Learn how to use CBT in your coaching, whether you're using it as an add-on tool or you're building your coaching program around the process of mastering your mind.

Determine the structure you will need for creating your coaching program.

In this lecture we will go over the importance of using reinforcement strategies with your client. We will also go over what that looks like in a coaching client relationship. 

As a coach using CBT techniques your main goal is to modify behaviors and thoughts so that you can help your client achieve their goals. It is also important to be able to reflect those changes  to empower and inspire our clients. In this lecture will go over what that looks like in a coaching setting. 

In this lecture you will learn how to help clients develop achievable goals that will serve as stepping stones to greater goals. 

When helping clients achieve goals we have to make sure that they have the competence and skills to be able to achieve them. Therefore, skill development is an essential part of coaching. In this lecture we will go over skill and competence development. 

There are 7 common problem areas where the human mind can be programmed in a way that blocks progress toward your goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques will help you overcome these mental roadblocks.

In this lecture you will receive a step by step frame work to creating short term and long term goals for your clients. 

In this lecture you will learn the importance of homework and how to implement it in your practice. 

Journaling is the most important process when using cognitive behavioral therapy techniques because it gives you a way to record and process your thinking.

Learn this powerful process of writing a "thought record" so you can use journaling as a tool to unlock the power of your mind.

Do you feel out of control because you feel like you don't have control over your life OR do you believe you should have control buy you're frustrated the the world isn't cooperating? Find out how to take back control of what you CAN control.

Do you believe your level of intelligence and talent are fixed or do you believe you can improve in any area? Find out why this question is perhaps the most important question that will determine your experience of life, and why it's so important for CBT.

Learn how your brain works and what is going on inside of you when you have thoughts and emotions, including learning that you can change and grow your brain!

Learn how powerful your thoughts are to change your life and how your thoughts are responsible for how you feel and what you do!

There are faulty ways that all people tend to think, like when we make something seem worse than it is, when we assume things that aren't true, and when we believe something is either/or when it's actually more complex. Understanding these cognitive distortions gives us a chance to reprogram our minds.

Learn about more cognitive distortions: There are faulty ways that all people tend to think, like when we make something seem worse than it is, when we assume things that aren't true, and when we believe something is either/or when it's actually more complex. Understanding these cognitive distortions gives us a chance to reprogram our minds.

Because our brain makes so many false assumptions, it can be easy to think illogically, even when it seems to make so much sense to us at the time. Learn this powerful questioning technique that helps you uncover the flaws in your reasoning and reveal the truth.

Self-awareness is the most important ability you can ever develop if you want to deliberately create the life you want! Learn how to become mindful and present so that you can unlock your potential.

If you learn how to observe what your inner voice is up to you can stop it from self-destructive and negative thinking and reprogram it to empower you.

Learn how to silence your inner critic and stop negative thinking before it spirals into negative emotions and poor choices or behavior.

By being able to recognize emotions when they happen, you can minimize the negative feelings and change your thoughts in order to make yourself feel better.

In modern life we can become stressed and anxious, even panicked, because our brains are reacting to a spilled cup of coffee and traffic the same way our ancestors reacted to a saber toothed tiger. Find out how to tell the difference between true fear and "psychological" fear.

Have you ever had an immediate emotional reaction to a song, a phrase, a person, or a place? Find out why this happens and how to become aware of what triggers you so you can stop knee-jerk reactions.

The way you think is based on the underlying beliefs that you hold. But, a belief is just a thought you keep thinking. By questioning your beliefs, you can stop negative thinking patterns by eliminating the faulty belief that causes them.

Find out why it is so important to accept your negative thoughts and emotions and not beat yourself up for them.

Learning how to focus and calm your mind is a vital skill for wellbeing and success in life. Learn this super simple way to spend a few minutes in quiet peacefulness and tame your thoughts.

Smiling is so powerful that it triggers your brain to produce happy chemicals, even if you're faking it. Learn how to use facial feedback to boost your mood in only 5 minutes!

Learn a powerful and super simple technique for focusing your attention on your breathing and quieting your monkey mind.

This video contains a short, simple guided meditation that relaxes your mind and your entire body.

Your brain doesn't know the difference between what you visualize in your mind and what is happening in real life! Find out why visualization has the power to trick your brain into feeling the way you want.

Learn a simple visualization activity that practices everything going RIGHT in your day!

It is not the situation that determines your reaction, it is what you THINK about the situation. Every negative situation in life has a silver lining--but even more importantly, if you find a different way of looking at the situation you change how you feel about the situation.

Learn how to reprogram your negative thoughts and replace them with empowering ones, using affirmations.

We all tell ourselves lies about our limitations, our abilities, and ourselves. This activity is designed to help you recognize that these limitations are LIES, and uncover the truth about who we are.

Everything you believe is because you have evidence that it is true. However, if you have beliefs that are holding you back, you can find evidence they are not true and then choose to believe something more empowering!

If your client wants to change a habit, behavior, or pattern, sometimes the best way to figure out what they can do differently is to experiment and see how a new thought, decision, or action impacts how they feel and act. They can even do this in their mind first to try it out!

Don't get stuck in indecision and end up missing out on opportunities! Stop feeling stuck, unable to decide, waiting for things to be perfect, or wishing you could predict the future.

Some decisions are harder than others because sometimes when we make a choice it eliminates the other options forever. Some choices are life changing, irrevocable. These hard decisions require a more deliberate process for making our choice.

So many people get stuck because they can't get themselves started, and there are two ways to overcome this... use the 5 second rule to create a spark OR light a fire under your but by looking at the truth of the consequences of inaction.

Sometimes the best way to get over fear or resistance is to face it... slowly... one small step at a time. Find out how to use exposure techniques to eliminate your fears.

Learn how to incrementally work toward a goal that you fear, using public speaking as an example.

It can be really easy to assume that what we belief is a fact, but when we realize we could be wrong we open up possibilities we were blocking ourselves from seeing.

When you're having a problem in your life you can identify how your coping strategies are harming you and explore other options that will help you solve your problem.

Get to the bottom of the truth behind what you are thinking by putting your thought on trial as the prosecutor, defense, and judge.

This simple yet functional tool helps you look objectively at the cause and consequence of your behaviors.

We all create rules that we live by that are based on assumptions we make, and we don't question them. However, your rules could be holding you back. Use this tool to help you identify which of your rules needs to be changed.

Most people tend to think about what could go wrong, and usually they imagine the worst case scenario as being catastrophic! This is what leads to worry and fear. Use this process to minimize the expectation of a terrible outcome and eliminate worry.

Just like we make plans to help us achieve our goals, we can make plans for how we would deal with the potential "worst case scenario" ahead of time. Doing this can eliminate the fear because you've already determined how you would fix the problem if it came.