Brian Walsh explains why a coach is worth the money, drawing on his own experiences with fitness, business, and nonprofit coaching. He identifies two common problems: clients with unrealistic expectations and those unsure what a coach does. Clear expectations before you start lead to measurable results.
I talked in my last video about investing in yourself and one of the ways that you can invest in yourself is by hiring a coach. I've hired a coach to help me with my physical fitness. I've hired coaches to help me with business and with personal matters. Even at one time we had a non profit group that hired a coach for our organization. When I've seen people interact with coaches, I think they come at kind of two ends of the spectrum. One group has really high expectations for what a coach is going to do in their life. The other group is kind of wondering, what are we doing here and why do we have this person involved? I think that hiring a coach is an excellent way to invest in yourself. Statistics say that most people are highly satisfied when they work with a coach and they receive a high return on investment. But in order for you to maximize your return on that investment you're making, it is helpful to think about what are your expectations. Now, if you're in the group that has very high expectations for working with a coach, it's good to evaluate those before you start working with the coach or before each session and maybe even express what are your expectations are with the coach to make sure they're reasonable and something that is fair and that the coach feels like they can help you with. If you're in the group, that maybe kind of wonders, what are we doing here and what is a coach and why would I work with one? Well, maybe the initial interaction, you don't have any expectations or you just start very small and that's fine. But then after you have an initial session, take a little time to think about your expectations and what you're hoping to get out of it. As you might know, in projects, expectation management is half the game, more than half the game. And it's no different in coaching. Evaluate your own expectations, make sure they're known or stated and they're reasonable and you will definitely experience some benefits and return on that investment in coaching. I hope this helps. If you haven't already, please check out my website, livelifeintegrated.com and subscribe to my weekly email. I hope that these videos and some of the content there would be helpful to you and I look forward as we continue on this journey.
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