Coaching Tip: What is Coaching Success?

Coaching Tip: What is Coaching Success?

Category: Coaching Secrets (CS147)

Originally Submitted on 7/18/99.

Introduction

What do people REALLY want when they hire a coach? Sometimes it can be too easy to focus on the superficial goals, when the truth goes very much deeper.

The Coaching Tip

People hire a coach for many reasons, but underneath all the financial and career goals, the plans for a perfect relationship, and the other STUFF that society tells us we should have, the true goal is usually a deeper kind of success. It is the success that comes from
... knowing what you really believe, what you really want, and living with true authenticity.
... working and living more harmoniously with other people.
... having time and peace of mind enough to be able to smell the roses, watch a sunset, smile at a loved one.
The goal is that the lives of coaching clients shall be more in harmony, more in balance, less bothered by the irritations and tolerations that sap our energy, and more free to enjoy the many gifts that life has brought us.
Our aim is that, whatever form of success people truly aim for, we as coaches will help them to reach it more easily, and enjoy it more deeply.

About the Submitter

This piece was originally submitted by Diana Robinson, Ph.D., Personal Development Coach, who can be reached at Diana@ChoiceCoach.com, or visited on the web. Diana Robinson wants you to know: I believe that outer success comes from inner growth, and that is the focus of my coaching. To learn more, and/or to subscribe to either/both of my two e-mail free newsletters, please visit my web site. I also offer you the gift of a half-hour of free coaching by phone, with no obligation.

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