WHAT COACHING IS
...your goals, your learning, and your growth. Together you and I, your coach, will listen to the Holy Spirit to hear His voice about you.
...rather than teaching. You are the expert on your life. As your coach, I will use coaching techniques such as active listening, open questions, encouragement, challenging a bit, and always remaining supportive. I do all this to assist you in discovering insights and taking next steps.
...your action. Each session you will determine 2-3 actions steps you will take before the next session. You may be surprised how quickly you progress toward your goals.
WHAT COACHING IS NOT
...Although many of the communication techniques are the same, like active listening, reflecting, use of questions, limited advice giving, etc., therapy focuses on the past to bring healing and unblock a person to move ahead. Coaching is future and action-oriented, for people who are basically clear of psychological and emotional issues.
...Mentors are experts in a particular field who seek to pass on their expertise to another person. Mentors provide knowledge, advice, guidance, correction, and encouragement to people who are newer and junior—by experience if not by position or age. They may use some coaching techniques, but mentors usually play the roles of advisor and teacher to guide and impart knowledge and wisdom.
...In training, the trainer sets the agenda. Change comes from outside the participant, via the trainer. In coaching, you set the agenda. Coaches use adult learning principles of self-discovery to motivate change from within you.
...Did you have a tough sports coach who used to yell at you and make you do a million push-ups if you made a mistake? That’s not coaching. As your coach I may push you beyond what you might think you can do, but will always be supportive. You are in control. The responsibility to decide and act is yours.
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