Why you should hire a coach
Coaching seems to be ‘in’ thing now. Everywhere you turn somebody is calling themselves a coach. Whether this is good or bad is up for debate but what is most important is why you should hire a coach. Let’s start off by distinguishing what a coach is and is not. A coach is a qualified person who guides you through a process to help you reach to an end goal. Whether it is personal or business, your coach should help you go through a process of analysis for you to get clarity on where you want to be and how you plan to get there and then work with you as you move closer to your end goal.
A coach is not a psychologist or a therapist and does not treat with personal or mental health issues and should in fact recommend you seek professional help if these are your underlying issues. Your coach also does not focus on your past but instead stares you forward into the future and gets you into action to get what you desire. A good coach will help you unleash the great potential that is lying asleep inside of you so that you can become a better version of yourself. Your coach does not and should not have all the answers but is there to ask you some hard burning and sometimes tough questions to allow you to seek out the answers and get the transformation that you are craving. Your coach should be your cheerleader and team support but should also know when to give you a solid shake up or wake up call when you are falling down a slippery slope.
Not all coaches are made equal and some of the best coaches have coaches because they understand the importance of continuous growth and transformation.
Why should you hire a coach?
Because if you are serious about building a business that you truly love, you know and understand that it cannot be done alone. You know that you need a team and support system so you can work smarter not harder and that having this team will allow you to grow even faster than if you were doing it alone.
I can attest to the fact that I have grown my own coaching business so rapidly because I have had many coaches and mentors to guide me along the way. They have been able to share valuable information which allowed me to avoid many of the traps of entrepreneurship. My own coach helped me find my rhythm and my momentum and it is because of this support I am where I am today. But more than that, I also understand that the coaching relationship would not have worked if I did not put in the work we discussed or get uncomfortable until I got comfortable with all that I needed to do to become a successful coach in my niche. I spoke about this in one of my blogs in July 2016- How hiring a coach changed my life.
In your quest to find a coach, look for someone who resonates with your own value system. Someone who has experienced and surpassed where you are presently and someone who has proof that they have accomplished what they say they are trying to help you achieve. A true coach will be honest, open and authentic and will be in a constant state of learning right along with you. (Just maybe I am the right fit for you!)
You should hire a coach because the world of business is competitive and having someone in your corner who has already accomplished what you are now trying to achieve will help you avoid many pitfalls. A coach is not a friend or a ‘yes’ man but is a no none sense supporter who will show up and give you the low down when you most need it. Your coach is not an advisor but your like your sub conscious brain helping you to uncover all the innate skills and talents you already have.
If you still have questions about how a coach can change your life and your business, feel free to hop on a FREE 30 minute discovery call and let’s discuss how coaching really works.
