Tool Box

In our Innovative Fitness Forum Meeting this past weekend, one of the main topics we discussed, was using our “tool box”.

The key is to think about what is actually in your tool box so that you can use them to solve problems, conflicts and issues you may have in your professional and/or personal life.

The tools can be used in many ways, however you need to think about which tools you have, when to use that tool and if that particular tool doesn’t work – use a different tool.

A simple example that relates to our professional carreer – is how do we motivate our customer?

What tools do we have to motivate our customer?
1. The systems we already have in place here at IF (program, goals, profile etc)
2. Their Currency – values, motivators, what makes them tic
3. Their Color – what drives them, how they come across, and behavior patterns
4. Their P.I. – Their story, where they are from, experiences, strengths and weakness
5. Other coaches – the experiences they have had with a customer, insight they can give to you about points 1-4.

Theses are 5 tools out of many you can use to motivate a customer and this is just one example. You can use your tool box for many other things; like conflicts with another coach, problems with you significant other, and/or getting a message through to your family members.

You have to THINK about how you are going to use the right tools to get your message across and solve your problem.