Danger: Your advisor may be killing your career!Written by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
Karen hired a "mentor" coach to help her business grow. The coach applauded Karen's efforts to design her website. On a slow week, coach said, "Clear clutter and learn to dance." After three months, Karen had a big coaching bill, a multicolored website, an empty house and a sad little business. Karen wasn't uncoachable. She chose wrong coach. For instance, Western medicine treats body as a machine to be repaired; Chinese medicine believes sickness is caused by imbalance that can be corrected by herbs and diet. Both models have limits. If you break your leg, Western model makes most sense; if you suffer from insomnia, you might favor Chinese model. John's business is hitting a rough patch. Coach X says, "Clear your life of clutter energing-draining relationships." Coach Y says, "I will teach you mental techniques to attract new business." Coach Z says, "Maybe your business does not reflect your life purpose." Coach Q offers, "I will teach you networking and sales techniques." Only John knows what he needs. If your website needs an overhaul, you can clear clutter till your house is bare and nothing will happen. But if everyday hassles are draining your energies, you can't focus clearly on website. Let's compare four best-selling books. Cheryl Richardson's Take Time for Your Life exemplifies "life space" model: people know what they want and how to get there; they grow by self-care and personal empowerment. Choose Coach X.
| | Which Coach Fits You? Written by Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D.
Karen hired a "mentor" coach to help her business grow. The coach applauded Karen's efforts to design her website. On a slow week, coach said, "Clear clutter and learn to dance." After three months, Karen had a big coaching bill, a multicolored website, an empty house and a sad little business. Karen wasn't uncoachable. She chose wrong coach. For instance, Western medicine treats body as a machine to be repaired; Chinese medicine believes sickness is caused by imbalance that can be corrected by herbs and diet. Both models have limits. If you break your leg, Western model makes most sense; if you suffer from insomnia, you might favor Chinese model. John's business is hitting a rough patch. Coach X says, "Clear your life of clutter energing-draining relationships." Coach Y says, "I will teach you mental techniques to attract new business." Coach Z says, "Maybe your business does not reflect your life purpose." Coach Q offers, "I will teach you networking and sales techniques." Only John knows what he needs. If your website needs an overhaul, you can clear clutter till your house is bare and nothing will happen. But if everyday hassles are draining your energies, you can't focus clearly on website. Let's compare four best-selling books. Cheryl Richardson's Take Time for Your Life exemplifies "life space" model: people know what they want and how to get there; they grow by self-care and personal empowerment. Choose Coach X.
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