Breakthrough Coaching: Creating Lightbulb Moments in Your Coaching Conversations

by Marcia Reynolds

Lightbulb moments in coaching are the creative insights that change minds and lives.

This book is a highly actionable guide for coaches to change the narratives holding clients back from resolving problems, realizing dreams, and living into their strongest and most joyous selves. Breakthrough Coaching provides methods, resources, and exercises to help you activate immedi­ate and sustainable shifts in perspective and behavior. The purpose of the book is to light the way on your path of coaching mastery.

Lightbbulb  moments are touching, surprising, or inspiring insights characterized by the intensity of feeling that often accompanies a new way of seeing a situation or oneself. The "new sight" provides an image or idea that was previously inaccessible. The revelations are transformational, often changing your client's views of themselves as well as their situations.

The book also serves experienced coaches who seek to be more compassionately and fully present to create the powerful energetic connections that provoke insights to emerge.

Stop being haunted by doubt and discomfort. Discover how to quickly create safety and trust so your clients accept when you challenge their thinking. Then know what to say that sparks the creative flashes of insight that change their minds and lives forever.

Read Breakthrough Coaching to unlock access
 
 
5 Modules of learning and discovery 19 Resource Tools and 5 Practice Exercises Coaching case studies and examples And so much more 

 You will be able to surface deep desires and dreams, reveal blind spots and mental blocks, and open your client's minds to new perspectives that change their stories with new possibilities—in less than an hour of your time together.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Leadership

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 30, 2024

About the author

Marcia Reynolds, PsyD has a passion for discovering and sharing how the brain works, especially the brains of high-achieving women. She speaks globally on the needs and challenges of today's smart, strong women and provides customized programs on creating workplaces that inspire high-performers. Her books been quoted in many publications including Harvard Communications Newsletter, U.S. Business Review, and The New York Times and has appeared on ABC World News and National Public Radio."

Reviews

[Jorge Alzate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how this is written. The prose flows from coaching concepts to a short personal story and then follows up with research to substantiate the topic thoroughly. There is an abundance of empowering questions to choose from, depending on the coaching situation. The section on the coachability index was enlightening and a great addition to the coaching manuals I studied from my coaching academy. Worth a second read as a refresher from taking a break from coaching. I would have liked to see more direction and clarity on the material's purpose, or on how she used it or intended to use it, such as with a coaching school or group coaching.

[Timothy Kato · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an outstanding read!! Every coach should be required to read this book. Marcia gives an excellent explanation of what it means to coach and the types of actions and approaches we can bring to coaching to maximize the impact we have on our clients. The notion of unwavering belief in the capability of our clients, challenging versus pushing, the clear descriptor of how to effectively close out a session - these lessons learned will stick with me for a long time, among others. A great book! 5 stars.

[Fabio Salvadori · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a game-changer for coaches! I've devoured it, highlighting practically every page. It's a treasure trove of insights, practical advice, and thought-provoking questions. And it is challenging as it invites you to break through your own narratives to be truly present in the coaching process.
At least, it challenges me with sentences like, "It doesn’t matter if you ask the perfect question. You won’t coach well if you feel you need to meet an expectation or gain their admiration. Self-judgment contaminates your coaching presence."
A must-read for coaches, mentors, leaders and anybody who has a genuine desire to help others grow.

[Sharon Foley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a clear, succinct, and insightful book on coaching. It affirmed much of what I learned in coaching training, and offered additional insights and tools. A great read for anyone engaged in coaching!

[Swisssirja · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are golden nuggets on every single page.
If I had a magic wand, I'd be coached by Marcia Reynolds :-)

[Larkin Tackett · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I continue to develop my coaching skills, books like these will be important resources. A few of the most salient anecdotes and frames:
- "Letting go of knowing takes courage."
- "... don't coach to make them feel better. You coach to help them see better."
- Using the Johari Window to coach on the 1) Open or Known Window; 2) Blind Spots Window; 3) Hidden Facts Window; and 4) Unknown Window
- "Examining the meaning of habitual phrases and emotional reactions can shine a light on the operating code your brain is using. This inside view helps you understand how your thinking is driving your behavior while activating your ability to see options for future behavior. You gain free will over the automatic operating system."