FMC
FAQ
What Is Coaching?
A coach is trained to see every human being as a vessel of endless potential and possibility. We cannot know the limits of our abilities as we never reach them. As soon as we have learned or experienced something new, something else challenges us. Constant growth is a human condition a coach believes is to be celebrated not avoided. By utilizing skillful techniques of questioning, conversation and therapy, the coach assists the client to release the boundaries that are holding the client back. It is common for people to seek a coach only when they feel anxiety or frustration and have a sense of being stuck and looping in the same experience that doesn’t feel good. Fact is, a coach is beneficial at all stages of life, as a great coach takes the dysfunctional experience to functional and the functional to exceptional.
How Much Does Coaching Cost?
Prices vary in the Australian marketplace, which is currently unregulated, anywhere from $150 to $500 per session. At FMC we do not lock clients into packages or programs; instead we first talk with the client to get clarity of the issue/s they currently face and the result/s they seek for the future. Outcomes are directly related to the effort and commitment of the client to utilize the tools and knowledge they will be given, and FMC coaches are looking for real signs of this commitment to self in the first conversation (which is FREE OF CHARGE). Therefore, it is common for FMC clients to have surpassed their original expectations within 4 sessions, however stay as a client with larger time gaps between sessions, as they continue to develop and grow. If you would like specific information re: our pricing structures, please contact us, as prices vary depending upon the service you require.
How Many Sessions Will I Need?
How long is a piece of rope? Our common response to people enquiring about Personal Coaching is 4 to 6 sessions. However, it can be less and the client may choose more. The number of sessions depends solely upon the client and their goals and commitment to self development. For Business Coaching, it is more common for a coaching relationship to span a longer period of time and involve multi tiers of coaching, mentoring and training. It is common for FMC to work with a business every week for the first 3 months, and then move to monthly thereafter until all goals have been achieved. FMC create business coaching packages that fit a budget and deliver exceptional results.
Where Will I Be Coached?
Personal coaching can happen in 2 spaces. You can be at home and coached by telephone or Skype (as long as your space is quiet, private and free of distractions and interruptions). Or you can come to our coaching rooms in Melbourne, where you will be treated like a King or Queen.
What If My Employer Is Happy to Sponsor Me?
It is common for clients to approach their employers’ to sponsor their coaching. Depending upon the organization, they may be happy to do this as a reward for achievement, as a tool of management training or employment improvement or as a means to assist you to achieve some goals that are currently escaping you in your role. We happily provide Quotations and GST Receipts for businesses. If the employer sponsors you, be sure to ask up front if the sponsorship is conditional upon them receiving a report from your coach as to what has been achieved in your sessions, as you may wish to discuss this further with your employer to set boundaries of what is information to be shared and what is to be held privileged between coach and client. FMC can assist you with this upon request.
How Frequently Will The Sessions Be?
We have a saying in coaching “the client is driving their own bus”. It is up to you as to how many sessions you have and how far apart they are spaced. FMC believe it useful to leave at least 2 weeks between sessions to allow the client to process and explore the outcomes achieved and ground explored. You may choose to wait longer than this or push forward head on; either way, it is not the pace of the race but the quality of the journey that counts. We will guide you along the way with our best recommendations, however the choice and control is yours.
Can I Purchase a Program?
Yes! FMC do not look to lock any client into a program, however we commonly have both personal life coaching clients and business clients who want to set their budget and commit to a journey and pay in advance. Prices are available upon specific application, but savings are usually around 5% off the normal unit session price.
Are You The Right Coach For Me?
Great question! FMC also ask themselves if you are the right client for them. We do not work with anyone. We have a guarantee, that if you work with us, we will exceed your expectations on every level. Our business is 100% referral – and we are proud of this. Our clients are people committed to change and do what needs to be done to get the outcomes they genuinely seek. Who said transformation had to be heavy and boring? We make coaching fun! So in order to know that we are the right fit, there is usually an introduction conversation (FREE OF CHARGE) by telephone, where the client and the coach can explore the current challenges and future goals.
What Is NLP?
Neuro Linguistic Programming is a set of tools that is like no other. These tools unearth the patterns and strategies of behaviour and their derivatives. Once unearthed, the client is able to choose a more empowering and resourceful pattern for the future and so begins the journey. NLP touches beliefs, values, mindset, modeling, conditioned learning and so much more. Its therapies are non invasive and can even be relaxing and enjoyable. NLP creates change fast and when coupled with coaching techniques, the change is long lasting as new habits and behaviors are formed.
When Is NLP Used In Coaching?
There is no set format or formula for the use of NLP. NLP is a wide and deep mixture of tools and therapies that can be mixed together to create amazing transformations. Depending upon the client, the presenting issues and outcomes required will be the choice of when and what type of NLP to use. Always with the client’s permission and understanding of what the model is and what it involves. NLP is combined with coaching questions and conversations to bring the client to awareness and clarity. FMC are passionate about NLP and only employ the services of Master Practitioners of NLP in their business. The prevailing NLP belief adopted at FMC is the constant pursuit of excellence.
What Reading Can I Do To Broaden My Knowledge of PD / NLP?
Visit our Must Read page and jot down the titles that interest you most. We add to this page constantly. Jump into the Amazon bio to research more of the contents of the book or feel free to buy from Amazon via our website. FMC do not endorse any of the opinions of the authors we recommend. Instead, we encourage an open mind and a healthy appetite to read as widely as you can and form your own structure of belief and opinion.
How Is Coaching Effective In A Workplace?
A workplace of any size is made up of a team of human beings. Where there are humans, there are common behaviors that when amalgamated with a common negative theme can create chaos. A team of 40 with 5 who are disconnected, troublesome, dispassionate or lacking motivation will suffer, just as one rotten apple will affect the crate. Coaching brings the leaders to a place of certainty as to how to read and manage the ‘negative’ behaviors and bring the employees to cause, or move them along, as the greater team continues to thrive and strive for excellence. We fear that which we do not know – FMC get you ‘in the know’!
Can I be Taught Coaching Techniques to Use in My Management Role?
Yes. FMC have a strong conviction to empower tomorrow’s leaders with tools that will accelerate results and inspire their employees to develop and grow within the workplace. This is a win / win outcome, as the employees feel fulfilled as they learn new life skills that can be implemented in the workplace and in their lives and the business benefits from an even stronger alignment of values and behaviours from their team. Team challenges become less of an objection and more of an enjoyment and a real chance for the team to stretch and learn. Learning and growing becomes fun.
Is Coaching The Same as Counseling?
In a word – No! A coach will have no vested interest in discussing the problem for any longer than is necessary to establish connection to triggers. Instead, they will use a wide range of tools and techniques and some NLP therapies to move the client to cause and then to solution. The solution is not always a direct outcome that ‘fixes’ a situation. Instead, it may bring the client to place where they have clarity as to why this problem has occurred, and that it is similar to other problems that keep occurring. We can now see the pattern, find the trigger, sever the connection and create new choices so as to avoid repeating the pattern of pain in the future.
Is Coaching the Same as Psychology?
No. Psychology looks for sources of the feelings and behaviours and allows the client to indulge and immerse themselves into the negative experiences and feelings they produce. The coach moves quickly from this space to the options and choices that will create transformation for the client. Coaching utilizes and has respect for psychology and widens the net to give the client tools to change the experiences and outcomes currently holding them back.
