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JUST WHAT IS COACHING? Continued
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SET HIGH STANDARDS FOR YOU:
I Expect Your Best
If you are hiring me, then you are probably ready to do and be your best. If you aren't doing your best, I will ask you to do so. If you can't do that at the moment, I will do what is needed to help you back on your path.
I Don't Step Over Much
Should I hear a strange tone in your voice, or notice something amiss, I will ask you about it. It can be these small moments that offer the chance to discover something big. I will not push or nag; I will invite you to look at something in a new way.
I May Give Advice
If I am sure of the situation and you're open to it, (it is always your choice) I will make specific suggestions on how to handle a particular situation or opportunity. If I am not sure, I will say so. Honesty is one of my values; I tell it straight and expect the same from you. Take the best of what I offer and use your judgment.
I Make Direct Requests
At different times; I will make a bold request, like "Will you accomplish (something specific) within the next week or two"? As the client, feel free to accept the request, make a counter offer (what you are willing and able to commit to) or occasionally decline. While I believe whatever choice you make will be the right one, I strongly encourage you to
"Go For It! "
I Give "Growth Work"
I most often ask that my client complete at least two or three tasks, actions or breakthroughs between one call and the next. If you find this is too much on any occasion, say so. If you want more, just ask. Coaching is a way to assist people in making the best use of their own resources. A professional life management coach does much of what an athletic or acting coach does, but takes a more comprehensive approach. The focus is on achieving success, balance, and fulfillment in your "entire" life.
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To help people attain the results they want in life, I use a variety of tools. I teach, explore alternatives, inspire, act as sounding
board, build confidence and capability, facilitate learning, ask questions, listen with compassion, develop skills, create ownership, provide a challenge, act as a model, taskmaster, mentor and explore potential. I can be a resource and a motivator. A coach often acts as a partner, providing clients with tools, support and structure to achieve more than they might be able to do by themselves.
COACHING
IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THERAPY
Therapy deals with psychological issues that are usually rooted in the past. I work with the present and future desires and dreams. I may, however, help a client to identify or articulate blocks or obstacles to gaining the desired results. This may be one way of acknowledging current realities. At the same time I typically assist clients to discover their inner resources and other alternatives which can reduce or eliminate such barriers.
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IN ORDER TO COACH YOU BETTER, LET ME KNOW:\
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How can I best coach you?
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What else do you need from me to make your
coaching exactly as you want
it?
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What changes do you or I need to
make in order for our coaching to work better for you?
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What have you been trying to tell me
that I have not heard?
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Where shall we go from here?
A coach envisions a world where people make decisions and choices in
life based on confidence and a healthy self-image, not on fear or
neediness. A coaching mission is to empower people to strengthen
themselves via a positive attitude and progressive action resulting in
change and evolution in personal development.
ATTITUDE + ACTION = CHANGE
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