Master Coach Collection

"I still use what I have learned to be curious with people. But now I don't assume I know. I don't assume I'm right. I assume instead that I have an opportunity to ask a question. The client is at choice to determine what to do with the question." — Lyssa deHart

"I want to be the one who is able to support others to become better versions of themselves. So that's why I use the metaphor of a sherpa. I don't want to be in that spotlight. But I want to make people to be in the spotlight." — Heru Yuwono Liem

"That was the reason that I started on my own personal journey: to find that thing that was missing, that made me feel unhappy about my life. And I really feel a level of true, soul-filling joy about my life and who I am these days, so much self-acceptance and peace about who I am, how I commit my time, who and what I say yes to, who and what I say no to. I don't think that coaching could give me...

"I often say, 'This flag is standing up and we each have our hands on it. And we're gonna hold this thing. You tell me this is what you want. We're holding it. And when you let go of it — because you say you're tired or don't necessarily want it or you can't do it — I'll be standing here with this flag until you pry my cold dead hands off of it. And I'm going to invite you to come back. Because un...

"It's almost a physical stance. When I'm team coaching, I am very much more aware of my posture. And I'm aware of my breathing. And it's open body language, wide-angled empathy, listening to all the voices, and even those voices that are not in the room. And as a coach, even if we know the answers or want to fix, knowing that to enable others to discover their own answers makes them even braver, a...

"When a client trusts us as coaches and asks for coaching and steps into that coaching process, the client is telling you, 'I trust you. I am completely open for you. I want you to be my thinking partner. And I feel safe.' " — Johan van Bavel

"The lessons learned are holographic: That the thing you're learning about this seemingly tiny situation right now actually pertains to every aspect of your life, if you use it. So how does that impact the world? I believe I'm making the world a better place one conversation at a time." — Flame Schoeder

"Listening deeply to someone really is about the whole darn person. It's about the whole thing. And if we are not connected to ourselves, and what we're choosing, holistically, it becomes very, very difficult to listen to it in other people." — Lisa Pachence

"I always use English in professional life and in coaching. Yet it's not my native language. And there is a silver lining to it. When I'm mentor coaching this is what I share with those who are not coaching in their first language. 'You don't know how lucky you are.' And they pause because they criticize themselves. I say, 'You can simplify your questions. Your questions can be so straightforward,...

"Every night, after every session, when I sit back and look into what has happened overall in the collective consciousness as a result of this conversation that we just had, if I can take one or two words with me to my dreams, that gives me peace." — Gülsün Zeytinoğlu

"More than my being professional, what matters actually to me is my being humane. The way I defined myself as a coach itself changed. And if I could not be open to that, I would have been in a serious conflict and in constant internal tension, to just allow myself to accept in the moment that this is how the world is right now. So let's look at professionalism differently, look at myself different...

"I have this philosophy of, 'You take me at face value; I'll meet you and honor you as you are.' In the wine department it's the same: 'Don't look at the label or shiny objects and all that. Whatever you have in the glass, see what is there.' What kind of story is this wine telling you? The client: What is the client telling you? Or what is the client's posture? And how can you start the flux of c...

"There's an air of excitement about not knowing. I see myself as an adventurer. So you and your client set off on this journey together. Your client's in the driving seat, you're maybe in the passenger seat, but you're going on this journey together. And both of you have a rough idea — you kind of know where the goal might be or where the client wants to head towards — but you end up taking the sc...

"I believe that we have a responsibility to leave every situation, every organization, every person better than we found. And the wonderful thing about coaching is that I get to grow along in the process. And it's just a gift." — Cheryl Procter-Rogers

"We're talking about a particular skill set, and I'm saying something in Farsi, and then somebody comes up and quotes a poem right off the bat that actually links with what we're talking about. And it's not just once, it's every time. The big thing is I'm in awe of them." — Taymour Miri

"You create most growth when you act as a DJ. If you're a DJ and you have an audience and not a lot of energy in the room — people are a bit bored — if you start your really high-energy tune you will not get them to move, because they will just find it disturbing. You need to pick up the people at the pace where they are. You fade in a new pace and fade out the old, and then you move slowly in rea...

"This is also the promise I made to myself, to my clients each day: I will be the best coach I can be. And that means today I might be more effective than tomorrow or the other way around. But I'll make sure that I'll show up as the best I can be. That's the obligation I hold to my clients." — Marco Buschman

"To recognize and appreciate and be compassionate about myself is what will enable me to connect and resonate in relationships." — André Ribeiro , Human Metta Model

"People live in complexity today. So we have to meet them there. In the past I think we've asked them to step outside of that complexity and manage their career. You can't step outside of that complexity. You live it! You're in it!" — Benita Stafford-Smith

"We don't know what someone's gonna tell us. We don't know what the future holds. We don't know what we're ignorant to. You don't know what you don't know! But we have the willingness to evolve, grow and continue learning. And that's the beauty of this profession. There is that ever-evolving nature to it, where we're constantly learning about ourselves also." — Allexis Tuccio

"We recreate who we are every single breathing moment. Every moment something changes, my perception shifts, I see things differently, and maybe it's a little bit different me that wakes up. I think that's a seed of life that is constantly expanding and evolving. That's what we call a journey." — Marianna Lead

"I want to show the example of me being not perfect — and by showing this to support the people who are next to me." — Olga Rybina

"It's a unique position to really like everybody you work with. Most people don't like everybody they work with; they tolerate the people they work with. I actually like all the people I work with." — Christine Sachs

"I love that not knowing is embraced in the conversations we have. Because we both get excited about what comes from that. I don't have to tell somebody what to do. I don't have to have the answer for their life." — Pat Williams

"You don't have to know all the perfect, powerful questions if you approach that individual with genuine curiosity and genuine compassion. Because everyone has a story. And when you genuinely want to hear ' what is reality from their vantage point? ' then that really is the foundation to creating trust. And being able to create that shared vision of 'what does what does the future look like?'" — C...