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Need a Career Coach? – 10 Ways a Career Coach Can Help You

September 7th, 2010 | Author: admin

The word coaching is synonymous with sports teams.  A coach can help athletes to develop the mindset to achieve, to set and achieve goals that to many people seem insurmountable, but with focus and clarity, can be met or exceeded.  They can help a sportsperson to reach their full potential by planning structured training programmes, providing feedback on performance, and helping them to become more effective.

However, coaching has become more prevalent in other areas.  Life coaching has developed significantly over the last few years, with many coaches specialising in niche areas such as health, financial and career coaching to name a few.    

To concentrate on the rising demand for employing a career coach, why should you choose a coach to help you to progress in your career?  

A career coach will help you in many ways.  Like in the description of a sports coach above, they will help you to develop and reach your potential, be successful and achieve results.  A career coach will normally work with you on a one-to-one basis and will often offer group workshops, teleseminars and e-books to support you to progress in your career.    

A career coach can help you in the following areas:  

Career exploration and discovery  

You may be unhappy or dissatisfied in your job and feel that there is something else out there, but are not sure what it is.  A career coach can help you to discover what is important to you in your job and make sure that it uses your talents, skills, and strengths, and provides you with the reward you deserve.   

Understand your strengths and weaknesses  

A career coach will help you to develop an insight into your strengths and weaknesses.  This will allow you to understand yourself better and support any decisions you make in your career.  It will highlight areas you may not have considered before and you can address any weaknesses that may be holding you back or use them to your advantage.   

Develop your career vision and design your career  

A career coach can help you to structure a plan to progress your career. By helping you to understand your skills and abilities, they can help you to plan your ideal job and how you are going to get there.   

Develop confidence in your own ability  

You may have a plan for your future, but you may be consciously or subconsciously holding yourself back.  A career coach can help you to develop greater confidence in your ability as well as providing you with the support and motivation to help you to achieve your goal.   

Provide job search support  

A career coach can help you during all stages of your job search.  From helping you to develop your CV, to finding the ideal job and then succeeding at the interview, a career coach will support you every step of the way.   

Help you to get ready for promotion  

You don’t need to want to change your career to benefit from employing a career coach.  They can help you to get ready for promotion, plan for the next step in your career, and support you to develop your talents.    

Support you in the workplace  

If you are unhappy at work, there may be many reasons why this may be so.  A career coach can also help you to deal with difficult situations or people and become more assertive.  You can increase your profile at work, build better relationships and improve your own personal effectiveness.    

Make sure that your goals are congruent with other parts of your life  

A career does not exist on its own and is part of your overall life.  It is important that a career coach makes sure that your career goals fit in well with other parts of your life.  For example, if work/life balance is essential for you, they will ensure that you consider this when planning or progressing your career.   

Provide you with greater self awareness  

Some career coaches will use psychometric tests or other techniques that will help you to develop a greater self awareness of yourself.  A greater self awareness will help you to understand yourself better, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively.   

Support you every step of the way  

Like other coaches, career coaches will support you every step of the way.  

Their role is to:   

- Challenge you and ensure that you commit to making the changes you desire.

- Hold you accountable to the actions you want to take.   You will need to report on your results, which means that as well as being accountable to yourself, you need to demonstrate what you have achieved to your coach.

- Question you and challenge your ideas and thoughts.

- Listen to you without any agenda for themselves, which gives you a chance to come up with your own solutions which are right for you.

- Celebrate your successes and recognise when you have overcome difficulties or challenges.

- Keep you motivated even when the going gets tough!

