Frequently Asked Questions

Coaching for Individuals

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1. Why does Coaching work so well?

Your agenda, your goals. Coaching provides you with the complete freedom to create your own path. Unlike other professionals who may have their own agenda, a coach acts as your dedicated success partner, supporting your goals, your agenda, and your vision. No agenda, no judgement.
Tools and perspectives. You’ll gain access to a variety of tools and fresh perspectives. A coach can offer innovative suggestions and act as an objective observer, helping you to see your situation and yourself more clearly and differently. This partnership helps you discover what truly energizes you and achieve your goals in a way that’s uniquely your own.
Accountability, structure, and support. When you work with a coach, you take your goals more seriously. The structured support and accountability create positive pressure and motivation. This framework helps you break down big goals into manageable steps. And when you inevitably face obstacles, a coach is there to help you navigate them quickly, so you can stay on track and keep moving forward.

Because people are more and more prioritizing meaning and fulfillment over doing what’s expected of them. Our lives are increasingly complex, and coaching provides a valuable way to stay focused on what we want to achieve. Please realize that big dreams are achievable with the right support. A coach provides the structure and tools needed to turn those dreams into reality. Many people are in the fortunate position to have the resources for this type of personal growth and they are choosing to do so to live life on their own terms.

They look the same, both involve discussions with a professional, but they are very different.

Coaching is future-focused. It starts with where you are now and helps you create a clear vision of where you want to be. The process involves making a plan, dealing with obstacles, and taking action to achieve your goals. Unlike therapy, coaching does not address or heal unresolved past issues or trauma.

Say you feel stuck at work. A therapist would likely explore your past experiences to uncover the source of your feelings. They might investigate your relationship with authority figures or a deep-seated belief system that is limiting your potential. The focus will be on healing the emotional and psychological issues that are causing you to feel stuck. A coach would help you clarify what “stuck” means to you and how you want to feel instead. They will help you create a vision for your professional life, what job, where, and how it will look and feel. They would ask you things like “what is the very first step that you could take to move forward?, support you in making a plan and implementing it to get to your vision.

The relationship between a coach and a client is a partnership of equals. The coach provides tools, structure, and support, while you, the client, bring the content and drive the agenda. The goal is a collaborative effort to achieve exactly what you want. In contrast, the therapeutic relationship is often more hierarchical. The therapist uses specialized training to help you improve your mental health, which can place them in a position of authority or expertise over the patient.

While both aim to help you achieve success, they approach the solution very differently. The core distinction lies in expertise, relationship structure, and implementation.

Expertise: A consultant is the subject matter expert. They analyze your problem, diagnose what’s wrong, and provide the specific solution. A coach may or may not be an expert in your specific industry. The coach’s value comes from helping you define exactly what you want and find your unique path to achieving it. A coach is an expert in developing you so that your success is self-driven and sustainable.

Relationship: The fact that the consultant is the expert makes the relationship between consultant and client hierarchical; the consultant knows better. Whereas, The relationship between a coach and a client is a partnership of equals. The coach provides tools, structure, and support, while you, the client, bring the content and drive the agenda. The goal is a collaborative effort to achieve exactly what you want.

Implementation: Consultants often provide a report or a solution but are not typically involved in the implementation. A coach partners with you to completion. Knowing the solution is one thing; successfully implementing it is another, and your coach stays with you throughout that journey.

Blending the Roles

Coaching is often blended with consulting to maximize results. For example, if we partner to manage a specific case, I may occasionally put on my consultant “hat” to offer my direct expertise (like HR insights) if you need a specific, immediate answer to move forward. This ensures you get both the long-term skill development and the tactical guidance when necessary.

The methodology is the same. They differ in their primary focus. Business coaching concentrates on professional goals and career development, whereas life coaching addresses personal topics like relationships, well-being, and personal finance. In practice, a client might begin coaching with a specific business goal, only to discover that the obstacles they face are rooted in their personal life. Achieving success in business often requires personal development. As your coach, I will respect your desired focus, but be prepared for our work to naturally blend both your professional and personal life.

No. Coaching is a present you can give to yourself to get a lot more out of life; to create financial security independent of work, to live with more ease, to design a life where you do what you most enjoy. Coaching can support you to get what you really want faster and build a life around you that ensures your success is sustainable.

One month. Many clients, however, find so much value that they continue for about nine months to a year. For long-term goals like increasing job satisfaction, boosting your income, or improving your personal life, I recommend committing to at least six months. This timeframe allows you to see sustainable and meaningful changes in your life. For specific, short-term goals like preparing for a difficult conversation or navigating a single challenge a few sessions might be all you need. There is no commitment in our agreement, other than giving a week’s notice if you want to pause or stop.

Coaching is a relatively new profession. In its current form it has existed since the 1980s when Thomas Leonard, a then financial planner in the US, began integrating a holistic approach to his client’s lives beyond finance and is often credited as the founder of modern life coaching. He went on to establish the first formal coach training program and the International Coach Federation (ICF) in 1995, formally establishing coaching as a recognized, ethical profession.

The ICF establishes and upholds a comprehensive Code of Ethics and a set of Core Competencies that serve as the gold standard for quality and professional conduct in the industry. You can find out more here: Welcome to ICF | International Coaching Federation

The European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) is a leading, global, non-profit organization dedicated to developing, promoting, and setting the expectation of best practice in mentoring, coaching, and supervision. Established in 2002, the EMCC is structured around a network of national and regional bodies. You can find out more here: About – EMCC Global

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