What if nothing was holding you back?

By Lisa Seppala, True North Implementation

That is a question,  among many others, frequently asked in coaching sessions.

Coaching sessions are client-driven – the client, not the coach, sets the agenda. Through questioning and active listening, the coach helps the client:

• gain clarity around their goals,
• identify ways to remove potential roadblocks, and
• develop an action plan to achieve their goals.

As a coach, I’ve learned that everyone’s goals are different, and they can range from being baby steps required to work through a minor challenge to lofty ‘change the world’ type goals. Every goal is important, and they’re as unique as the clients who bring them forward.

As a client, I have benefited from being coached as it helped me:

• Clarify my goals and personal vision, and develop plans to achieve them
• Align my life and career with my values (a gamechanger for me!)
• Develop strategies to sort through interpersonal challenges
• Acquire tools to address both the daily and longer-term challenges
• Get ‘there’ faster than if I was going it alone
• Hold myself accountable for following through.

Yes, I’m biased, and for a good reason. Being a coach allows me to support others on their journey to reach their goals effectively. As a pragmatic person, hiring a coach helped me work through challenges, deliver results, achieve my goals, and do it all quicker.