Coaching has become a popular buzzword for many different activities these days. Managers no longer criticize or teach; they coach. Consultants now offer their services as coaches. This has become so widespread, the actual meaning of coaching has been lost and misconstrued. This has caused a lot of confusion for the clients who are looking to achieve results.
Coaching is not:
• Therapy - Coaches do not analyze and diagnose problems.
• Consulting – Coaches do not give you their solution to the problem. Their solution may not work in your situation.
• Mentoring – Coaches are not the experts teaching you about a specific way.
Coaches are skilled communicators trained to identify speech patterns and emotional wave patterns. They are taught to ask deep meaningful questions to help find your best solution, your solution. They are co-creative partners.
Coaches:
• Insist that you set the agenda for your session
• Focus only on you and your goals.
• Ask powerful direct questions
• Actively listen
• Be a sounding board and give honest opinions
• Be an accountability partner.
• Keep you focused so you can identify barriers, opportunities and way to work through them.
A skilled coach can make a major impact on your life. Coaches help you set and achieve goals, stay focused and work through challenges. They strive to help you create your own solutions because those are the ones that are the most successful and create the most emotional buy-in. Most coaches also offer free introductory sessions. Research your coach carefully to ensure that you are getting exactly what you are looking for.
The Business Coach Peter Townshend helps small business owners find success and balance. Find more articles and solutions at http://www.businesscoachpeter.com
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