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What is a Coach?
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What is a “coach”? This is an excellent question and one frequently asked.Best and briefly said: "A coach is someone who gets you to do First and foremost, a coach LISTENS. A professional coach is trained to TRULY listen – deeply, fully and without judgment - to you. Your objective will be to be heard and know that you are the sole focus of the conversation. Your time with a coach is private. And confidential. Most coaches select a particular specialty. Perhaps you know of some: life, career, athletic, corporate, financial, relationship, grief, organization, vocal, fitness, etc. At reflective beings , where I specialize in Life Coaching, sessions are conducted over the phone or face-to-face – whatever works best for you – based on locale, time, bad hair day, etc. Geography and comfort levels are never obstacles to the client/coach process or relationship. The purpose of all coaching is to work together to help create a "plan" with action steps that help achieve a goal. I like the adage of: "A goal without a plan is only a dream" And, while dreams are "nice" - the only way to turn them into reality is to put action into the mix. Professional coaches who are members of the International Coach Federation (ICF – www.coachfederation.com ) commit to a variety of tenets, including a comprehensive Code of Ethics. This assures, and quite important to many, that the client/coach experience is confidential. Please see my “Scheduling, Rates, How It Works” page to review this Code in its entirety. “reflective beings” is a member in good standing of the ICF and abides by its ethics and professional standards. Coaching can be long or short term - depending on what the client is seeking and how hard he/she chooses to work and at what speed. The client/coach relationship can also be intermittent depending on the client. Interested in a complimentary sample session ? Email us to book an appointment. |