214 - Are You "Easy to Talk to" or a Magnet for Gossip and Complaining?

Care-Coach-Lead

As coaches, we want our clients to feel comfortable enough with us to open up about their goals, their struggles, and what's missing from their lives.

But in my experience, coaches can accomplish this in a positive way through a foundational relationship of trust, or they can accomplish this through negative means like gossip, complaining, and venting to their clients.

So we may feel good about clients sharing their secrets with us, or confiding in us about the struggles they are going through, but a client opening up to us as a coach isn't always a positive sign.

When we put out gossip, complaining, and negativity into the world, we often times will attract it in return.

In today's episode, we'll help you distinguish between opening up and gossiping so you can be a more effective coach, teammate, and leader. We'll help you recognize when you and others on your team are falling into these patterns, so you can address it and continue to level up your team.