In this short monologue, the speaker—drawing on three decades of instructional systems design and training delivery—explains why coaching, not online courses, drives genuine personal transformation. He argues that information is abundant and easily accessible, but true change requires a deep commitment: investing time, energy, attention, and resources, which signals ownership and a belief that one’s future matters. Coaching forces participation, accountability, and sustained engagement, especially when challenges arise, whereas courses often sit idle on a shelf or are skimmed through without lasting impact. The speaker emphasizes that the act of investing in oneself creates a psychological commitment that, combined with consistent action, enables transformation, distinguishing coaching from passive course consumption.
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So there's something I've really been wanting to talk to everybody about that has to do between coaching, consulting, counseling, therapy, all that kind of stuff, right? Now, I have 30 years of instructional system design as well as training delivery behind me. And so a lot of people think that I'm doing courses and yeah, I still create some coursework. But where my true passion really is in coaching. And I think a big part of that is because most people, they don't need more information. You go out there, information is everywhere. It's on YouTube. You can find courses and things like that. What creates transformation really though is commitment. And when people invest in themselves, whether it's their time, their energy, attention, resources, They show up differently. They pay attention. They, they take action. They actually stay more engaged, and they stay more engaged when things get really, really difficult. That's one of the biggest differences between taking a course and entering a coaching relationship. With a course, it can sit on a shelf or In the inbox, sit on your laptop or an app on the phone and it doesn't really do anything for you. And a lot of people when it comes to online courses, they just kind of click right through it. But coaching, it requires participation, it requires ownership. And I found that transformation happens when someone decides that they themselves are worth investing in. Not because You know, spending money just magically changes your life, but because making an investment often signals something that's a lot deeper. It's a commitment to growth. When you invest, you're making a statement. You're saying, my future matters, my goals matter, the person that I want to become matters. And when that level of commitment meets consistent action, That's where transformation becomes possible. And that's the difference between coaching and doing a course.
