#17: What to Do When a Client is Resistant to Your Ideas/Suggestions?

Episode 17: What to Do When a Client is Resistant to Your Ideas/Suggestions?

02:34 - 3 Reasons A Client Might Be Resistant

03:53 - Garrett’s Experience With a Resistant Client

05:20 - Reason #1 - Coaches Need To Take Ownership of Their Tendency to Judge

09:02 - Really Looking at It From the Perspective of Your Clients

12:10 - Recognize Your Clients’ “Sacred Cows”

15:45 - Reason #2 - Client Doesn’t Understand Why Something is Important

20:31 - Recommendations On How to Start the Conversation

24:14 - Don’t Take Ownership of Other People's Decisions

29:03 - Reason #3 - Understanding How Past Experiences Affect the Future

35:03 - Not Being Perfect as a Coach is Not a Bad Thing

38:38 - Hypothetical: What If “Sacred Cows” are 85% of Household Income?

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