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“Successful coaching is a mutual conversation that follows a predictable process and leads to superior performance, commitment to sustained improvement, and positive relationships.” Dennis Kinlaw, in his book Coaching for Commitment:

What a Coach is:

The International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as; “Professional Coaching is an ongoing partnership that helps clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life.” Coaching is about giving support, inspiring, challenging, modeling trust and integrity, facilitating growth and change, and partnering for success. The goal of coaching is the development, growth and success of those being coached. Coaching is supportive, respectful, encouraging, curious, positive. Coaching is about positive movement.

What a Coach is not:

A coach is NOT a counselor. A coach is an encourager and challenger, a facilitator for positive change. A counselor is trained to deal with problems and help others overcome them. In addition to “problem-solving” a coach trains in maximizing potential, in attaining what seems to be the unattainable. Having a coach is like having a climbing guide when you are trying to scale high peaks. As you climb, you work together assessing the route, staying focused and moving forward skillfully. A counselor may be trained in behavioral psychology, but a coach is trained and experienced in the technology and development of life-long personal and professional achievement. A counselor may inadvertently foster dependency. A coach empowers the individual for flight.

How Coaching works:

Coaching involves a series of interactive conversations, generally scheduled on a regular and periodic basis. These conversations are comprised of standard components designed to yield unprecedented growth and fulfilled goals. Those components include support, truth, integrity, trust, and facilitation. The conversations are usually via telephone, but on occasion can be done in person. These conversations are deliberately tailored and designed for the individual being coached to unlock his or her potential for continuous improvement and performance.

Confidentiality:

Trained coaches understand the need for complete confidentiality whether the coaching is of a personal, professional, or corporate nature. Coaches are bound by ethics agreements which include strict confidentiality. Coaches are dedicated to you and to your advancement, achievement and success. They understand the importance of trust in this kind of relationship.

Are you ready for a Coach?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, chances are you’re ready for a personal coach.

• Am I willing to explore my potential and begin thinking beyond normal to extraordinary?
• Do I want to be a visionary, and maintain a high level of accomplishment?
• Am I willing to accept another person’s advice, encouragement, insight and feedback so that I can advance beyond what I ever dreamed?
• Do I feel the need for something new and challenging?
• Do I have a problem with life and work balance?
• Do I feel stagnated?
• Do I have a lot of good ideas, but am not able to do anything with them?
• Do I feel overwhelmed?