Imagine creating the life you really want
Are you
- at the crossroads, wondering which path to choose?
- questioning the direction your life is taking right now?
- ready for change but still need to define what is the right
change for you?
- looking for affordable and effective support to make these changes?
You're not alone. I've worked with many people who've
been in the same situation as you and have successfully created
changes in their lives. Click here
to read some of their stories.
My clients tell me that coaching works because it
provides a structure for change, facilitates deep personal learning
and, through its accountability structure, eliminates procrastination.
Having worked with coaches myself, I know that this last part is
of critical importance. A coach not only supports and encourages
you, they hold you accountable for what you said you were going
to do.
The Coaching Process
After someone has chosen me to be their coach, I email
a package to get the reflection process started. (Click here
to take a look at my intake form). The first session usually lasts
about 2 hours and, if possible, is conducted in person. Coaching
then usually continues over the telephone, and a standard format
is every 2 weeks for an hour.
If you enter a coaching relationship with me, you
can expect to participate in various exercises and conversations
that are designed to help you get to know yourself better and deepen
your believe in yourself and your abilities. Where
appropriate, I share theories, exercises and articles that contribute
to your learning and growth, as a learning partner rather than a
teacher.
From this foundation, you will make choices and create
goals and action plans, and then choose how you want to handle being
accountable. The
path to learning is through inquiry, reflection and experience,
and the changes you make will be sustainable ones.
Click
here for a schematic
of the coaching model I use.
Coaching Agendas
Each coaching agenda is unique. Whilst working with
the client on the changes that want to achieve, I often focus on
the following areas. Click or scroll down to read more and access
useful tools and exercises.
Exploration of personal values
Identification of unique strengths
and skills
Identification of personality
type
Articulation of personal vision
and purpose
Exploration of the Inner Critic
Personal goal-setting
Identification of assumptions
and beliefs
Exploration of the change process
Energy drains and energy gains
Making time for what's important
Exploration of personal values
Through discovering and clarifying your values,
you will create a map that will guide you through the decision
paths of your life. Knowing your values helps you make a stand
and make choices on what is fulfilling for you. Click here
for an exercise designed to identify your values and here
for a comprehensive list of personal values.
Identification of unique strengths and skills
We often take for granted the unique strengths and
skills that make us who we are. When we become grounded in our
strengths, we can intentionally leverage them to help us achieve
our goals. Take the VIA Signature
Strengths Survey to identify your top 5 strengths.
Identification of personality type
Assessments are not only fun to take - becoming
more aware of our traits and characteristics, and how our mind
works, is critical in self-development. Click here
to take some on-line assessments.
Articulation of personal vision and purpose
In The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People,
Steven Covey talks about "beginning with the end in mind".
Everything starts with a dream and having a clear picture of what
it is that you truly desire is the most important part of the
change process. Start with this simple visioning
exercise to help you get clear on where you want
to be.
Exploration of the Inner Critic
Do you live with a consistently negative, nagging
voice inside of your head? One that questions your abilities chastises
you for every little mistake and downplays your accomplishments?
Or one that gently persuades you that it’s best to do nothing,
stay put, stay safe? We may all have Gremlins, but some people
seem to have quieted theirs so effectively that their impact on
their life is mercifully limited. Here are some strategies
for quieting your Gremlin.
Personal goal-setting
I believe that designing effective actions and
planning goals is critical to realizing desired changes. My clients
don't just talk about changes, they achieve them. More than that,
I believe a coach can really deliver value when they encourage
the client to leave their comfort zone to achieve more than what
they thought was achievable, to plant giant stakes in the ground,
to achieve breakthroughs that make a really big difference. Click
here for some goal-setting
exercises.
Identification of assumptions and beliefs
We all tell ourselves stories of how the world works
- it's a very efficient way to get through daily life. However,
sometimes our assumptions and beliefs are negative, non-productive
and limiting. As a coach, I listen very carefully for these mental
models and help clients become more aware of the stories they
are telling themselves. Read more
about mental models.
Exploration of the change process
Most of us have change of some sort on our agenda.
We want to get more business, work smarter, feel less stressed,
get on better with our kids, lose weight, etc. So what is the
most effective way to generate positive change? . Read
more about change.
Energy drains and energy gains
After you engage in an activity, do you feel energized?
Do you feel more alive? Or do you feel drained, depressed, or
less enthusiastic than before? Becoming more aware of what drains
us and what energizes us, and then using that awareness to intentionally
choose activities, is a way to find more balance in our lives.
Read more.
Making time for what's important
There are only 24 hours in a day, but are you spending
them in a way that reflects your true priorities. Print off some
tools that will
help you track, and assess, where your time goes.
Are you ready to work with a coach?
To get started, just click the link below, and see how reach
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