Showing posts with label Coach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coach. Show all posts
Thursday, 14 January 2016
Sunday, 6 December 2015
Best work from home opportunity.
Most life coaches that I know choose to work from home as it makes sense from both a practical and financial perspective.
It is true that there are relatively few traditional employment opportunities for life coaches and some would say this is what drives them to set up their own practices and work from home.
However, I am inclined to argue the reverse cause and effect.
In other words, the vast majority of life coaches shun traditional employment, preferring the flexibility that comes from running their own coaching practices. As a consequence any corporate opportunities tend to be contracted out rather than serviced in house.
“Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.”
-Peter F. Drucker
Until fairly recently, the main disadvantage of being a work-from-home life coach would be the constraints on the number of clients one could attract and consequently one’s potential income, particularly if you lived in a smaller town or rural area with fewer people and less disposable income.
Nowadays, not only is this disadvantage rapidly disappearing but the main advantages of working from home as a life coach are becoming more pronounced.
Advances in digital and communications technology are swiftly overcoming the practical hurdles that have until now been associated with working from home.
The advent of the Internet, increasingly high speed broadband connectivity to the home, wireless network facilities and smart mobile devices are giving us the ability to create virtual face-to-face relationships with people even if we exist at opposite ends of the earth!
Just the other day, I hired someone in Sri Lanka to design a simple software programme to search, highlight and then remove duplicates from a large database. It took about 30 minutes on a skype video call for me to share my computer screen, show him the database and explain what I wanted.
Two days later he had done the job for a very reasonable fee and popped the software application into my Dropbox. Minutes after checking it out I paid by simply clicking a button on a website.
Just a few years ago this would not have been possible.
In a similar way, life coaches are now able to coach people living hundreds or even thousands of miles away, by using free technologies such as Skype, FaceTime and Google Hangouts for example. The only limitations on who you can coach in this way are suitable payment mechanisms (easy to overcome for most people), time differences and possible language barriers.
Journal coaching, where coach and client interact purely using the written word via an online journaling platform, is becoming increasingly popular.
It ideally requires dedicated training to coach effectively in this way but the great thing is you don’t have to be online when your client is online. You respond to journals at your own convenience. You charge less because there’s a lot less work – but you can service an awful lot more clients in this way!
Not everyone wants to coach – or be coached – remotely (those that try it are often bowled over by just how convenient and effective it is) but the fact remains that there is still a vast potential market.
Of course if you live in a country where the cost of living is relatively low and you coach people in a country with a stronger currency you have a big advantage.
Because of this and the fact that good life coaching skills are universally applicable (helping people transform their lives is a skill that transcends geographical boundaries) life coaching is arguably one of the best home business opportunities available to people who love working with people.
Life coaching is what I would term a ‘lifestyle business’ or a business for people who value being able to dictate their own lifestyle rather than having one that is dictated to them – as is the case with most regular jobs or careers in employment!
Life coaches can choose the number of hours they want to work each day, each week and each month. A coach can schedule coaching sessions to suit his or her lifestyle.
Obviously, more time spent coaching means more income at the end of the day but the coach has the ability to find his or her own ideal ‘balance point’ in this regard.
And the setting up and running of a life coaching practice from home can be done with a minimal investment and low overheads, so your income goes a long way!
Is this the best work from home opportunity?
Food for thought, perhaps.
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
How Bad Do You Want It? (Success) HD
Are you willing to sacrifice today, tomorrow and the next day to find your success?
Friday, 28 August 2015
Why Coaching Is About Becoming the Very Best Version of Yourself
There are plenty of coaches out there. One can really feel overwhelmed and also start to question if this is a fashionable trend or if there really is a point in getting yourself a coach. After a few years of coaching and helping hundreds of individuals, I want to share my insights into what coaching is for me and why I believe it can help you become the very best version of yourself.
1. Coach helps you see what you can't see.
Coaching shakes the view of the world you have, enabling you to see things which are outside of your current picture. Why would this be beneficial? Well, we often go through life wearing glasses and believing that these are the very right glasses I'm wearing, well, not always. Coaching allows you to play with different ones and choose those that fit you better and give you a better vision. It's only when we see something else, that we really can consciously choose the best for ourselves.
