Let’s first define COACHING as being a means of support given by someone having expertise in a certain domain. This support will be brought to you in consultations sessions given by email, over the phone or face to face individually or in groups. In some cases, the goals pursued will be known by you when you begin; in others, you will search for, discover and pursue your goals with the help of your Coach. In Life and Career Coaching, people seek to grow and enhance their capabilities. In Grief Coaching, people wish to find a soothing comfort to learn to manage their emptiness and pain. As you search the web, you will come across Coaching of every kind. From anger management to marketing, from stress management to business growth, the listings compile all those offering to sooth, nurture and guide you through your present struggle.
These specialists provide a service that is presently in demand. Most people need motivation to change, grow or move ahead. So when they’re stuck, they’ll first try to get a grip on the situation on their own or with the help of friends and relatives. When immediate resources fail to provide paths towards solutions, soothing comfort or relief, they may address a health physician, who may, in turn, guide them to a mental health specialist such as a therapist or psychologist. For example, when dealing with diagnosed depression, this could be one possible course of action.
Coaching is resorted to when you do not need a Mental Health specialist. Some physicians may suggest it when stress is the cause of the discomfort, for example. If you are seeing a Therapist, you should definitely advise both the Therapist and the Coach when you decide to opt for Coaching as well.
A Coach is a helping, stabilizing hand that facilitates your steps towards your goal.
Coaching is a way to obtain support to learn, change for the better and grow. It’s a way to explore difficulties encountered and possible solutions with a person that has expertise in the domain you are presently struggling with. It’s soothing to have a sounding board listening uniquely to you and responding to your preoccupations with appropriate suggestions, allowing you to reflect on different courses of action. You may discuss and clarify issues at your own pace. Let’s say that it helps you progress towards your goals more rapidly while building your self-confidence along the way!
Because you can find Coaching services in practically all existing domains, it is important that you take the time to get to know your potential Coach through articles, interviews or audio conferences in order to find the appropriate match for you. Most Coaches offer a <Getting acquainted> introductory session for this purpose. They also need to know if you are a good match.
Why? You’ll say! Well, there needs to be affinities and a common ground for good communication. Fundamental values have to be shared and respected. Otherwise, communication will be distorted by perception. Clarity is essential.
When you seek out a Coach, you seek out support to go through something that YOU consider difficult. It means that you’re temporarily incapacitated. It may be that you’re going in circles or that you’re stuck and can’t seem to see the solution on your own. Sometimes it’s like being in a maze! When you’re in it, you struggle to find an opening but from above, one can see the way out! A Coach helps you look in from above!
It can mean that you’re tired of facing an obstacle alone and need to talk or vent about it, on respectful terms of course. During a consultation, the active listening process will help you reflect on what you have been tossing around. Your Coach will mirror what you express so that you may see things more clearly and identify the steps you need to take to move forward. When working on your assignments you will deepen your understanding.
A good Coach will help you find what you need and will tell you honestly if he/she thinks you are both a good match. When in doubt, if you so wish, he/she may refer you to someone known that may provide the service you require.
We, as Coaches, are there to serve, in the sense that we care to bring value to your life, allowing you to grow and progress towards your goal in an accelerated, profound manner. It is in our best interest to provide you with the resources needed for you to reach your goals and that, even if it means recommending that you seek help elsewhere. It is a question of integrity!
When we accept clients, it is because we believe we can help them reach their goal.
As a client, you feel the comfort of having someone listen to you and share insight. You find ideas and solutions hidden within you through brain storming. You evacuate that layer of <TOO MUCH> that’s accumulated and fogs the path to solutions. You purge the excess bile that nauseates you to finally see the sunrise, in its splendor, once again!
An empowering feeling of self-worth and self-confidence floods back as your driving force. It’s refreshing, constructive, motivating, healing!
Next time you face an impenetrable wall, try it! You’ll see how beneficial it can be!
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