One of the core presuppositions within NLP is that 'all of the resources we need are inherent in our own physiology' and, on one level this idea can raise the question as to why anyone might seek the support of a coach - life, work or otherwise.
But the key here is that we may not recognise those resources and abilities we have.
Often we are too close to our own stuff to see our way through; we are in the forests of our lives and can't see the trees.
Coaching is a process as well as a tool.
Most of the world's most successful people – from athletes to business people – have coaches and they engage others to help them in a number of ways.
1) To Find Direction - we can drift through life without much of a plan, not really knowing where we're heading. A coach can change all of that by helping you really focus and figure out your purpose, vocation or goal. - and then work with you to set out a step by step plan of action.
2) Doing Things More Effectively - a coach can help you get serious about the success you deserve to have, and motivate you to use the what you have in the most effective way. They can encourage you to identify the skills you have and identify areas for improvement
3) To be your 'Accountability Partner' -we can be our own worst enemies when it comes to making excuses and putting things off, a coach can help deal with procrastination. When we're only answerable to ourselves, it's too easy to say "I'll do it tomorrow" – and we all know tomorrow never comes! A coach is there to a kind of conscience, providing a supportive nudge in the right direction and sometimes demanding answers when we let ourselves down.
4) From A - B with out a detour through C.D & E - a coach can save you the stress of having to figure all out everything on your own. The benefit of your coach's knowledge and experience, plus the step-by-step plan they can help you to build, can help you gain a real edge in terms of personal and professional development
5) To be a motivator - if we've been moving along on our own for a while, it's easy to become demotivated and lose confidence in our own abilities. A couch will help you re-focus on your successes, plans and possibilities.
6) To notice blind spots - we can all be guilty of ignoring our own faults, and more interestingly not spotting those patterns which cause us to falter. A coach will help identify those blocks and 'invisible' sabotage tactics that we have developed for ourselves.
In short a Coach has a professional view of your personal and professional success. They work with you to create plans; refine behaviours and shape attitudes which allow you to achieve those things YOU define as being goals and targets.
It's interesting how people may not have a problem in hiring a 'trainer' to help them get 'into better physical shape' but will question paying for a business or personal 'coach' to help them in other areas of their life. The truth of the matter is that almost every successful individual; every high-performer, has worked with a mentor or a coach for part (or possibly) most of their journey.
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