Wants And Needs
Do you have a desire to be something, do something or have something
in your life that isn’t there at the moment? Have you always pined
for these things but never done anything about it? Tried to do
something about it but failed? Have you always wanted to travel
somewhere? To feel happier? To set up your own business? Maybe you
want to find that perfect relationship? Perhaps it’s making more
money you’re interested in or creating more balance in your life? Or
is it just a nagging restlessness inside which you can’t fathom out?
Life Coaching
Coaching is a dynamic collaboration between two people - coach and
coachee. Imagine a relationship where the entire focus is on you -
what you want in your life and how you can get it. It is a
participative partnership designed to develop an individual to their
full potential. It is a one-to-one relationship that focuses on
personal development and problem-solving which enables you to
achieve your goals, and as the saying goes, “A goal is a dream
with a deadline.”
Your Personal Life Coach
In its simplest form, a life coach acts as a catalyst to help people
do, be and have what they want in life. We value honesty, integrity,
open communication, confidentiality, professionalism and trust. When
we work with our clients, they experience all of these values.
Without them, there would be no results - and results, as well as
learning, is what coaching is all about: the sense of well-being,
great relationships, balance between work and play. Whatever it is
you’re aiming to achieve.
Investing as little as 1 hour a month of your time on your own
personal development and achievement can have a dramatic effect on
the quality of your life. Whether it’s more time, renewed energy,
healthy finances, greater confidence, better relationships or a
balanced, fulfilling life that you want - life coaching is a tried
and tested way of enjoying any or all of these benefits. And the
achievement of such goals can be incredible - days and weeks as
opposed to years, or never. The only obstacle to acquiring them is
you.
How Is Life Coaching Delivered?
Coaching is conducted, as mentioned, in a one-to-one forum,
typically over the phone. This said, face-to-face coaching is also
an option. A client will pre-book his/her coaching sessions in
advance and at an appointed time will call/meet with their coach for
a designated time period, eg: 45 minutes. This is on a regular
basis, a typical schedule being once every two weeks. During this
time the coach and coachee will be involved in a confidential and
personalised session which seeks to determine the client’s goal,
discuss current realities, assess options to move forward and then
conclude with a specific set of actions that will move the client
towards their goal. This is simplifying the process tremendously,
but it is the essence of a classic coaching session.
What Coaching Is Not
Many people can become confused as to what coaching really is. It is
actually a non-judgmental, non-prescriptive and non-directive form
of coaching which enables clients to determine their own goals, find
their own solutions and take their own actions. Life Coaches never
tell clients how to do anything, unless a client asks for their
assistance in the form of suggestions. The consequence is that
coachees take full responsibility for their actions and enjoy total
ownership of the results - results that are often astounding, both
to coaches and coachees alike.
So to clarify, coaching is none of the following:
-counselling
-therapy
-mentoring
-teaching
-training
-directing
-judging
Essentially, coaching is about the present, with a view to helping
clients to reach their targets that are set in the future. It only
works with willing individuals who have the desire to change or to
get up and take the necessary action to achieve what they want to
achieve. If a client isn’t willing, then a coach will not offer to
assist them.
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