Why would you hire a coach? You don't play competitive sports or run marathons. What could a coach do for you?Just as amateur and professional athletes who want to further their game work with a coach, business owners, managers and entrepreneurs can also further their game, or business and life, by working with of a professional coach. You can be good, very good at what you do, but there is always better. And to get to better, you need to make changes.
Change doesn't just happen on its own. Change occurs when you take charge and actively work to make these changes. The three key ingredients to change are vision, plan, and
motivation to make it happen.
Some people go through work and life just existing. They're not unhappy, but they're not really happy either. They aren't very clear about what success, or a great life looks like, much less how to actually achieve it. They lack clear vision,
ability to conceptualize a goal or ambition. And without a vision, a dream, a goal, a target, they aren't going anywhere.
A good coach asks
right questions to find out your values and deepest motivators, to peel back
layers to reveal your vision and dreams for an ideal life and work. Even someone who doesn't have a clear-cut vision of where he is headed still has dreams, hidden though they may be. A coach works with you to uncover those hidden dreams and goals and make them a reality, to put a face on them.
Once you have a vision, you need a plan to get there. You now know where you're going, but you aren't quite sure how to get there. A coach works with you to develop a map for your journey: identifying
milestones along
way, clarifying
steps and priorities to reach those milestones, keeping you focused and on track toward each goal, and celebrating all
wins as they are achieved. You find that you are not alone on this journey; a coach partners with you every step of
way to help you realize your vision. Your success is your coach's goal.