Copyright Karen Williams 2008. All Rights Reserved



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The Simple Steps of Dominating the Beachbody Coach Game Plan

September 6th, 2010 | Author: admin


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The Difference Between Life Coaching and Psychology

September 6th, 2010 | Author: admin

Its very common to hear people ask questions regarding the differences of life coaching and therapy/counseling. As a certified life coach that has met with hundreds of clients, I’ve had an opportunity to become very aware of both the differences and the commonalities between the two professions. This is well worth a deeper discussion and I’ll provide all the answers to the common questions I’ve heard regarding how these two services compare in this article.
As a side note, if you are looking for in depth information on how to become a life coach or are wondering what a life coach is, these linked articles may be a better starting point for you. Fundamental Differences of Life Coaching and Therapy
When I first decided to enroll in a life coach training program, a clear distinction was made as to what coaching was and what it was not. The job of a coach is to support a client to see clearly for themselves the right action to take. Fundamentally, a coach is dedicated to the principle that the client has their own answers. The coach recognizes that a client is not ‘broken’, they are whole and complete and nothing needs to be ‘fixed’ to engage an individuals passions and dreams. The coach is not a consultant prepared to provide an answer to the client and they are not an expert trained in providing a diagnosis. A client that engages a life coach is hiring an expert in self inquiry, in empowerment, goal setting and motivation.
OK, this does not sound a whole lot like a therapist or counselor. Certainly someone trained as a psychologist does have the skill set to diagnose, to provide counsel, to give the answers that a client may need to hear. This is one fundamental difference between coaching and counseling.
A mentor of mine told me that a psychologist is trained in healing the pain in the past whereas a life coach is trained in focusing on your dreams and passions and turning those into action. The result of counseling may be therapeutic, the result of coaching is always action in the physical world. If you were to look at the timeline of your life, the domain of a psychologist would be the day you were born up until today, the domain of a life coach would be today and into the future. What are the Commonalities of Life Coaching and Therapy
Both life coaches and therapists are trained listeners. They have developed a communication skill set that provides a space for clients to express themselves – albeit on different topics. A coach and a therapist will frequently meet in a similar setting – usually in an office for a scheduled time frame and they will meet on a regular basis as agreed upon. Life coaches will often offer phone meetings for clients as well which is something less often seen in a therapist setting.
Both a therapist and a life coach will communicate with you on a very personal and deep level. As such, both professions act under professional guidelines for confidentiality. I’ve had a number of clients tell me that they were working with a counselor in addition to the coaching and this has been a fantastic mix for them. Sometimes with these clients the topics shared in coaching may be similar to those shared in counseling. The difference is the focus of the conversation. Whereas the therapist will have a higher tolerance and ability to delve into the deep seeded ‘issues’ that are present, a coach will remind the client of their visions and goals and focus on potential solutions. What about Solution Focused Brief Therapy?
This is a very interesting question. About a year ago I had a client point out to me that they felt that coaching and therapy were very similar. I mentioned the differences noted above and she asked me what I knew about Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). I had to admit I did not know much. She had been trained in this field and began to discuss how it is a branch of therapy focused on the present and future rather than the past. The focus is moving a client via action towards that vision.
Hummm. Wasn’t that interesting. Indeed it does sound a lot like life coaching. Now the methods and processes may be unique (and each coach has their own methods anyway), but fundamentally it sounds similar. The only difference I can clearly see is that SFBT seems to engage a clientele that is dealing with a ‘problem’. Life coaches are prominent in working with individuals and business clients for the purpose of achieving more success in life. This may or may not be related to any problems or issues perceived by the client.
Now if you are trained in SFBT – I would personally love to hear from you and have you write a guest article on my blog to provide more detail for my readers. If you’d be willing to do this – please contact me, I’d love to discuss more with you. What’s Better Coaching or Therapy?
Clearly the world of therapy at the date this article is written is immensely more popular than that of life coaching (however life coaching is gaining a lot of momentum). Life coaching as a profession really only emerged in its infancy in the mid 90’s. Therefore, therapy is better recognized and has a well documented track record. But is it better?
I believe that the question is really one of fit. What is it you are looking to achieve as you are considering a coach or a therapist. Is your focus on the past or the future. Are there overwhelming feelings and emotions that you need to work through to move on, or are you engaging in a vision of the future and you can’t quite figure out how to get there. Asking yourself these questions will provide you some instant guidance as to the appropriate path forward.



