Coaching-What is it all about?

As a coach it seems to me that a lot of people are still unsure of what coaching is and what its value or purpose might be. What is interesting is that we all understand the value of coaching in sports, music, driving, or any number of fields that require apprenticeship. The fact is we get coaching in almost every facet of our lives accept for in our lives. Despite not coming with instructions we all feel like we can do it on our own. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. Enter “Coaching.”

Imagine that you have been waffling back and forth over a decision and you have finally, after what seems like eternity, had the insight that it is time to act. But then life happened and once again that thing you know you want to do is on the back burner, the cycle repeats itself until you get frustrated and decide that it is time to do something. Coaching is the vehicle that gives you the power to help you break that cycle.

On one hand.

A coaches role is to point you towards helping you create a strategy, develop skills, offer corrections and be a cheerleader. It might also include next steps, developing an action plan or helping you be accountable. That would be a typical description of a coach were to think of sports. This type of coaching might be helpful, it might not.