. TechnologyClasses

1. Gobacktowhereyouboughtthedevicetolearnaboutitsuse.


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2. Checkoutclassesatthelocalpubliclibrary.

3. Withtechnology,youcanhaveclientsallovertheworld.

F. HaveaWebsiteorBlog

1. Stepstosetupablog:

• Gotowww.google.com

• Typetheworld“blogs”

• UseWordPress™orBlogger™site

• Uploadyourpicture

• Beginenteringcontent(i.e.“Top10“lists,articles,etc.)

2. YoucannotaffordtobeinvisibleontheInternet.

3. Havingawebsitegetsyourinformationouttoothers,buildingtheBodyofChrist.

4. Putastrategictitleanduseeye-catchingnumberswhenwritingforyourblog.

V. Tools

A. CoachingToolbox

1. Havingtoolsmeansyoucandomultiplethings.

2. Asasuccessfullifecoach,youmustkeepaddingtoolstoyourcoachingtoolbox.

• Likethemechanicboxtoolbox,withmanydrawers.

• Thetoolsmakeapositivedifference

• Eachclientneedsdifferenttoolstogettheresultstheyarelookingfor.

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B. TheNeedisGreat

1. People’sneedsaregreaterthanever–youhavetobeabletohelpthemgetresults.

C. CreateaPositiveExperience

1. Peopleare10xmorelikelytotellothersaboutanegativeexperiencethanapositive

one–wewantyoutobethepositiveexperience.

• Readmagazines

• SubscribetoonlineeZines

• Learnfromothercoaches

• Readbooks

• Providerelevantresourcestoclients

D. GettheBestResultswithYourTools

VI. TechniquesA. Tools,ThenTechniques

1. Coachsomeonetoreachhisorherpotential.

2. Developstrongcommunicationskills.

3. Usethe“tools”(i.e.Referredresources)andthencomebackwiththe“technique”of

askinggreatquestionsforfollow-up

4. Giveatoolfortheclienttouse,andthenaskthemhowithelped.


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B. Pre-InterviewQuestions

1. Makesureyouareagoodfit.

2. Goodfitsleadtocoachingresults.

3. Noteverybodyisabletocoacheverybody.

• Coachoutofyourlifejourney.

C. PhoneConsultations

VII. TrainingProcess

A. Trainingisaprocess

1. Bereadingmagazinesandbooks.

2. Asacoach,stayonestepaheadofyourclient.

• LLL–LifeLongLearning

• Thebestcoaches,at15clientsaweek,arethecoacheswhoarewelltrained.

• “Whenthestudentisready,theteacherwillcome.”

• Personaldevelopmentandspiritualgrowth

B. HaveYourOwnCoach

C. AlwaysGrowAheadofYourClient

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2. TheCrossRatioishowyouwilllearntoinvestyourtime.

3. Coachinghelpstochangepeople’slegacies!Coachesshatterthepastandopentheir

clientuptothefuture.

VIII. Trust

A. ThreeTrustQuestions

1. CanItrustyou?=Credibility

2. CanIcountonyou?=Perseverance

3. DoYouCareAboutMe?=Love

B. SpendTimeinGod’sWord

1. 2Timothy2:15–Dowhatyousayyouaregoingtodo.

2. StartyourlifeeverydayinHisWordtobuildalifeoftrust.

3. HaveGod’sWordflowingthroughyou!

4. James1:5,“Ifanyonelackswisdom,askGod…”

C. Trustiseverything!


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