Meta Coach Training System - Australia

We have compiled the following questions from actual questions we are asked about Meta Coaching. If you have another question, please let us know and we’ll help you!

Why should I train as a Meta Coach versus any other training system?

There are a lot of coach training schools in Australia. From our research, the only two schools to consider other than training as a Meta Coach are Coach U and Results Coaching. Both of these schools have a methodology which surpasses the others in experience, quality, integrity and professionalism. Still, having the choice we would recommend the Meta Coach Training System. It too is based with these methodologies and it is seeped with a foundation of psychological tools and understanding. Because Meta Coaching is based in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a Meta Coach will have the tools to help their clients with any limiting blocks or interferences that may arise during a coaching session.

Most coaching schools teach a coach how to motivate, mentor and push your client to reach his or her goals by being accountable to you, the coach. However, if a fear of failure arises or a lack of self belief is present – most non-NLP trained coaches do not have the skills to coach through these interferences to resolve the emotions and beliefs which may hold a person back. Meta Coaches are present for the coachee and they help the coachee be present and accountable to themselves as well.

The dynamic combination of a sound coaching methodology plus NLP makes Meta Coaching the rising star in the field of Coaching. The Coaching Mastery program is still quite elite, being delivered approximately 10 times throughout the world each year. As of April 2010 there were 1000 Meta Coaches worldwide, with the number growing each year.

What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming?

NLP is a model that describes how language (linguistics) affects our body and physiology (neurology), and in turn creates or triggers the patters of behaviour, thought and emotions (programming). Words and symbols work indirectly, not directly. Words and symbols work in our mind like a map about a territory (“The map is not the territory”) just as our inner mental movies of sights, sounds, sensations, smells, etc. is not the external experience. But, and this is the magic of symbols, the movies we play in the theatre of our mind do send messages (and even commands) to our nervous systems about what to feel and how to respond and so create our internal reality.

As a model of human functioning, NLP describes the processes and patterns (programming) that is currently governing our mind-body system and the processes and patterns that could enable us to “run our own brain” in new and much more resourceful ways. NLP is about how to change the communication (mapping, movie-making) so that we can experience more resourceful states of mind-and-body.

Who is Meta Coaching designed for?

Meta-Coaching is targeted for three groups of people. Firstly, coaches, new and experienced. Throughout the 1990s coaching has been mostly a grab-bag of tricks without a methodology or discipline. As Coaching has begun to grow up as a field and enter Universities, a consistent and unified theory and set of practices have been sought for to give the field its own uniqueness.

Meta-Coaching answers these needs as it has been able to designate a unique place for Coaching that distinguishes it from therapy, counselling, consulting, training, and mentoring. For the coach, Meta-Coaching advances the field and offers a unified structure.

Secondly, for managers and leaders. Meta-Coaching is designed for the business context for enabling people to communicate more effectively, give and receive feedback more accurately, create structures of responsibility, empowerment, and accountability, and enable everybody in a group or team to work more efficiently. Coaching as a methodology is a great addition to any manager or supervisor who knows that the old "command and control" form creates more resistance than it crates solutions. Coaching as a leadership modality also identifies that leaders lead by mobilizing and unleashing potential in people through the framing of a vision and the embodiment of a story.

Third, communicators. Because Meta-Coaching is about communicating more effectively, succinctly, and powerfully, anyone in any role of communication will find the Meta-Coaching tools revolutionary for enriching their communication skills.

How much can I earn as a coach?

This depends greatly on the demographic of people you are coaching, where you are coaching and how much you desire to coach. Most coaches enjoy that they can live a balanced lifestyle earning income from part-time hours. The average annual income for a Life or Business Coach is between $30,000 and $50,000 (USD) (www.payscale.com).  In their first year of coaching, most coaches earn less than $15,000. Perseverance, hard work and determination along with sound coaching skills and people skills will help you to earn the most you can, working the hours you want to work.

Some training schools will tell you that you can easily earn $100,000+ per year by coaching. While it is not impossible to do so, it is definitely not an easy task. Not only do you need to be an outstanding coach to do that, you also have to be an extraordinaire marketing and business person. It is achievable, but not in the first few years. Be aware that any coaching school that claims wealth and financial freedom is doing so as their own marketing tactic. We would rather be upfront and honest with you.

Is this training accredited through the ICF?

The skills studied and developed in The Meta-Coach Training System exceed the competencies required for Credentialing through the ICF. Meta-Coach graduates who wish to obtain ICF credentials can do so through the ICF Portfolio Credentialing Track.

What kind of support can I expect after I’ve completed the training?

All of our trainers are coaches themselves so you have a wealth of information to tap into to set up your business or gain assistance with your clients. You will become a member of the Meta-Coach Foundation (www.metacoachfoundation.org) which provides ongoing support and learning opportunities for Meta Coaches throughout the world. Internationally there is a strong email support system which is used a great deal by all members. Locally, throughout Australia there are a number of MCF chapters set up to practice skills, discuss clients and continue learning more about coaching and NLP.

What is the Meta-States Model?

Meta-States is a reflexivity model, for accessing and refining the thoughts in the back of our mind--- the thoughts-and-feelings that we have about our thoughts-and-feelings. We call these thoughts-and-feelings a meta-state. As a function of our ability to reflect upon ourselves and our experiences, we apply one state to another, and so layer state upon state. This model gives a Coach the ability to precision question to find these meta-state structures and to invite a client to become aware of these structures for quality controlling and evaluating.

What is the Axes of Change Model?

This Axes of Change model is currently the only generative change model in the field of Coaching today (2007). Each other model in the field is either a structure for running a coaching session or a model taken from therapy for counselling remedial change. This powerful model assists both Coach and Client to identify where they are in the process of change and to accurately identify, what to do ,when, with whom and why. Based on four dynamic interfaces Axes, the Coach plays nine different roles, accessing nine different states while using nine distinctive skills. AOC is also now gaining much recognition for its effectiveness in selling, negotiating, consulting, and team building.

What is the Matrix Model?

The Matrix model is a systemic framework that combines cognitive-behavioural psychology and developmental psychology to provide a dynamic way to think about how all of our meanings frames, such as beliefs, values, understandings etc are embedded within frames work as a unified system. The Matrix model is used in Neuro-Semantics to detect the meaning frames that governs a person's life and experiences, and to transform limiting and even toxic meaning frames to more empowering and enhancing frames. This model gives a Coach a holistic model for working with both individuals and organisations for profiling and tracing a change through the entire system.

I’m new to Meta Coaching and NLP, where do I start?

The starting place is NLP Practitioner Certification. The Australasian Institute of NLP (Sydney) runs this course three times per year and is the sponsor for the Meta Coach training system in Australia. www.nlpworldwide.com.

I’m already an NLP Practitioner, where do I start?

The starting place if you have already completed an NLP Practitioner Certification course is the three day Coaching Genius workshop.