What Life Coaching Isn’t
Coaching is Different from Therapy or Counseling.
Patients seeking therapy and/or counseling usually have a specific problem arising from an incident, condition and/or trauma. Therapists and Counselors tend to deal with the past and healing the past. A Coach, on the other hand, ‘draws a line in the sand’ and starts with the ‘present’ and the ‘future’ and ‘creating in the now.’ A typical coaching client has not usually experienced any of these extremes. Most clients are successful, fulfilled people already and are looking to raise the bar to grow further into their true magnificence.
Coaching is Different from Consulting or Mentoring.
Consultants and Mentors are subject-matter experts who offer solutions for a particular problem or business opportunity. Mentoring has similarities to coaching although there is a fundamental difference. Mentoring is usually about a particular task, job or process. The mentor is experienced in a specific area and knows the answers to specific questions concerning the particular area. A Coach doesn’t have the answers and requires little, if any experience of the task. The Coach merely has the skill of asking powerful intuitive questions which facilitate the client in seeking their own answers within. Coaches understand that you always have the answers about your own life, and coaches support your discovery of those answers. Fundamentally the mentor is the teacher and the Coach is the guide.
Coaching is Different from Friendship.
Whilst we love and adore our friends - they are indeed one of life’s greatest gifts. In terms of life goals, however, our friends may not be the ideal people for assisting us to move forward. Our friends usually want to keep us ‘safe’ and through their own unconscious filters they may hold us back from the growth we truly need. Friendly conversations rarely offer organized follow up to your stated goals. Coaches are there just for you. They don’t have an agenda or judgmental attitude. They are trained to provide follow up for your stated goals and plans.
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