|
Coaching Guidelines
How to get the most out of coaching: It is important to both coach and participant to benefit greatly from the time we spend together each week/month and also the time between our calls. The information listed below will help you maximize our time together. My goal as you coach is to encourage you in your daily life. In addition, I want to help you discover where you are and where you want to go.
Coaching works best when you have clear goals that are in alignment with your needs and values. If you are unclear about any of these, we can discuss them during our call.
Get to know your self in new ways: Working with a coach is a healthy way to grow. Most people hire a coach to accomplish several specific goals. Coaching is all about being, and expressing, your genuine best self. Don’t be surprised if you discover new parts of your self, or if you find your goals adjusting themselves, to who you really are, and who you want to be. This discovery process is natural, so you needn’t rush it, just realize it will likely happen. Accelerated persona and professional growth is the hallmark of being coached.
As your coach I am here to fully participate in our partnership.
It is my job as a coach to:
Listen: for many things, such as your assumptions and conclusions, what you’re saying in your self talk; evidence of emotional pain that blocks action; what motivates you and excites you; self doubt, growth you may not be giving your self credit for, resources you already have available but may not as yet recognize, and much more.
Question: What are you goals; what do you love: what may be frightening you that limits you from taking action; are you being present time oriented; are you willing to trust your self, have courage and take action; how do you see your self moving forward in this goal; what inner work must you do to be your real self consistently in your life, how can I best support you now and much more.
Design: As your coach it is my desire to assist you in defining your personal and professional goals in alignment with your design and purpose for your life.
Forwarding Action: As your coach I am an equal, not an expert or an authority. Coaches do not give counseling or therapy, instead a coach makes requests, offers suggestions, advise and opinions, and shares intuitive hunches, that may be helpful in facilitating your ongoing forward momentum. As you Coach I am an equal partner in designing your action plan. As you coach I may make a recommendation for action, you always have to power to stop and renegotiate your action strategy.
Strengthening & Heartening: It is my job as your coach to cheer you on; to see your strengths and to tell you about them; to help you to overcome self doubt, and accept your self as the person of strength and competence that you really are; to be the emotional bridge who holds the space for you to dare to risk and change.
Dream Stretcher: As your coach .. I will help you to stretch toward your dreams, to think bigger, to go farther, to be committed, to grow and achieve more than you’ve dared to imagine.
Staying in the present time: As your coach I will help you remember that our power is always in the present moment. In order to be in the present moment, it is necessary to have a certain detachment from outcomes. In the present time we always have the power of choice.
Telling the truth: As your coach it is my responsibility to tell the truth 100% of the time, from a viewpoint of compassion and an intention of your well being. Occasionally this may take the form of confronting you with a truth you may prefer to avoid or deny. As your coach I offer you a mirror that has no judgment attached.
Developing self trust: As you Coach I will assist you in seeing yourself as a resource you can trust and depend on. A sounding board should you need one and some one you can trust to open up to at any time on any topic. Knowing that you can trust your self, and reach out to others in collaboration is strength.
Make a Commitment: Fully invest your self in this opportunity for accelerated growth and accomplishment. Show up for your coaching call on time and fully here, ready to problem solve, reflect, create strategies, and celebrate.
Intake Exercise Form: Give yourself enough time to fill out the Intake Form so you have time for thought and reflection. The intake form is an important tool that assists us in staying focused on YOUR AGENDA during our coaching session. The intake form facilitates our ability to quickly move forward to the tasks at hand. Always be sure to send the Intake Form at the agreed upon date and time so that your coach has some time to reflect as well. This form is for the coach to have a base idea of what you are looking to achieve.
If it’s going to be, it’s up to me! : We all are more energetic and inspired when our own needs are being met. Make a commitment to nurturing yourself and your well being beginning with your first coaching session and on out into your future.
Reduce Clutter: Be willing to reduce the clutter in your environment and in your life that stands in the way of your progress toward your life and your self as you’d like them to be. Though change can sometimes feel challenging, your coach is here to help you smooth the way.
Be Honest: Be honest with your self and your coach 100% of the time. I want to hear everything you wish to express. Partners communicate with respect as equals, and trust each other’s intention of well being toward one another.
Take Action: When you agree to take action, do your very best to complete it. If you are having problems that are holding you back, feel free to e-mail me and we can discuss it via e-mail or on a brief coaching call during the week.
Confidentiality: The coach and client recognize that the nature of the coaching relationship involves the passing of personal and business information that may be highly confidential. As such, the coach agrees that, unless express written permission is granted, all coaching calls and conversations and written communications remain completely confidential between the coach and the client, except where prohibited by law.
