samedi 27 janvier 2018

How A Personal Development Coach Helps His Clients Grow

By William Hughes


The most basic needs of humans are shelter, food and security. In this modern world millions of people no longer worry about these basic needs and actually have far more than they strictly need. Many people start to wonder about the meaning of life in general and the purpose of their own lives in particular. They do not feel fulfilled and feel as if their is something missing from their lives. In may cases they hire the services of a personal development coach to help them.

People hire coaches because they are not sure exactly what it is that they want to change in their own lives. They just have a vague desire to become better people, to be happier or to better understand themselves and others. They hire coaches to guide them, advise them and to encourage them to actively pursue the changes that they desire and to teach them how to go about it.

Hiring a mentor is not a guarantee that one will suddenly experience enlightenment or private growth. Coaches are not wizards. They are there to help there clients to express their needs and wants. They are sounding boards, motivators and often even friends that aim to motivate their clients to be steadfast in their quest to achieve a better level of fulfilment and happiness.

Coaches know that very few people truly know themselves. Humans are very good at ignoring the unpleasant and avoiding facing their own weaknesses. Good caches will help their clients to strip away the masks that they wear all the time and to carefully examine the real person behind those masks. This can be a painful process but only once this is done can areas requiring improvement be identified.

Self examination inevitably lead to the identification of areas where improvement or growth will be beneficial. Identifying these areas is important, but it is also important to set very specific goals. It is not good enough, for example, to say that one will spend more time on community work. The goal should be more specific. It would be better to say that one wants to spend at least three hours each week performing community work.

When people give up on their initial goals it is often because they become disheartened. They do not perceive progress. That is why experienced coaches will help their clients to divide their bigger goals into small steps that for part of an action plan. Achieving each small step can be highly motivating, clearly showing that progress is being made. The role of the mentor is to keep motivating the client.

It is vital that coaches and their clients maintain a close and trusting relationship. If this is not the case the client will not be completely honest with the mentor. The client must know that the mentor will treat their sessions confidentially. Top coaches often refer their clients to colleagues if they realize that a specific client will form a closer bond with someone else.

Individual coaching has become a rather large industry. People have developed new needs. They want more from life than just survival and material needs. They want meaning. In this respect, coaches can certainly be of great help.




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