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Look back and learn
THERE IS NO SHORT CUT to being a truly great coach. How-
ever, the one key aspect that makes a significant difference
between successes and failures in life is the ability to learn
from things that don’t go as planned. Great coaches are able
to help the client consciously learn from their experiences and
ask, ‘How was that for you?’ To question what value the client
got from a particular coaching experience or outcome. So a
client who fixes a problem but doesn’t learn as a consequence
is doomed to repeat the mistake ad infinitum – the client who
is able to learn from life’s experiences is blessed with the abil-
ity to develo ...