What is coaching?
Coaching is one of those vague, catch-all terms that people ‘kind of’ think they understand. Even most life coaches struggle to articulate what exactly it is that they do: “I ask powerful questions. I listen deeply. I reflect back to you the things you can’t see …”
All true. But it probably doesn’t help you know what to expect from a coaching relationship!
Coaching isn’t some weird arcane process. It’s simple, straightforward and astonishingly effective. It can also be challenging and, occasionally, uncomfortable.
In a way it does for your mind what a personal trainer does for your body. Your coach is no more likely to offer you sympathy and excuses to stay ’stuck’ than a personal trainer is to suggest a regime of crisps, chocolate and TV marathons.
Whether you call it mentoring, training or coaching, some kind of one-on-one coaching will help you accelerate your success (whatever success means for you).
Coaching is what sets individuals apart from the masses. As the saying goes: “no-one gets to the Olympics without a coach, so why would you try to win your best life without one?”
As a coach, I can help you to
· determine your values, mission and purpose
· get clear on your vision
· determine your goals and create specific action steps to help you achieve them
· find solutions and weigh new options
· identify and eliminate things that you’ve been putting up with which actually drain your energy
· uncover areas where you keep sabotaging yourself
· keep you focused on your top priorities
· achieve balance in your life while still accomplishing your business or career goals
In the words of Mavis Leyrer, aged 83:
Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’