Today I (Paul) had the opportunity to speak with a young man who had and has a lot of personal and business issues.
He was telling me that he had employed a professional coach from a well know franchise, and just what he had learned from the sessions he had purchased.
As he explained to me, my jaw began to slowly drop. Why? Well two reasons.
The first was that a lot of what he had purchased what we give for free, and the second was that it was clearly not suitable for HIM.
He was, is is everyone, unique. He was getting a textbook service, but he was to be found in no textbook.
There is more to coaching than learning the techniques. It must include personal experience, a real desire to help. An understaning of the person, not in any superficail way but genuinely and deeply.
It should never happen of course, but there appears to be an occasional temptation (when the client doesn't fit) to have him or her fit into a pre-built box, rather than to build a box for the client.
That is one reason why this coach doesn't much like the title!
There are very many coaches out there. When choosing yours, take care.
He was telling me that he had employed a professional coach from a well know franchise, and just what he had learned from the sessions he had purchased.
As he explained to me, my jaw began to slowly drop. Why? Well two reasons.
The first was that a lot of what he had purchased what we give for free, and the second was that it was clearly not suitable for HIM.
He was, is is everyone, unique. He was getting a textbook service, but he was to be found in no textbook.
There is more to coaching than learning the techniques. It must include personal experience, a real desire to help. An understaning of the person, not in any superficail way but genuinely and deeply.
It should never happen of course, but there appears to be an occasional temptation (when the client doesn't fit) to have him or her fit into a pre-built box, rather than to build a box for the client.
That is one reason why this coach doesn't much like the title!
There are very many coaches out there. When choosing yours, take care.