Coaching
 Many successful individuals and teams, in sport, business, academia or personal life, invest in a coach! Some believe that some day we will all have our personal coach.
Coaches are increasing in numbers and certainly becoming popular and useful in the executive world. Coaches are not dream killers, but are dream fillers. The term "life coaching" has become popular over the past few years. It’s not a completely new practice, as people have long been informally mentoring and encouraging people to grow and develop both personally and professionally.
An effective coach is not a guru or a ‘sage up on the stage’ telling you what to do, but more a ‘guide on the side’. It is a professional relationship, preferably between a trained coach and clients from any walk of life. But sometimes people seem to be threatened by the term 'life' coach.
But a coach is a non-judgmental and supportive listener. Specific training and advice might come when specific skills are required, as in the case of a speaking coach, but coaches are not advisers.
A coach is often the first to clap when you achieve your goals though and as a Toastmaster I am more than aware of the power of encouragement as a stimulus for learning.
I use coaching as a tool in teaching, training and facilitating and that includes work as a celebrant. It has become part of who I am. So in my leadership programs, coaching enables greater connection and learning because relationships and communication are improved.
Contact penny@capacitylifecoaching.com.au to talk about your needs or call (03) 5998 4932 or 0419 371 549
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