Look Beyond the Problems

Last week I went to a leadership workshop and the speaker was an interesting guy named Brian Biro. He bills himself as “America’s Breakthrough Coach” and he lead a high energy session that had the crowd yelling – literally. The end of the evening included Brian helping two audience members break a one inch wooden board with their bare hands. Quite a dramatic demonstration of a breakthrough. The secret of breaking the board is the same secret that will help you get your coaching business going.

Brian taught us that the secret to breaking the board is to aim beyond the board – it allows you to just put your hand through the wood like it wasn’t there! Translate quickly to your coaching business and the success formula becomes to look beyond the business obstacles to the goal of a thriving business. This requires you to have a very clear vision of what it is you are trying to create. Keep working on your ideas until the business is so specific and compelling to you that you can’t help but find a way to make it work.

One woman in the demonstration took three tries to break the board. One woman did it on the first try. I was able to see that the difference was that the woman who tried several times was focused on the board itself and her concern about how it might feel on her hand. A nice reminder of the “you get what you focus on”. What are the obstacles in starting your coaching business? Coach yourself into looking for the solutions to the obstacles and not spend your time examining the obstacle itself.

Brian Biro had a whole lot more to say than this of course. He was pitching one of his books called, “Beyond Success”. He was a dynamic speaker with great points to make. He unfortunately does not have a blog, but check out his website at http://www.brianbiro.com.