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What you can expect from your coach?
The role of coach provides a kind of support distinct from any other.
Your coach will focus solely on your situations with the kind of attention
and commitment that you rarely experience anywhere.
Your coach will listen to you, with a genuine curiosity to understand who
you are, what you think and generally how you experience the world.
Your coach will reflect back to you, with the kind of objective assessment
that creates real clarity. During conversations, your coach will encourage
you to rise to challenges, overcome obstacles and get into action.
A coaching relationship is like no other, simply because of its
combination
of objective detachment and commitment to the goals of the individual.
Because the relationship is based on trust and openness, the contents of
your discussions will be confidential.
What your coach will expect from you.
In return, your coach will encourage you to stay committed to the
coaching process. That means showing up for sessions, taking your own
notes where appropriate, and keeping any agreements you make during
sessions.
Together we will design the coaching relationship in the way that works
best for you. Life Coaching requires commitment from you -
commitment
to do what it takes to become the person you want to be. This is
achieved
in regular meetings either face to face or by telephone between the coach
and you where the focus is on what you want to achieve, how to achieve
it, monitoring what's working to get to where you want to be and what
isn't working and how to change it to what does work.
In addition, your coach needs you to be open to the potential of
coaching.
That means contributing to conversations honestly and openly. For
example,
if something isn't working, your coach needs to know. If you have
concerns
or problems, voice them. If you know why a problem is occurring, say so.
The strength and power of coaching relates strongly to the level of
openness
and trust between the coach and the coached.
What kind of person has a Life Coach?
People from all walks of life come to coaching for many reasons
and the
main reason is change. Politicians use them. The rich
and famous have them
and more and more people are turning to coaching to help them make life
changing and life enhancing decisions. If you are ready, willing and
committed
to do what needs to be done to be living your idea of a Successful Life
then
Life Coaching is for you! Life Coaching is a partnership and the
most unique partnership that you will ever be a part of.
What Life Coaching is not!
Life Coaching is
not therapy or counseling. Life Coaching is not about
exploring past problems and how you feel about them. Although the
past
may be mentioned, life coaching is focused on where you are in the
present,
where you want to be in the future and how to get there. It is for
individuals
who know they can turn dreams into reality more quickly by working with
someone who is totally focused on the same goals but is emotionally de-
tached.
Summary
Hopefully you'll now have gained a better understanding of the
opportunity
of coaching. Perhaps you've also begun to think about your own situations
and goals, and are beginning to imagine how coaching
might support you.
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"In essence, a coach is the
catalyst that helps an individual to
unstoppable personal achievement.
In my opinion, there is no greater
reward!"
Bob Proctor
"Whether you believe you can,
or you can't, you are right."
Henry Ford
"Do you really want to look back
on your life and see how wonderful
it could have been had you not
been afraid to live it."
Caroline Myss
The definition of Insanity:
"doing the same thing over
and over again and expecting
different results."
Albert Einstein
"We all find ourselves
in situations
that at times seem hopeless.
And, we all have the choice to do
nothing or take action."
Catherine Pulsifer
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