What is Coaching? What Do Coaches Do?
In a relatively new field with few barriers to entry, there are
a lot of questions. Is coaching some kind of therapy by another
name? Is it like talking to your best friend? Why would someone
hire a coach? What do you use a coach for? What might a coach do
for me?
While the field is becoming familiar, I still talk to audiences
on cruises where no one has heard of coaching.
The best analogy I can think of is the sports coach. No athlete
gets to their peak without a good coach. The athletic coach is
someone who understands the physical, emotional and mental
skills needed for peak performance, and is able to teach these
skills to someone else, shaping it to the particular and unique
situation of the athlete involved. One person needs to work on
their backhand. Another needs to learn to control his temper.
When you think about it, when you