Wednesday, April 20, 2011

You, as the coach, believe more in your client than she believes in herself

You, as the coach, believe more in your client than she believes in herself. You see her as perfect. You see the obstacles behind which lie her successes and you lead her around, over and through those obstacles.

You guide your client through the discovery process. You create a system of accountability to help the client take cheap designer sunglasses action on his discoveries.

Coaching is about being real. Dealing with what is, rather than what isn't. Developing a bond of trust. It is about opening up to each other.

Coaching is also about knowing yourself. So much of coaching is based on instinct, and questions, and internal examination. If you're not on a journey of self-examination, you're not in tune with yourself, and you're not congruent with what you're asking of your clients.

You need to get real with yourself - know your strengths, and your challenges. Know your personality - how are you likely to act, to react, to choose to do work. Know your striving instincts to get work done. Know your skill base. Know your limitations, and where to get resources.

When clients are looking for a coach in their lives, a life coach, a success coach, they're putting their dreams in your hands. They trust you with their lives, their hopes. It's not something they choose lightly ' there is a lot at stake in giving you that trust. It's not what they stand to lose that scares them. It's what they stand to gain by choosing the right person to guide them.

You will create miracles. Miracles happen all the time, although we don't always identify them in that way. You've heard stories about life-changing experiences. The help you give can change your client's life. A miracle is a shift in perception. All you have to do is shift someone's perception of the Miu Miu Sunglasses, way she sees her life or the way she approaches certain things, and a miracle happens. One minute she's literally going off the road; the next, you have picked her up, set her going in a new direction and her life is changed forever. And you will do it again and again.

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