As a certified wellness coach, it’s obviously important to know our clients. This goes beyond their basic goals such as weight management, fitness pursuits or life balance. It’s just as (more?) important to understand their: History (including both successes and struggles) Energizers – what gives them a natural boost (and we’re not talking caffeine or …
As a wellness coach, much of our focus is on listening – tuning in and then drawing out those things that are most important to our clients. We’re experts in our areas, and our modeling of healthy living is certainly important when it comes to being an effective coach. We are leaders in this arena …
A 2012 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association didn’t specifically reference the importance of wellness coaching, but the idea was certainly implied. The study noted that only 1.2% of the US population meet the very basic 7 primary guidelines for healthy living. These 7 areas include healthy weight, eating nutritious food, not …
During our most recent CWC certification training last weekend in Colorado, we organized a special break-out session for those attendees who wanted to do some brainstorming. The topic of the brainstorming? How to move from knowing “how” to coach to actually having clients “to” coach. The key to this is developing your wellness coach critical …
As a wellness coach, one of the most important things for which clients will look to you for help is in developing positive new habits or permanently closing the door on negative old habits. Many individuals (and unfortunately some wellness coaches) believe this is similar to swimming upstream. However, with the right strategy, almost any …
As a wellness coach, you’ve likely heard the following phrase repeatedly: “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” The source of this statement is often the individual who has little confidence in the impact you can really have as a wellness coach. And you know what? They’re actually right. …
Certified wellness coaches typically have a great deal of knowledge at their fingertips about optimal performance and helping bring out the best in both themselves and their clients. However, sometimes the best thing a wellness coach can do to bring the greatest benefit to all involved is to get into the research lab and do …
Take a look around at the wellness (especially employee wellness) landscape and you’re likely to notice an interesting pattern. Namely – an area of life that is literally defined by individualization has (unfortunately) been turned into a “one size fits all” approach. This makes very good sense from an investor’s point of view, since creating …
You’ve seen the ads: the employee/parent/athlete experiences some afternoon fatigue and the “solution” is to simply grab a 5 Hour Energy (or similar energy shot/drink). This, of course solves everything. Ta-da!! Life is good again and our hero/heroine is once again ready to take on the world, right? Unfortunately, the actual consequences of this “solution” …
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