What is Coaching?
What the heck is life/business coaching anyway? This trendy term that’s being thrown around these days is more than just a trend I assure you. It’s a growing phenomenon to say the very least. The reason it’s more than just a trend is because folks, now more than EVER during this information overload age, need an accountability partner in order to reach significant goals. Let’s not blame ourselves, it is human nature to stay within close proximity to our comfort zone. We simply are not able to see ourselves in our best light or push ourselves to greater heights because typically we are our own worst enemy holding ourselves back in most cases without even knowing it. Most peoples’ full potential is never even tapped and it’s an unfortunate tragedy.
Many people have dreams and desires, but many don’t ever get realized because often the kind of support needed isn’t in place in order to make them happen. This isn’t to minimize the role of friends, colleagues, and resources that we have. However, the objectivity and encouragement required from a professional coach is like none other. A coach is someone who has a true investment in you and what’s in your best interest. People close to us typically cannot serve that role in our lives at all times. A coach is hired to do just that.
There are plenty of self-help books and motivational literature out there for the highly self-disciplined individual. However, most of us have not and do not press ourselves to be as effective or productive as we could be, despite those various gusts of energy we get from time to time where we clean the entire house/ every closet/ write down every goal/ exercise daily for 2 weeks etc all to be frustrated with ourselves when we don’t get everything accomplished or fully follow through. Tony Robbins mentions in his audio program The Edge that only 10% of people who buy a book actually read the first chapter!! Good intentions are not good enough!!
Time is a hot commodity in the world today. We don’t have enough of it, so where is there time for yet one more thing? Precisely why prioritizing and strategizing is essential to our existence. We simply cannot afford not to coach with someone! Start today!