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Health Coaching and Wellness Coaching

September 6th, 2010 | Author: admin

An Investment in the Future of Your Business

Concern for employee wellness is an increasing trend among American business. Why? The link between employee wellness and the bottom line is clear, consistent and undeniable. Employers who integrate wellness into their overall objectives find that they experience lower healthcare costs, lower rates of absenteeism and presenteeism, increased productivity and better employee morale.

In fact recent research shows that wellness program can:

Health Coaching and Wellness Coaching are cost-effective, results-oriented programs that enable employees to work one-on-one with a health coach or wellness coach to bring balance to their work and personal life and improve their overall health.   Our confidential health coaching and wellness coaching programs allow participants to address a wide range of topics including; stress, fitness, nutrition, use of tobacco and many more.

Helping your employees improve their health causes them to feel better about themselves and their employer which leads to increased employee engagement and retention. By providing health coaching and wellness coaching you send a powerful message to your employees that you value them, their well being, their health and their contributions to your organization.

Health Coaching and Wellness Coaching offers employees unlimited access to their own personal health coach or wellness coach thus allowing them to use the service as often as they like, with no additional cost to you.   Through our health coaches and wellness coaches employees not only learn what they need to do, but more importantly, they learn how to sustain their new, healthy lifestyles. The health coach and wellness coach is there to provide positive reinforcement, advice, additional information and support at every step.

The results of health coaching and wellness coaching speak for themselves.   Of those who used the InfiniteHealthCoach. com health coaching and wellness coaching model. . .

When one Fortune 500 company tested the effectiveness of this program, the annual cost of their top 4 risk factors decreased by 23%. Yet another client decreased medical costs by 23% in just six months and had a positive ROI of $5. 50 for every dollar spent.



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Lakers storm to grand final

September 5th, 2010 | Author: admin

Lakers storm to grand final LAKE Wendouree will play in just the club’s third Ballarat Football League grand final. Read more on The Courier


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Bond begins final season as coach of DHS cross country

September 5th, 2010 | Author: admin

Bond begins final season as coach of DHS cross country With the start of the 2010 cross country season just around the corner Douglas High School cross country coach David Bond has announced this will be his final season. Read more on Douglas Dispatch


