The Value of Coaching
Posted by Keitha:
George Elliot said, "The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice." However, to take advantage and learn from those choices a person must be able to take the time to reflect and discern those choices.
I recently went to a state conference for human resource management. One of the workshops I attended was about the importance of meaningful conversations. In our busy world of activities, meetings and deadlines it often seems that all we have time for in human exchanges are surface amenities. Coaching is one way to carve out intentional time for substantive interactions with another human being who is focused on you. What a gift to yourself!
The primary purpose of coaching is to define and achieve goals designed to enhance the quality of your life. Coaching is about co-creating and collaborating on a plan and a path that will move you forward to whatever you decide should be the outcome.
The assumptions of a coach working with you are that you are capable, competent, and complete. You already possess the knowledge and solutions to your challenges and are simply requesting help to unlock those hidden solutions through the use of powerful questions. In order to find those hidden solutions, you must take time for yourself, reflect and answer some of those powerful questions that might come up such as:
What do you want from your life?
What do you want to become? (You are never too old to ponder this question)
What accomplishments have been satisfying to you?
What activities or commitments give you energy?
What activities or commitments drain your energy?
The most valuable intent of coaching is that the coach is there for YOU!
