What
is coaching?
Why does coaching work?
How does it work?
What is the coaching process?
Where do we coach?
What makes me a coach?
What
is coaching?
Coaching is a partnership that provides support, structure,
and focus to assist you in identifying, clarifying, and achieving
your personal or professional goals and aspirations--faster and easier
than would otherwise be possible.
Essentially,
coaching guides you to set better goals, asks you to do more than
you would do on your own, focuses you to better/more quickly produce
results, and provides the tools, support, and structure to accomplish
more.
Why does coaching work?
Synergy between the coach and client creates momentum.
You learn to set better goals--ones that are based upon
your values and desires. The coach holds your vision, so you are drawn
to your vision, rather than forced to push to get ahead.
You
learn new skills that command action and create success.
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Coaches:
Build a partnership with you that provides support, structure,
and focus, which allows you to identify, clarify, and achieve goals
faster and easier than otherwise possible.
They also honor and accept you where you are right now and
hold you to a higher standard than you hold yourself.
Ask more than you do of yourself and provide the tools,
support, and structure that affords you the confidence and courage
to move forward.
What
is the coaching process?
Coaching is a process of inquiry and personal discovery that
serves to build your level of awareness and responsibility. Professional
coaches listen, observe, question, and elicit solutions and strategies
that come from you, so they work for you.
Where do we coach?
Nearly all coaching sessions, worldwide, are held over the
phone. We set up our appointments by phone, person, or email and from
there, you call me, and we hold our coaching sessions over the phone.
In between calls, you can email or we can set up Instant Messaging
appointments for on-the-spot support.
However,
if you live in Chicago and would prefer to hold sessions in person,
we can make the necessary arrangements to do it that way as well.
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What makes me a coach?
I am a coach that answered my calling; I wanted to train with
the best, so in 1999, I started taking classes, hired my first coach,
and in 2000 enrolled in Coach U's Certified Coach Training Program...
Currently,
I am a member of Coach U, the International Coach
Federation, The Evolutionary Institute, Coachville, and the Chicago
Coaching Alliance, which all offer professional development training
sessions, conferences, and cutting-edge programs in order to keep
their members ahead of the curve. I am also proud to be a faculty
member for Coach U and a trainer for The Evolutionary Network, as
well as a Mentor Coach for many of Coach U/Inc's Coaches in training.
Credentials include:
DePaul University M.A. IDS June
2002
Coach U Certified Coach Graduate (CUCG) April
2004
Coach U Certified Faculty Member May
2004
ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
May 2005
The Evolutionary
Institute Certified Coach March
2005
The Evolutionary Network Trainer November
2005
Tantra Nova Institute Level 1 Certification March 2007
Coach U Professional Mentor Coach (PMC) May 2010
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What else do you want to know?
If you have a question that has not been answered here or throughout
the site, please send your question via the submission
page.
I hope this
helps you to better understand who, what, and how coaching works.
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