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Seven selfish reasons why you should learn to be a coach :) Coaches reading this, please add generously!
Seven selfish reasons why you should learn to be a coach :) Coaches reading this, please add generously!
1. You develop the capacity to be completely present: Coaches learn to create a kind of accepting, non-judgmental presence that makes it safe for the client to explore their deepest thoughts and feelings. It is in this psychological safe space that deep change and growth happens.
2. You become much more aware of your own internal processes: As you advance in your training, you develop the capacity to listen to two conversations at the same time – the external one with the client and the internal one in your head, which is triggered, by the external one. You become very aware of the self-limiting voices in your head that prevent you from being as potent as you could be.
3. You build your ability to manage conflict: When you learn to be a coach, you build your capacity to stay in inquiry mode and to listen in all conversations, however difficult that may be. You also develop the capacity to identify the outcome that the other person wants and their real needs underneath that; which allows you a certain degree of compassionate perspective – you’re learning not to react but to respond. All of which are super useful skills when you’re in the midst of a heated project discussion.
4. You develop your capacity to accept people as they are: You become aware of how strong your need to control things and you learn, at a cellular level, how surrendering control can lead to a more potent presence as a leader. When you learn to trust the other person’s capacity to learn and grow, you can see them bask in that trust and make more confident decisions for themselves.
5. You learn how to suspend judgment and be in the moment: When you practice unconditional positive regard for your clients, you can’t but help have some of that leak out into your interactions with the cabby who doesn’t want to go your way, people who cut you off in traffic and the assorted other minor ailments of modern life. It’s not mindfulness meditation but it’s close.
6. You build your own capacity to be vulnerable: Supervision is a key part of the way the Navgati ICF coaching certification program is run. In this process, coaches become comfortable with expressing their vulnerability and not-knowing; they also build their ability to receive feedback in front of a group and reflect on it.
7. You develop a sense of interested curiosity: Coaches are always interested...what makes a person tick? What underlying motivations and insecurities drive their behaviour? The honing of your capacity to pay attention to the details helps with innovation; with problem solving and so much more.
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#coaching
Seven selfish reasons why you should learn to be a coach :) Coaches reading this, please add generously!
Seven selfish reasons why you should learn to be a coach :) Coaches reading this, please add generously!
1. You develop the capacity to be completely present: Coaches learn to create a kind of accepting, non-judgmental presence that makes it safe for the client to explore their deepest thoughts and feelings. It is in this psychological safe space that deep change and growth happens.
2. You become much more aware of your own internal processes: As you advance in your training, you develop the capacity to listen to two conversations at the same time – the external one with the client and the internal one in your head, which is triggered, by the external one. You become very aware of the self-limiting voices in your head that prevent you from being as potent as you could be.
3. You build your ability to manage conflict: When you learn to be a coach, you build your capacity to stay in inquiry mode and to listen in all conversations, however difficult that may be. You also develop the capacity to identify the outcome that the other person wants and their real needs underneath that; which allows you a certain degree of compassionate perspective – you’re learning not to react but to respond. All of which are super useful skills when you’re in the midst of a heated project discussion.
4. You develop your capacity to accept people as they are: You become aware of how strong your need to control things and you learn, at a cellular level, how surrendering control can lead to a more potent presence as a leader. When you learn to trust the other person’s capacity to learn and grow, you can see them bask in that trust and make more confident decisions for themselves.
5. You learn how to suspend judgment and be in the moment: When you practice unconditional positive regard for your clients, you can’t but help have some of that leak out into your interactions with the cabby who doesn’t want to go your way, people who cut you off in traffic and the assorted other minor ailments of modern life. It’s not mindfulness meditation but it’s close.
6. You build your own capacity to be vulnerable: Supervision is a key part of the way the Navgati ICF coaching certification program is run. In this process, coaches become comfortable with expressing their vulnerability and not-knowing; they also build their ability to receive feedback in front of a group and reflect on it.
7. You develop a sense of interested curiosity: Coaches are always interested...what makes a person tick? What underlying motivations and insecurities drive their behaviour? The honing of your capacity to pay attention to the details helps with innovation; with problem solving and so much more.
Ping me if you'd like to talk about this some more!
#coaching