This question has a variety of answers. It depends on several factors. Firstly, the coach that you decide to work with, secondly the issues that you feel need to tackle. Many coaches focus on particular ‘problem areas’, such as poor presentation and communication skills, or difficulties caused by procrastination. They use set tools to ‘mend’ whatever the clients believes is wrong with them. I do not feel this approach is effective—if it were that straightforward, people wouldn’t need any outsider to help them. They read a self-help book and get on with it themselves.
I believe that good coaches offer their clients a secure, however challenging, environment in which they can explore their feelings and beliefs whilst work out what’s troubling them with the help of a understanding, non-judgmental, input. I see my role as a coach to:
· To understand you and the issues you are struggling with
· Help you regain and maintain self-esteem, self confidence self-acceptance and self-belief
· Enable you to acknowledge your core strengths
· Explore your goals, interests and choices
· Analyse real and perceived stumbling blocks to progress
· Enable you accomplish a sense of purpose
· Help you live a fulfilled and happy life