What to expect
from personal coaching
Seldom are we properly listened to; rarely do we have the time to organise our own thoughts and priorities; very exceptionally do we truly focus on what’s important in our lives.
Coaching allows you space for these important things to happen.
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What is Coaching?
In a nutshell, coaching is:
You talk, we both listen, you choose to do something positive.
It is a deliberate process that uses focused conversations to create an environment for individual growth, purposeful action, and sustained improvement.
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If that sounds like guff to you then that’s ok, try this definition instead:
You hear yourself, you do something about it.
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If none of this makes any sense or isn’t interesting for you, then coaching is not likely to be a good fit... just yet.
Our aim is for you to raise your self-awareness, identify choices and take positive action.
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We will be a partnership of equals.
We will have a series of confidential, objective and productive conversations. These conversations will focus on you, and what you want to:
Review
Change
Take action on
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My coaching mission
To support you with respectful, non-judgemental and action-orientated coaching.
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My coaching method
Working to your goals and priorities:
I help to raise self-awareness, resourcefulness and identify choices through my coaching.
I aim to increase and sustain positive change and action for you.
I recommend 6 sessions over a six month period
Of course this is entirely flexible, pending your needs.
Our free consultancy call will help us form a plan.
Each session will last from 1 to 1.5 hours
If you are local to the North East we can arrange to meet in person (Covid restrictions pending). However our sessions can also be successfully run by phone or video call.
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What I will do as your coach
Create a safe environment
Listen, ask focused questions, reflect back, challenge, and acknowledge
Assist your understanding of your ‘best self’
Help set your agenda in which you can grow naturally and comfortably
Support you to identify opportunities for experimenting with new and enhanced approaches and help identify and remove barriers to sustainable success
Help you to identify gaps between where you are now and where you need or want to be
Help you develop a strong personal action plan to close those gaps and help you to reflect on progress
Help you understand and anticipate risks and barriers to successful realisation of your plan
Help you keep your eyes on your goals and self motivation to achieve them
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What I will NOT do as your coach
Solve the ‘problem’ directly for you
This may sound a little unhelpful at first, however, you will solve your own problems in your own way that works best for you and your resources.
Someone else’s solution is… exactly that. Your own solution, devised and delivered by you, is the one we’re after. I will focus on drawing the expertise and answers from you.
Advise
My role as coach is not to advise, which implies that I know best and that you are the lesser person. Advice-giving leads to critical conversations such as “why don’t you…?” and defensive “Yes, buts…”.
Advice-giving leads to dependency, which is not what my coaching is about. Instead, you will become self-sufficient and make progress through your own insights, ideas and positive actions.
