WHAT IS COACHING, WHAT EXACTLY DOES A COACH DO AND WHEN TO HIRE ONE?

What is coaching, and what exactly does a coach do?

The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines Coaching as the collaboration between the Client and Coach in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires Clients to maximize their personal and professional potential.

Essentially, it is a relationship-centered and result-oriented partnership between the Client and Coach where powerful and transforming conversations take place. They co-create an action plan that is focused on the needs of the individual.

Through the process of Coaching, clients are empowered to design and live the lives they desire by choosing to operate to their fullest potential at any given time through self-directed learning, challenging the status quo, transformative change, and growth.

It is a process where the Coach honors the client as the expert in her or his life and strongly believes that every individual is creative, resourceful, and whole.?Standing on this fundamental core value, the Coach’s responsibility is to:

• Discover, clarify, and align with what the client desires to achieve
• Encourage client self-discovery
• Elicit client-generated solutions and strategies
• Hold the client responsible and accountable
• Help clients get clear about their goals and dreams and about what they are capable of doing in order to achieve them.
• Hold up the mirror for the client and be honest with them about how they are doing, reminding them of what they said they want to achieve and letting them know what they are doing that is supporting their intentions or getting in their way.

This process provides Clients insights into new ways of thinking and operating, and subsequently, with practice, new skills that will allow them to better reach their goals and create the life and career they desire.

So, what does a Coach do again??In short, a Coach helps a client define exactly what she or he wants to experience, feel or achieve in their life that is different from where they are now.?The Coach then utilizes a set of tools and assignments to assist the client in honing the self-insight and skills necessary to make greater progress toward these goals.

There are various factors that inform how a Coach approaches this work.?These include specific coaching modalities and techniques that have been acquired through training and certification programs, as well as their own “secret sauce” – their unique combination of professional expertise, life experiences, and perspective.

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Some reasons someone might work with a Coach – When to hire a Coach?

An individual or team might choose to work with a Coach for many reasons, including and not limited to the following:

• A desire to identify core strengths and how best to leverage them effectively.
• A desire to take on an exciting or compelling challenge, stretch goal, or opportunity within a specific time frame.
• A desire to close a perceived gap that exists in knowledge, skills, confidence, or resources.
• A constant misalignment between wants, actions, and/or results.
• A nagging feeling that life (professional and personal) is generally out of balance and, as a result, creates unwanted disruptions, unhappiness, and frustrations.
• A desire to gain clarity in making choices.
• A desire to break the pattern of not achieving the results you said you wanted.

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Types of Coaching

Erickson International identified?20 different coaching niches in 2018 ,?and today, there are many more, including Mindset and Accountability Coaching, Sexuality Coaching, Performance Coaching, Women’s Empowerment Coaching, Confidence Coaching, and Passion Coaching.

Before you delve into researching the types of Coaching that are available for you, what might be helpful is to think about the specific area of your life or the challenge/goal you are currently facing and that you want to have a different outcome.?That can help you gain clarity and narrow your research.

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Benefits of Coaching – What can Coaching do for you?

Based on my personal experiences working with clients, I am confident that when you enter into a Coaching engagement with me with an open mind and a commitment to learning, shifting your current reality, practice, and do the work, you can expect some of the following results:

• Greater self-awareness through reflective and powerful questions
• Mindset shifts, new ways to respond, and gaining greater perspectives
• Leverage the strengths, talents, and gifts?that you have been under-utilizing
• Create deeper and more connected relationships that work
• Clarify your goals, what success looks like and ultimately achieving them within the time frame you set
• Achieve increased performance and productivity without burning out
• Increase confidence, courage, creativity and potential
• Manage feelings associated with ‘imposter syndrome’
• Become ‘unstuck’ in your career or life in general
• Courage to express your truths and have your voice heard
• Nail that big job interview or presentation
• Work through the challenges of transitions as a result of relocation
• Be authentically aligned to who you uniquely are
• Start living a more fulfilled life

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So, is Coaching for you?

Do you feel ‘stuck’ at work, in your career or in your life? Are you ready to commit to changes and need help to plan your next steps? Being on your Coaching journey with me helps you take the time to reflect, challenge, strategise, plan your future, overcome challenges, develop action plans and tap into the full expression of who you are.

I offer a range of coaching programs and will work with you to design a coaching program that works best for you and your coaching needs. Each coaching session is determined by your needs and as such each session is unique to you. For more information about my offerings, click?here .

Still to decide if Coaching is for you? No pressure! Choose to schedule a complimentary?30-minute Discovery Session ?with me instead to find out.

This is an opportunity for you to get a feel for Coaching. The aim of this discovery session is to provide you with a taste of Coaching and to help you experience how working together with me is like. There is no obligation to commit to further sessions.?Click?here ?to schedule your Discovery Session