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Personal Coaching
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You probably know what it's like to navigate through your professional life alone. If you're like most people, you've been doing it for years. And the higher up in management you go, the harder it gets. "It's lonely at the top."
Coaches fill a vital need that no one else can meet.
- Spouses can be good listeners, but it's problematic to bring in-depth counseling into the middle of a marriage.
- Friends will listen and give help when they can, but they're not trained to identify the most significant issues. And they won't have the time or the commitment to be there for you consistently. When they have needs of their own, they want to receive help, not give it.
- Business associates have limited time, and their values and goals may sometimes be in conflict with yours. Understandably, they are more committed to their own success. Besides, many issues are too sensitive to discuss with peers, bosses, and subordinates.
Think of someone — perhaps a family member or a close friend — who is going through change. Imagine what a gift it would be for him/her to have a coach in his/her life — a trained professional who really cares about him/her.
All of us have meaningful conversations about our lives and careers once in a while, but a coach is available regularly and consistently, to support and guide one through trials and triumphs.
The impact of coaching increases with time. As coach and client get to know each other better, the coach becomes more familiar with the client's strengths and weaknesses, aspirations and dreams — and the acts of sabotage that jeopardize those dreams.
So, who can benefit from having a coach — anyone who's going through change. And that includes just about all of us!
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