What is “Coaching”?
How does it work?
Generally people who receive coaching want to change or improve something about their lives: work, family, key relationships, a change of job, independence – there are all sorts of reasons.
Generally people who receive coaching want to improve something about their lives: work, family, key relationships, a change of job, independence – there are all sorts of reasons.
Coaching gives you direction
When you want to go somewhere, if you are unclear about where you are right now, then you won’t know where you are heading. So…
- What are the themes here?
- What’s important in life, and what isn’t?
- What are your assumptions and opinions on this topic?
- What are your emotions and feelings about it?
If you know where you are now (your current situation), you can think about where you want to get to.
- Where are you going?
- If anything was possible, what would want to do and what would you want to be?
- Why do you want to go to where you are heading?
- Say you arrived there, what would happen then? What would suit you best?
- What would it mean for your life?
You bring about change by acting it out, not just by learning or recognition.
- What do you start with?
- What environment do you value the most?
- How will you get there?
- What do you need to progress?
Bringing about change with your coach
Don’t expect the process of making this change to be smooth or tidy. Above all, doing it alone is, from personal experience, very difficult. The coach makes no value judgements; he looks at the client as “someone with potential”. He supports him in his progress with all the means at his disposal. The important point to bear in mind is this: what sort of situations give you a sense of fulfilment, and what do you value most on those occasions? What kind of person are you? What kind of person are you trying to become?
We are all curious to know more about this, aren’t we?
Co-Active coaching ®
There are many approaches to coaching, but what Co-Active coaching offers is something different. It is not just about seeing a problem as something to be resolved: there can be positive aspects as well, related to our lives, to do with our values, preconceptions, feelings and the thoughts that hold us back. The coach is a key part of the client’s life, supporting him in the challenges facing him and his inner self.
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