What is a coach?
Coaching is distinct from counseling, therapy, and friendship.
All coaches are consultants, few consultants are coaches.
The coach/client relationship is a designed alliance, focusing on maximizing opportunities,
not just on solving problems.
People hire a coach because they want more of something (money, time, happiness, success, freedom) or less of something (frustration, toleration,delays).
A coach is trained to work with a client on both personal and business goals. A therapist works on issues. There's a difference.
Coaching works because of the synergy resulting from a professional relationship.
Few people need a coach, most folks want a coach.
Within a few years, it will become common to have a coach. The question will be "Who is your coach?" Not, "Do you have a coach?"
As Americans put up with less and expect more out of life, they'll find a willing and supportive partner in a professional coach.
Having it all is just the beginning. Most Americans today want it all without having to pay the price. With coaching this becomes possible, not a pipedream. You may not get it "all" but you can get all that matters most.
Coaching is becoming popular as time becomes more valuable. Today, few of us can afford the steep learning curve of life. What would it be like to be wise, happy and successful this year vs. waiting for a decade or two?
Self-help is dead. Who has the patience to work on oneself all by oneself? That is old technology.
The best Olympic skaters all have a coach that they've bonded with, who brings out their best. Doesn't everyone deserve to have a coach who brings out their best?
Quotes are from Thomas Leonard, founder of Coach University and Coachville.
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