Who would expect that watching a fifty year celebration for Larry King would get me thinking about the attributes of great coaches, sales professionals, clients, consultants, you name it. The other night while watching Larry being interviewed by Katie Couric, Katie asked Larry what makes a great guest. His response got me thinking. Larry said they have PASSION; they are able to clearly ARTICULATE what they do; they have a CHIP ON THEIR SHOULDER and they have a SENSE OF HUMOUR.
Larry named a few examples, such as Frank Sinatra, who had all four attributes, and Jimmy Hoffa, who by the way lacked a sense of humour. Go figure! I started to think about all his guests and who was the most engaging of them. True enough. They were all passionate about something, clear and easy to listen to, funny and edgy all at once. This really struck a chord with me. I know that all the named attributes are highly valued in coaching relationships for example.
Your coach should exude passion and commitment where your success as a client is concerned. Your coach should help you achieve laser like clarity and demonstrate laser like clariety as well; your coach should be slightly edgy and by that I mean having the gumption to call it like it is; and your coach should be able to laugh with you and not take themselves too seriously. You know when I think of Larry’s description of the great guest, it seems so simple and somehow it’s such a gem. Thanks for sharing Larry. And Congrats!
Joan Paul is a Certified Executive Coach and Sales Strategist. Her company, J. Paul Training Inc., provides customized training, strategy development and is the distributor of No More Cold Calling, TM, The Breakthrough System That Will Leave Your Competition in the Dust, and The Sales Activator®, an international sales management system.
Joan can be reached at (403) 607-1979 or through her website http://www.jpaultraining.com
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