Michael Hyatt, Author at Full Focus https://fullfocus.co/author/michaelhyatt/ Win at Work and Succeed at Life Fri, 24 May 2024 18:52:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://fullfocus.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-icon-fullfocus-32x32.png Michael Hyatt, Author at Full Focus https://fullfocus.co/author/michaelhyatt/ 32 32 Coaching Upgrade: 6 Essentials to Foster Trust with Clients https://fullfocus.co/coaching-foster-trust-with-clients/ Fri, 24 May 2024 14:49:09 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=55172 Coaching comes down to trust. You can’t coach people who don’t trust you. It’s that simple. So the question is: How do you earn trust? The answer: Integrity. Demonstrate to your clients that they can count on you. Here’s how. Punctuality Show up on time. Better yet, be early, waiting for them when they arrive. […]

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]]> A Coaching Agenda That Really Works: 6 Essential Questions to Ask Every Client, Every Time https://fullfocus.co/6-essential-coaching-questions/ Thu, 16 May 2024 21:15:29 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=55151 How do you fill a 50-minute coaching session? When I first started coaching, I was terrified because I didn’t know what I was going to talk about. How did I make those minutes really, truly valuable for a client—valuable enough that they would keep coming back and refer their friends? Over the years, I’ve come […]

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]]> Ted Lasso Was Wrong: Don’t Be a Goldfish https://fullfocus.co/dont-be-a-goldfish/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:00:46 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=55077 Accidental soccer coach Ted Lasso is famous for telling his players to “be a goldfish.” Why? Because a goldfish has a ten-second memory and can’t dwell on its mistakes. That’s a plus, but there’s a downside. Research shows a connection between working memory and our ability to focus. “Individuals who perform well on memory tasks […]

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]]> Creating a Life Plan https://fullfocus.co/creating-a-life-plan/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:07:41 +0000 http://michaelhyatt.com/?p=53 You can live your life on purpose. It begins by creating a “Life Plan.” This won’t insulate you from life’s many adversities and unexpected twists and turns, but it will help you become an active participant in your life, intentionally shaping your own future.

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]]> Life Planning: Turning Life into a Symphony https://fullfocus.co/life-planning-turning-life-into-a-symphony/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:31:15 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=55007 In the age of screens, few other things can hold the attention of a thousand people for well over an hour. But a symphony can capture an audience. The soaring notes. The building harmonies. The skillful execution. Music like that transcends barriers and speaks a language we all know: the language of the heart. The […]

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]]> Choose Courage: 3 Fears to Confront this Halloween https://fullfocus.co/choose-courage-3-fears-to-confront-this-halloween/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:00:11 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=54841 Despite mantras to the contrary, attempting to travel through life “fearlessly” is rarely wise. Fear is a fine-tuned survival mechanism. It helps keep us safe on the edge of a cliff or walking down a dark road. It prompts us to proceed carefully in conversations marked by power imbalance or when we have a lot […]

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]]> A Friendly Walktober Challenge https://fullfocus.co/a-friendly-walktober-challenge/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:15:42 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=54837 Two years ago, Full Focus leadership decided to invite the team to complete a friendly “Walktober” walking competition for team and individual prizes. The result? We rediscovered the competitive spirit running deep within our bones… And probably definitely overdid it. But we also loved being outside in the cooling Nashville weather, and we came up […]

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]]> Step Back to Press On https://fullfocus.co/step-back-to-press-on/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:47:56 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=54830 Last week, we explored how Q4 pushes people to accumulate tasks, activities, and obligations. The driver behind that accumulation? Urgency.  Urgency drives us to go, go, go. We move through the day at a frenetic pace, cramming in everything we can. We fight accumulation by simplifying. We fight urgency by stopping. When we stop, we […]

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]]> Stay Calm and Ride the Q4 Crazy https://fullfocus.co/stay-calm-and-ride-the-q4-crazy/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:08:42 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=54822 For most people, life seems to accelerate during the fourth quarter. There are big goals to reach, personally and professionally. There are extra obligations around the holidays. And the pace of incoming requests speeds up as everyone around us feels the same urgency. So, what are we to do? The temptation during the fourth quarter […]

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]]> Finishing Strong: Gearing Up to End the Year https://fullfocus.co/finishing-strong-gearing-up-to-end-the-year/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:00:25 +0000 https://fullfocus.co/?p=54810 Where Did I Win? Listing your wins helps you begin from an abundance mindset. And it’s easy to lose track of just how much you’ve accomplished. So make a list. Review your calendar, journal, and planner (especially your Weekly Previews). What did you make happen in the last three months? What has that made possible? […]

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