| Are you right-handed? If yes, most certainly you put on | | | | or life in general, any coaching session is basically an |
| your jacket by putting your right arm in first. Correct? | | | | intensive conversation between coach and coachee. |
| How about next time you put in your left arm first? In | | | | Its purpose is to trigger a learning process that leads to |
| case you are left-handed, begin with your right arm. | | | | the desired outcome. By asking the right questions a |
| Any ideas of how this would make you feel? Yes! | | | | coach examines your values, sometimes self-limiting |
| You'd feel awkward and might even need several | | | | beliefs and behavioural patterns. Based on that, you will |
| attempts before your arm finds the appropriate sleeve | | | | establish your goals and an action plan of how to |
| and you can wear your jacket. | | | | reach them. |
| Why does it feel awkward and uneasy? Because | | | | Don't expect your coach to do solve all your problems. |
| you're reversing your normal pattern of donning your | | | | Rather, he or she provides you with a road map of |
| jacket and that's tough. We all have our ways of doing | | | | how to get from point A to B. You are the one in the |
| things. As soon as something slightly interferes with | | | | driver's seat. Your coach is your travel companion |
| these habits, we find ourselves challenged. | | | | making sure you continue your journey and get all skills |
| Your coach makes sure you don't give up | | | | you need to do so. |
| That's exactly what a good coach does for you: | | | | Your coach stays committed and makes sure you |
| Challenging you to point out to you new and often | | | | stay too |
| better, more effective ways to accomplish your | | | | Andre Agassi's coach can't play tennis like Agassi |
| objectives. Working with a good coach will guarantee | | | | does, and yet he plays a vital role in improving Agassi's |
| you'll achieve your goals fast and easy and don't give | | | | performance. And when Agassi is ready to give up or |
| up on them when it seems too hard to get to the finish | | | | you seem not to care any longer about that particular |
| line. | | | | job you once wanted, your coach stays committed |
| How does a coach do that? The word coaching | | | | and makes sure you do too. |
| literally means "transporting you from one place to | | | | Most coaching processes usually take six to ten |
| another". Athletes, for example, work with a sports | | | | sessions over two to six months with follow up |
| coach since they want to move from playing tennis | | | | sessions scheduled afterwards depending on the |
| well to playing tennis excellently. | | | | coachee. Follow-up coaching is crucial. Research |
| People who engage a career, business, life or | | | | shows that without them 87 percent of new skills |
| communication coach do the same. They want to | | | | learned will be lost. What a waste! |
| move from: | | | | I guarantee, if you were into horse racing and had a |
| - an average job with an average income to an | | | | promising fast foal, you would hire the best coach for |
| exciting job with a high income by improving their | | | | your horse to win the one million dollar cup. Don't you |
| communication and presentations skills. | | | | think that you and your life are more precious and |
| - an average performance to an outstanding one by | | | | more promising than any horse on earth? |
| managing their time more effectively. | | | | If you want to seriously improve and achieve more in |
| - a poor lifestyle to a great one by finding and setting | | | | your life invest in your future. Get yourself a coach |
| priorities in their life. | | | | who shows you better ways of doing things, supports |
| - a financial loss to financial freedom by setting and | | | | and motivates you! Discover how easy you can get |
| achieving financial goals. | | | | the success you deserve! You are worth it! Make an |
| - poor health to excellent health by loosing weight. | | | | appointment today! |
| Regardless if it's in the area of business, career, sports | | | | |