Being a professional coach for over 15 years I have come to value the power that a coaching relationship provides. There is great power in opening yourself up to someone else to allow them to hold you accountable. Whether you are a seasoned business person or a brand new entrepreneur, you can grow tremendously from using a coach.
How often have you said to yourself, “Yeah, I’ll get to that as soon as I finish ‘X.’” How often do we remember that promise we made to ourselves to actually get to that? Do we really mean it when we say that? I believe that people inherently put things off in order to not have to deal with unpleasant or tough things. We have to do those things eventually. Successful people are the ones who tackle those tough things on a regular basis. They push through the things they procrastinate so they can have more emotional energy to focus on the things that will make them successful.
In working with a coach you have someone else holding your “feet to the fire” to get those things done. Often I’ve found that once I’m able to talk through with someone what they are trying to do, they are much more likely to succeed because it becomes clear what to do next for them. Each subsequent step gets mapped out and they are able to successfully move through complex and tough tasks.
Coaches help brainstorm what to do. It’s hard to think of everything to do on your own. Having a coach gives an outside perspective that helps you see things in a different light to open you up to doing more of the important things.
Coaching also give you someone to acknowledge your successes. In our “grown-up” world we don’t usually have a parent or other person to celebrate our successes with us. If we never get positive feedback, we tend to lose our motivation.
If you have never taken advantage of what a coach can do for you, give it a try. You’ll be surprised at how powerful the results will be for you.
