The Art of Coaching with Brett Bartholomew #368

<div>Brett Bartholomew joins Matt & Niki to discuss the art of coaching: what is coaching and how to do it more effectively. Brett is the author of Conscious Coaching, and you can find out more about Brett & his work <a href= "https://brettbartholomew.net/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</div> <div><br /> Consider experience versus exposure. Experience requires skin in the game. You might have exposure to lifting and ideas around coaching or business, but do you have experience doing it. An example might be the difference between criticizing podcasts versus doing a podcast yourself or coaching versus criticizing a coaching methodology. <br /> <br /> Brett works with professional athletes and has developed a knack & reputation for working with "difficult" athletes. He enjoyed the challenge and honing his communication and connection skills with these athletes. <br /> <br /> An important note, that applies to all coaches and really all professionals, showing your client how smart you are doesn't mean you're coaching them well: this doesn't lead to effectiveness or connection. You need to build buy-in and trust. While technique coaching and intelligent, personalized programming are great, they aren't enough.<br /> <br /> A point of discussion here is public versus private sector. Consider D1 athletes or military service members as opposed to people paying you to receive coaching. The former have to show up and work as part of their job. The latter can quit at any time, and only continue if they want to.<br /> <br /> This leads to Brett's ideas of commitment, compliance, or resistance. To create these categories, you need to consider the task and relationship in the situation. Is the relationship good or bad? Does the client appreciate or like the task or not? If both are bad, you get resistance. If both are good, you get commitment. If you relationship is good but they don't buy in with the task, you get compliance. </div> <div><br /> Another factor as a coach is that one-size-fits-all doesn't