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Personal Life Coaching

September 5th, 2010 | Author: admin

As with so many things this concept started in the U. S. A. in the late eighties. Following on from the once popular consultants and therapists, it has become the ‘personal coach’ who will now help sort out your personal and professional life. This new type of advisor will strategise with you in weekly sessions, either in person, on the phone or via email.
Coaching started out as a way to help frenzied entrepreneurs and corporate executives cope with a life that seemed to be careering out of control. As reported by the British Journal of Administrative Management coaching ‘takes a holistic view of the individual’ ensuring that work, corporate values, personal needs and career development are made to work in synergy and not against each other. However, what started as a ‘corporate client’ service has now become a valuable tool for any individual wanting to improve their life.
Borne out of the competitive pressures of today’s economy as well as the struggle to find balance in the frantic pace of modern life this Personal Life Coaching is now rapidly attracting devotees in Britain. CEOs, entrepreneurs, professionals, people in career transition and many others grappling with life issues are all turning to this new ‘tool’ to guide them through life’s difficulties and help raise them above the ‘fog’ to the clear heights of peace and self-satisfaction. There are now hundreds of coaches across the country and it is forecast that by the year 2004 it will be as common to have a coach as it is to have a personal fitness trainer.
Coaching is a very powerful, collaborative relationship between the coach and a willing individual, which facilitates that individual, through the process of discovery, goal setting and strategic action-planning, in the realisation of an extraordinary result. It is also a body of knowledge, a technology and a style of relating that focuses on the development of that human’s potential.
More and more people are tired of the frenzied, technological information age that we live in and are interested in a higher quality of life. Life where you have more time for yourself and your relationships, with more energy to invest in your emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. Whether you are a corporate executive working sixty hours a week, a single parent trying to raise a family or someone who is just tired of feeling stressed out and pressed for time, you have a choice about how to live your life. You can step back, re-evaluate your priorities and make a conscious decision about the future you would like to create.
Just as you would turn to the local gym or personal trainer if your body were out of shape, now you can hire a personal coach to improve the quality of your life. With their help you can shape up your life and overcome all the obstacles that get in the way of living the life you want – like hiring a personal trainer for your soul!
One might ask why a coach is needed, rather than a partner, best friend or work colleague. Quite simply it is because of the qualification, professionalism and experience of the person to whom you are talking – and the FREEDOM with which you can speak.
Most of us have experienced the desire to have a kind of heart to heart with someone who really understands workplace challenges, family demands, the need for love and job satisfaction and the importance of personal space. It is imperative that this ‘sounding board’ is a person to whom you can offload ALL of your thoughts, fears, ideas and aspirations. Often discussion with a loved one or work colleague can be restrained for any number of reasons – concern for their feelings, fear of displaying weakness, reluctance to share good, but perhaps unformulated, ideas or the unwillingness to disclose a secret.
One reason for the high demand for coaches and coaching comes from the increasing number of entrepreneurs, infopreneurs and self employed people seeking to be successful in an extremely competitive market place. It is now recognised that the right coach gives the professional or business owner a major and competitive advantage. It is estimated that over the last ten years well over a quarter of a million people in the United States have been coached. This phenomenon is now here and running in the United Kingdom and any businessperson or entrepreneur who wants to get ahead, who wants to have a major and dramatic competitive advantage will have their own personal coach.
The value and success of this ‘tool’ has been seized upon by hundreds of corporations worldwide including IBM, Ernst and Young, Deloitt Touche, Lucent Technologies, AT & T, Phyzer, Dupont, Delta Faucet, Kodak, Rodale, the FAA, Globe Business Services, Caterpillar Financial, JC Penny and Telus. All of these corporations have recognised the key differential between training and coaching – they each have their value but are distinctly different. A very interesting article published in the Public Personnel Management in the winter of 97 revealed a study done by the International Personal Management Association where training alone was compared with coaching combined with training. The study showed that training alone increased productivity by 22. 4% while training plus coaching increased productivity by a massive 88 %.
Coaching contracts vary to some degree but generally a client will work with a coach for between six and twelve months for a monthly fee, which covers four weekly sessions. There are no additional charges and the coach does not take a percentage or a contingency- type fee or award.
Very simply, people hire a coach because they want MORE of something (money, time, happiness, success, freedom) or LESS of something (frustration, toleration, delays, procrastination). A coach is trained to work with a client on both personal and business goals as opposed to a therapist who works on issues- there is a huge difference. Having set those goals the coach will help you implement them and stay by your side until their completion. So the question is “Would you like to change your life? Do you want more time for yourself? Would you like to take better care of your health, reduce stress and create more balance in your life?”. The answer is to hire a coach.
Very soon the question will be not “Do you have a coach?” but
“Who is your coach?”

Gerard

 



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WELCOME to NATHANE JACKSON FITNESS .wmv

September 4th, 2010 | Author: admin


Welcome to NATHANE JACKSON FITNESS, Your #1 Online Fitness Coach Nathane L. Jackson cscs & kbts NATHANE JACKSON FITNESS www.nathanejackson.com

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Shaping up for another competitive season

September 4th, 2010 | Author: admin

Shaping up for another competitive season Scott Kaniewski As always, the Continental Conference will be extremely competitive. Mountain Vista takes a team with 15 seniors into the season with high hopes. Read more on Douglas County News-Press


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Boks doubts over Sharpe

September 3rd, 2010 | Author: admin

Boks doubts over Sharpe The Springboks believe the revamp of the Australian pack shows the Wallabies still have concerns over the fitness of their lineout chief Nathan Sharpe. Read more on thewest.com.au


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