Now for you other folks....
I just posted a message mostly to those people out there who might want to become a life coach, or some other type of coach, since there are many types. I personally am a life and small business coach. But I'd like to also open up the conversation here for those of you who would like to know just what coaching is and how it can benefit you. One of my personal goals as a coach is to help people understand what coaching is all about.
Is coaching the same as counseling? No way. Counseling generally is aimed toward people who have emotional issues of some sort or who may need medications, or just have problems to work through. And counselling mostly focuses on your past. Coaching on the other hand, focuses mostly on your present and future. Where are you right now, where do you want to go and how can you get there? What are your goals? As a coach, if I am coaching with you and sense that you have some emotional or past issues that haven't been dealt with, I may ask you to see a counselor to work through those issues, so that you can move forward with coaching. Coaching helps you to build a bridge between where you are now and where you want your life to be.
Now, having said all that, where DO you want your life to be? I will open up this conversation by asking you some questions: how is your job going right now? Content? Not happy? What? What is your home life like? How would you like it to be? Are you happy with yourself? What's missing? Are you stuck in a rut of some sort? Why? How might you get unstuck? Do you have waaayyy too much clutter in your house? What can you do about that? Can't figure out your life's purpose, why you're here? What do you spend your time and energy on, or maybe more importantly daydream about? Does that give you any hints?
THIS is what coaching is about, it asks you to look truthfully at 'what is' in your life and whether that's how you really want it to be, and then thru conversations with your coach, discover within yourself how you can change things for the better.
OK, I've opened up some topics for communication here, and will check in sometime later this week to see who's talking. And, I especially want to hear from you if some of the above has got you thinking and you've begun to make a change in your own life! I will celebrate with you!
Is coaching the same as counseling? No way. Counseling generally is aimed toward people who have emotional issues of some sort or who may need medications, or just have problems to work through. And counselling mostly focuses on your past. Coaching on the other hand, focuses mostly on your present and future. Where are you right now, where do you want to go and how can you get there? What are your goals? As a coach, if I am coaching with you and sense that you have some emotional or past issues that haven't been dealt with, I may ask you to see a counselor to work through those issues, so that you can move forward with coaching. Coaching helps you to build a bridge between where you are now and where you want your life to be.
Now, having said all that, where DO you want your life to be? I will open up this conversation by asking you some questions: how is your job going right now? Content? Not happy? What? What is your home life like? How would you like it to be? Are you happy with yourself? What's missing? Are you stuck in a rut of some sort? Why? How might you get unstuck? Do you have waaayyy too much clutter in your house? What can you do about that? Can't figure out your life's purpose, why you're here? What do you spend your time and energy on, or maybe more importantly daydream about? Does that give you any hints?
THIS is what coaching is about, it asks you to look truthfully at 'what is' in your life and whether that's how you really want it to be, and then thru conversations with your coach, discover within yourself how you can change things for the better.
OK, I've opened up some topics for communication here, and will check in sometime later this week to see who's talking. And, I especially want to hear from you if some of the above has got you thinking and you've begun to make a change in your own life! I will celebrate with you!
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by coachsue
