What is Coaching?

Coaching is a powerful relationship with a singular purpose: to move you from where you are to where you really want to be. The coaching process is about you as a whole person; your values, goals, work, balance, fulfillment, and life purpose. A coach works with you to discover the deep truths about who you are, what makes you come alive, and the life purpose you were created to fulfill, then designs with you achievable, accountable goals and structures to get you moving powerfully toward that purpose. Coaching is all about pursuing and achieving your deepest dreams, attaining success as you define it, discovering your life purpose, and learning to craft a fulfilling life based on the freedom of being your truest self, no holds barred.

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How does coaching differ from counseling, consulting or mentoring?

   Imagine you want to learn how to ride a bike. There are many ways to go:

• A THERAPIST might help you discover all the blocks and traumas from your past that have kept you from learning to ride a bicycle before now, and why you may feel fearful about going forward at this time.

• A CONSULTANT might give you all the technical information about bicycles, their features, how to use them, and maybe even how to be "ergonomically correct" when you ride a bicycle.

• A MENTOR might explain everything to you as he or she actually gets on the bicycle and rides it for you, demonstrating how it's done.

These are all good approaches, but not for everyone.

If you really want to learn HOW to ride on your own...

A COACH will stand by you as you get on the bicycle, keep it steady and help you discover your balance, cheer you on, give you a little push from behind when you need it, run along beside you with encouragement, and then let go so you can do it on your own.

So what’s the “bike” that you want to ride?