I have been coaching all my life. I started coaching professionally and receiving money for it in 1974. In 1976 I taught my first Coach’s Training in San Francisco. I believed that people have their own answers to their life challenges, that they possess the personal power to make those answers become reality, and that people can have their lives become the way they truly desire. These were and are the underlying principles of the MMS coaching method. 2004 marks the 30th year that we have been coaching clients, and teaching others how to become MMS certified coaches.

The process is similar to opening an oyster and finding a pearl inside, or compressing and polishing a piece of coal and revealing a diamond within. The treasure or “answer” always resides within, but layers of confusion, doubt, uncertainty, and fear frequently camouflage it. The challenge is penetrating through the layers of "I don't know' and piercing through to the "I knows". The process is ultimately simple and infinitely profound.

The Certified Master Coach asks open-ended questions, suspends judgment, creates a safe environment encouraging the client to use his imagination and explore his fantasies. He has no agenda, nor does he know what is next, or what is best for the client. The coach doesn't give any of his own good ideas.

People discover their own answers to situations that seem confusing, uncertain, fear-filled, or evoke self-doubt. The environment needs to be safe, supportive, and empowering in order for people to find out what they truly want.

People who believe in themselves manifest their dreams, and those who don't, sell themselves short. It isn't enough to help people find out what they want, it is essential to support them in believing in themselves, in knowing that they deserve to have what they want, and are able to have their dreams come true.

The coaching focuses on the individual’s ability to grow and flourish in life. In addition, people start to interact more effectively, both on and off the job. In coaching sessions the same essential issues are addressed:

How can I have what I want in my life

How can I have the job that utilizes my abilities and skills, gives me      a sense of satisfaction, and rewards me monetarily.

How can I have the primary relationship that I want?

How can I have the home environment that I want?

How can I have the body that I want?

How can I feel good about myself?

How can I have my business be the way that I want it?

How can I design the life that makes me feel like my dreams have        come true?

The process has three parts:

1) Determining and/or clarifying what you want

2) Strategizing an action plan

3) Being supported in the realization of the dream.

The process is session specific, focused, results oriented and short term. There is a definite beginning, middle, and end to every coaching project. The coach is not so much interested in the "why" or the "how" as the "what". The most frequently asked questions are: What do you
want? What does it look like? What will it take? What do you need to do to get there?

The process is not therapy, but rather therapeutic. It is not long-term, but short-term. It is not process oriented, but solution focused.

In fact it is relevant to note the differences between MMS and Therapy-

To formulate goals and objectives

To strategize lifelong dreams

To resolve old issues

To clear up communication breakdowns or blocks

To solve problems

To get perspective on a specific situation

To have a sounding board

To have a judgment free environment to say the unsay able
    (especially if they are highly visible personalities)

To get "unstuck" from old behavior patterns

To expand to the next level in their lives

To breakthrough an issue that he has been unable to conquer alone

Coaching is the cornerstone of what we do at The MMS Institute. I still have individual coaching sessions with clients because I love empowering people in making their dreams come true. The next chapter of my life is to find those people who have the message to spread the MMS work throughout the planet, and to train, equip, and license them to do so by becoming a Certified Coach. If you are interested in:

Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. - Master Coach
Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D. - Certified Master Coach

I have been coaching all my life. I started coaching professionally and receiving money for it in 1974. In 1976 I taught my first Coach’s Training in San Francisco. I believed that people have their own answers to their life challenges, that they possess the personal power to make those answers become reality, and that people can have their lives become the way they truly desire. These were and are the underlying principles of the MMS coaching method. 2004 marks the 30th year that we have been coaching clients, and teaching others how to become MMS certified coaches.

I have been coaching all my life. I started coaching professionally and receiving money for it in 1974. In 1976 I taught my first Coach’s Training in San Francisco. I believed that people have their own answers to their life challenges, that they possess the personal power to make those answers become reality, and that people can have their lives become the way they truly desire. I have also used my experiences in coaching to become an Inspirational Keynote Motivational Speaker. These were and are the underlying principles of the MMS coaching method. 2004 marks the 30th year that we have been coaching clients, and teaching others how to become MMS certified coaches.

1) Being coached by me either on the phone or in person

2) Taking our Coach’s Training

3) Becoming licensed to become a representative of the work

Then contact the MMS office at (805) 683-9353 X 22, or outside California
(800) 321-6342, or internationally (00) 1-805-683-9353 X22.

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