Authors, 28 Big Ideas from the World of Coaching

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I have come to think of coaching as two distinct but interrelated things. The first one is the most understood — coaching as a relationship, a helping-through-conversation support service that focuses on learning, development, and desired outcomes (versus therapy, for instance, with its emphasis on healing and the past). The second is coaching as the growing collection of ideas, techniques, and practices of an evolving and flourishing field.

In the first, relational sense, a client has one of the best foundations possible for making changes and expanding their life…the coach! But the latter sense, a treasure chest of tools available, opens up the possibilities of coaching, permitting anyone to explore the wide applicability of its tools.

Though I have always found the coaches I’ve hired to be well worth the cost, the hands-down top way to accomplish big things, let’s be honest: At $100+ per session, coaching is beyond the budget and comfort level of many authors. And its real effectiveness kicks in over time, as a relationship develops, meaning a true investment in dollars is part of the package…