923: She's Losing Sleep Over a Dangerous Creep | Feedback Friday

Red Flags

Identifying red flags in coaching can save you from wasting time and money. Jordan Harbinger emphasizes the importance of recognizing coaches who lack relevant experience and rely on rehashed self-help material. He shares a personal anecdote about finding his own headshot used in fake testimonials, highlighting the deceptive practices of some coaches 1. Additionally, Jordan warns against coaches who forget previous sessions or provide irrelevant assignments, as these behaviors indicate a lack of professionalism and effectiveness 2.

Many poor coaches also make up for a lack of relevant curriculum by giving unrelated or irrelevant assignments with no ability to explain why something is important or needs to be done.

--- Jordan Harbinger

   

Good Practices

Finding a good coach involves looking for certain positive traits and practices. Jordan advises seeking coaches with solid credentials and meaningful experience, rather than those who have only ever been coaches 3. He also stresses the importance of feeling understood and genuinely invested in by the coach, as these are indicators of a good fit 4.

If you sense that you're in good hands, if you feel like they take you seriously, if you feel understood, if you feel like they're smart and present and genuinely invested in your results, those are good signs.

--- Jordan Harbinger