– Bill
McCartney
Coach
I have to admit, there are some books I have read on
coaching that were excellent and extremely helpful. There were others that, frankly, made the
whole process so completed and involved that I just wanted to give up all
together. Have you faced that dilemma? Have there been times that you find the
coaching process so complicated that you know you are not ready for this and it
might be best to seek another profession?
I have
good news for you. Life Coaching is not
that complicated. In fact, it is a very
natural process. Coaching is just a case
of helping people achieve things in their lives they cannot seem to do on their
own. We all need help from time to time. Even the coach needs help. Coaches are just people who have a passion to
help other people. They are the ones who
give that little push some need to get things going. They are not therapists, prophets or
police. They are not telling people what
to do, they are helping them do what most already know to do.
This is
not saying that coaching is so simple anyone can do it and there is no need for
training. Believe me, and I know you are
well aware of this, not anyone can coach.
There are people who may have great knowledge, but no compassion or
desire to work with others. Since
coaching is helping people to do for themselves what needs to be done, it takes
very special people to do it. Good
coaches have two very special qualities.
1) Coaches desire to help others succeed Studies have shown that Life Coaching is
very effective in giving those who wish to make a change in their lives the
needed backing to move forward. We all
know that there are many things that we do not understand or even know about in
life. Take being a coach for
example. When coaches call me for help
it is usually in how to develop and build their coaching practice. Why do they need help? Many know how to help others and how to be a
good coach, what they do not know is how to build a business. They need help in that area. Many others just need a bit of confidence
building to help them venture off into that very scary frontier of
self-employment.
2) Coaches are there to support, not do the job
As a coach, your job is not to fill
out their paperwork, develop their business plan or set their goals. Your job is to help them organize their
thoughts and develop their habits to do all this themselves and still enjoy the
process. That is what a coach does. We do not have to have all the answers, only
the right questions to get all the answers.
People are usually amazed on just how much they already knew, they just
needed help in seeing it.
As you
develop your coaching practice, remember that you are there to help, not to
know it all. If you have a heart for
others and desire to help them succeed; if you trust in God for direction and
keep your heart and mind open to Him, you will be a great coach.
You matter to the world. You are here to make a difference and that
difference is good. Remember the
qualities of a real success-minded person: Be your best. Love God.
Have good manners. Discover the unknown.
Change the world.
John Patrick Hickey is an author, speaker,
and Life Coach. To read more from John Patrick Hickey or to get his books,
training and book him to speak to your church, business or group, visit our
website at http://www.growthcenter.net or www.johnpatrickhickey.com.
© 2014 John
Patrick Hickey
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