WHAT IS COACHING?
Working with a coach is a way to grow through a process of questioning, consideration and insight.
During the coaching process you will recognise your values and beliefs. You will start to set realistic and achievable goals based on those values and beliefs. You will get clarity and insight into what motivates you, learn to prioritise and take control of your work/life balance.
If you choose to work with me I will ask a lot of you over the coming weeks and months – intrusive and probing questions so that as I get to know you, you get to know yourself. It is important that you are willing to try new approaches with an open mind to help redesign the parts of your life where you want to see changes, for example:
- change your behaviour
- experiment and try new things
- change how you spend your time
- set goals which are much bigger than you might have thought
- start treating yourself better
- start treating other people better
- look at assumptions/decisions you have made
- changing your belief systems
- define your values – what you must have in your life
“The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing”
John Powell
WHAT IS CORPORATE COACHING?
The pressure on business executives has never been greater than it is today. You’re asked to do more with less, cut costs while increasing results and work in a constantly changing climate and business culture. Working with a coach is one of the best ways of meeting these challenges whilst ensuring your own career path and life stay in balance. Coaching in organisations where team work and communications need to be crystal clear, professional, and effective can be significantly improved by one-to-one and team coaching, requiring trust and the creation of a strategic personal alliance designed for your specific organisation. Business coaching requires concentrated attention to the big picture as well as the realities and issues of day to day business. Research shows that the most effective people are those who understand themselves, know their strengths as well as their weaknesses, so they can develop ways to meet the demands they face in the business world.
WHAT WILL COACHING DO FOR YOU?
If you’re feeling stressed or out of control, coaching will show you how to stay calm and take charge of your life, and get you back on track, feeling that you are in charge.
If you suffer from low self-esteem, coaching will make you aware of who you are and what your values and limiting beliefs are – this will change how you see yourself once and forever.
If your career has stalled or you’re stuck in a rut, coaching will help you get back on the right path and move you forward possibly in a completely new direction.
If there are problems in the workplace, with colleagues or teams, coaching on a one-to one or entire team basis, will soon have everyone working in synch together.
If your work/life balance needs adjustment, coaching will work wonders and show you how to work smarter, not harder.
If you know your health/weight needs attention, coaching will get you on the right track to wellbeing.
If you feel there’s something missing in your relationship or you’re searching for the right partner, coaching will help you define and move you towards your ideal.
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”
Les Brown
WHO IS COACHING FOR?
Coaching is for anyone who wants to be the best that they can be!
WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE ME AS YOUR COACH?
Living life to the full is possible for everyone but sometimes we need a hand up the ladder of success and that’s where coaching comes in. We’ll work together, brainstorm ideas, discover blockages and stop self-sabotage, we’ll find solutions, unlock your hidden dreams and set amazing goals for you, planning each step along the way but always working at the pace that suits you.
Imagine me as your best friend who knows you as well as you know yourself, backing you 100%. I will be as thrilled as you are when you make progress, support you and help you to be outstanding. I will never be judgmental and, unlike some friends, and even family, I do not have a hidden agenda of my own.
As your coach I will support and inspire you towards positive changes in your life. I will always be honest and sometimes I might be tough. I promise to motivate you to stay focused and reach your goals. The most important and exciting part of coaching is that you will get results – just as fast as you are prepared to take action.
All you need is to choose to take the first step to make the rest of your life the best of your life… to achieve your full potential!
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”
Confucius
WHERE AND WHEN DOES COACHING TAKE PLACE?
Often your first session will be face to face at your office/place of work, or in a mutually convenient meeting place; following sessions can continue face to face or over the telephone (fact: 90% of coaching is done by telephone). Personally I prefer to meet clients face to face for the initial meeting, but this is not essential if it is difficult geographically. Ideally sessions are on a weekly basis with email contact in between sessions if necessary.
Office hours are preferred but special arrangements can be mutually agreed for early morning/evening meetings if unavoidable. Weekend meetings are occasionally possible.
Generally a commitment for 6 -12 sessions is required as experience proves that significant and lasting long-term benefits are unlikely to be achieved in a shorter timespan. However, each individual works at their own pace and it depends on you how fast you decide to implement change in your life.
HOW DO I COACH?
Coaching is very much an interactive process and I work differently with each individual dependent on their needs. We’ll meet, talk about your expectations and your options. Our sessions will be varied but will involve questions and exercises designed to make you look at your life in a way that arouses your curiosity and desire to go ever deeper into getting to the very core of what it is that will propel you to take massive action, to find the passion that you need to move you towards success in whatever area where you yearn for change. In your first session we will identify three priority areas of concern. Subsequent sessions will be spent exploring your values and beliefs (especially limiting beliefs), setting new goals and learning strategies and techniques to change the old habits into new and successful ways of managing your life. Further sessions will focus on processing the goals already set to become reality for you and move you towards the life you have envisaged for yourself. Please be aware that your goals and priorities may well change during the sessions as you become more in tune with your true values and gain clarity about what it is that truly ignites your passion.
Every coach has their own style of working with clients but this is what I will expect from you:
I EXPECT YOUR BEST ENDEAVOURS
If you are ready to hire me as your coach, you are probably ready to work hard to become the best you can be. If you are not sure how ready you are to take action and step outside your ‘comfort zone’, this is something we can discuss in a trial session.
I MAKE DIRECT REQUESTS
During the coaching sessions we will decide on your commitments together. These commitments are not the same as homework you were given at school – if I ask you to do too much please let me know. Likewise, if you want more, please tell me that too.
I NEED YOU TO BE HONEST WITH ME
If there is something you are not telling me, I will ask about it because it is often what is left unsaid that is the key to making progress. I will not push you to talk about anything you are uncomfortable with
YOU ARE EXPECTED TO GET THE BEST FROM ME
As your coach I am a resource for you to use to your best advantage as we share situations and move forward to the life you want.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
FEES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Initial Trial Session 30 mins free
Coaching packages payable in advance in order to qualify for discounts:
£40 per 45 minute session
£55 per 1 hour session (office hours)
£605 per 12 x 1 hour sessions payable in advance (= 1 free)*
£70 per 1 hour session (evenings)
£770 per 12 x 1 hour sessions (evenings) payable in advance (= 1 free)*
Corporate Rates: By arrangement
*Entire coaching package payable in advance in order to qualify for discount
Corporate Rates: By arrangement
