Ep 156 Michelle Clarke Gr8 Q's - "Get out of the Clients Way"
Update: 2025-08-14
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Top 10 Moments
- Best Advice Ever
“Get out of the client’s way.”
Coaching isn’t about solving—it's about asking better questions and holding space. - Most Cringe Coaching Moment
Asked a client if he was ready to leave his wife. He wasn’t. Neither was the coaching relationship.
→ Lesson: Provocation ≠ transformation. - Still a Work in Progress
Learning to wait for permission instead of jumping in.
Excitement = oversharing; she’s now the poster coach for the pause. - Biggest Discomfort? Giving Advice
Reframes questions to put power back in the client’s hands.
“Why do you think my advice would be better than yours?” Zing. - Mantra for New Coaches
“Enter like a raw beginner.”
Stay humble, ditch the ego, show up fresh—even if it’s your 500th session. - Letting Go of ‘Big Breakthroughs’
Realized sessions don’t need fireworks.
Sometimes, silence and presence are the intervention. - Skeptic of AI Coaching
Uses AI tools for summaries and talk-time metrics—not for actual coaching.
Reminder: Coaching still needs messy, magical human-ness. - What Coaching Taught Her About Herself
Let go of “my way is the right way.”
Coaching humbled her into curiosity and presence. - Teaching Coaches to Unlearn
Coaches often need to unlearn giving advice and learn how to just… be.
She’s spreading this gospel globally. - Headstands, High Heels, and Humility
Former aspiring air hostess turned daily yoga headstander.
Movement keeps her grounded. Go figure.
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