Privacy<\/h2>\n
Let me address the first and most obvious point – privacy<\/em>. \u00a0 It is very important your discussions, your file, your interaction with the coach not only be confidential, but it should also be private. \u00a0Confidential means the coach will not share the information about you and your sessions with anyone, except perhaps with another professional and only by making you an anonymous client. \u00a0That’s done typically for assistance, clarification, etc. \u00a0Yes, coaches have peers and even coaches. \u00a0What if you were a coach that coached coaches and didn’t travel in business class. \u00a0Wait for it…\u00a0*<\/strong><\/p>\n Confidentiality<\/em> is obviously being broken because I am one of many people privy (in part or in whole) to this conversation. So though they are not actively sharing the information, they are passively sharing to anyone who wants to listen, or is nearby and doesn’t want to listen but just are.<\/p>\n Privacy<\/em> is the ability to have the session only with the coach. \u00a0There is a certain level of comfort you should have when having a session with a coach. \u00a0This comfort comes with knowing you are in a one on one, and that you are free to express your ideas – ideas that may be very private to you. \u00a0This is why I perform my coaching via video. \u00a0My clients can be coached from the comfort of their homes, or their offices. \u00a0Being in that setting, instead of being forced to show up at an office creates a zone of comfort and relaxation. \u00a0In addition, it reduces the travel time to exactly zero. \u00a0An hour of coaching costs you an hour of your time. \u00a0Consider that when seeking coaching and comparing prices. \u00a0Your time is valuable and should also have a price, not just the coach’s.<\/p>\n One of the hardest lessons to learn when coaching others is to make it less about questions and more about mindful communication. \u00a0Mindful communication may sound like an elusive concept but it’s not. \u00a0It’s the kind of communication that allows two people to have a discussion, a guided discussion, while still allowing the client to speak their mind. \u00a0Asking a series of questions may work if you’re trying to figure out if the answer is “Bugs Bunny” in a \u00a0game of 20 questions. \u00a0Or if you’re trying to get to the bottom of a crime scene. \u00a0It does not work that way for coaching. \u00a0Asking an enormous amount of questions and then delivering an edict is actually not very helpful.<\/p>\n20,000 questions<\/h2>\n
Goals<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0Those notes are accessible at any time by my client, she can log in and have a refresher or equally as valuable – she can respond to something between sessions. \u00a0I make it my practice to always have read up on notes before a session, so that I will not<\/em> waste 20 minutes of the hour by asking ‘how things have gone.’ \u00a0I expect that my client has kept up with any additional notes, and I will always to the same. \u00a0It makes that hour very efficient, and cost effective.<\/p>\n