I am often asked, "what will you do?" In the past, this question was answered very easily. "I am a consultant, or I am a manager, or even, I am a human rights adviser." But now that I have a coaching and consulting business, I reply, "I am a coach and trainer, and people either respond with enthusiasm:" Oh, yes, my sister (aunt, mother, friend, etc.) a Coach embarrassed "or they look and ask," What does a coach do? " And I'm often a bit of a loss for the answer, short and sweet, because coachingvaries a great deal about the training of coaches, past employment or professional background, other areas of knowledge and expertise, preferred type of clientele framework of values and beliefs, and a number of other factors.
And it's not just the coaches, so vary greatly, but also the customers who have very different needs and expectations of each of the coaches and the coaching process. Some people try to think for a partner to help them sort through complex personal or professional Situations or to help a mentor or expert in a particular area, they more expert yourself or a career counselor or guide to better assess their next best career move.
Clients can young university / college graduates want to continue planning for a fruitful, lucrative and satisfying career, or wanting a person to return to the workforce after a major defect, or a manager, the initiation of a process of change in his department, or a focus --> Career executive who suddenly need to size down and help in sorting through the often painful aftermath of such an experience and in assessing his career options.
Most coaching programs to teach their students that the customer is) (or coachee the expert on yourself, and that the coach has the task to guide and assist the customer through a discovery process to their specific talents, interests, values , goals, dreams, along with their limiting beliefs,negative habits and other internal or external obstacles. The coach does this by encouraging you, the client issues, believes this self-exploration, and development of this research journey through probing, and sometimes "nervous" in question. People hire coaches because they want to change in significant life or work, and that means being ready, able to exploit the hard work that such a change requires full.
A good coach is not a friend, although they generally supportdeeply for their clients, but they are teachers, lawyers, driver and cheerleader. Their goal is to reach their customers or exceed the goals they bring to the coaching process. Good coaches believe wholeheartedly in the ability of their clients, their unconditional support, their dreams, and are genuinely thrilled with success of their clients!