Coaching shakes the view of the world you have, enabling you to see things which are outside of your current picture. Why would this be beneficial? Well, we often go through life wearing glasses and believing that these are the very right glasses I'm wearing, well, not always. Coaching allows you to play with different ones and choose those that fit you better and give you a better vision. It's only when we see something else, that we really can consciously choose the best for ourselves.
2. Coach helps you leverage the passive and active power.
Yes, it's very much about acknowledging where you are, in the observer or player position. Coach helps you to slowly move from passive to a more active role: setting goals and taking action seems easier and more gentle if you know there is a person who understands your fears but also your desires. Some sort of a cheerleader.
Yes, it's very much about acknowledging where you are, in the observer or player position. Coach helps you to slowly move from passive to a more active role: setting goals and taking action seems easier and more gentle if you know there is a person who understands your fears but also your desires. Some sort of a cheerleader.
Source: http://spencerinstitute.com/
3. With a skilled coach - you have no place to hide.
Right, even if we have visions and dreams, we often hide them from the world. This won't happen in the space between you and your coach. Any small gestures that suggest something different than what you just said will be picked up by a coach. So no hiding or lying there. Often, your power is actually hidden in your truth.
Right, even if we have visions and dreams, we often hide them from the world. This won't happen in the space between you and your coach. Any small gestures that suggest something different than what you just said will be picked up by a coach. So no hiding or lying there. Often, your power is actually hidden in your truth.
4. Coach will hold the best version of You in their thoughts.
It's always exciting to attend an inspiring event or seminar, however, the effect can wear off quickly and you are back to square one. Well, maybe a few steps further than where you were, however the feeling is not the same and you don't feel like you can move mountains anymore?
Investing in long term coaching is like signing yourself up for a more organic process of transforming yourself and becoming who you want to become. Coach will always remind you about the big picture and lift you up when you feel that the energy is dropping.
Skilled coaches are only interested in helping you become who you want to become, so he or she will not only remind you about it but also help you to address and overcome the obstacles that are limiting you from further expansion.
All those things and little ghosts that are not dealt with have the power to guide your life in random directions. Whatever the problem is, it will land on the table for an inspection.
It's always exciting to attend an inspiring event or seminar, however, the effect can wear off quickly and you are back to square one. Well, maybe a few steps further than where you were, however the feeling is not the same and you don't feel like you can move mountains anymore?
Investing in long term coaching is like signing yourself up for a more organic process of transforming yourself and becoming who you want to become. Coach will always remind you about the big picture and lift you up when you feel that the energy is dropping.
Skilled coaches are only interested in helping you become who you want to become, so he or she will not only remind you about it but also help you to address and overcome the obstacles that are limiting you from further expansion.
All those things and little ghosts that are not dealt with have the power to guide your life in random directions. Whatever the problem is, it will land on the table for an inspection.
5. You have a space where being vulnerable is safe.
We don't always feel safe enough to share our fears with our friends or family. The space between you and your coach is a perfect environment to let the fears out and look at how you can deal with them. Never underestimate the power of speaking loud about things that are deeply hidden.
Sometimes the act of looking the fear in the eye puts you already half way towards success. In the coaching process you will learn that sharing your vulnerabilities is activating your inner power and strength.
We don't always feel safe enough to share our fears with our friends or family. The space between you and your coach is a perfect environment to let the fears out and look at how you can deal with them. Never underestimate the power of speaking loud about things that are deeply hidden.
Sometimes the act of looking the fear in the eye puts you already half way towards success. In the coaching process you will learn that sharing your vulnerabilities is activating your inner power and strength.
6. Investing in coaching is very much about your own deserving.
It's about your willingness to invest in yourself, this requires not only having the belief that there is more out there but also the eagerness to just do it.
It's not for those who like to pay for something tangible like a new watch worth hundreds of pounds, it is for those who want more out of life and believe that with the right assistance they can unleash their potential.
Even if in 90% you feel that you want to give up, the remaining 10% will be crucial - coach will help you expand on this 10% and empower you so you can embark on the journey.
It's about your willingness to invest in yourself, this requires not only having the belief that there is more out there but also the eagerness to just do it.
It's not for those who like to pay for something tangible like a new watch worth hundreds of pounds, it is for those who want more out of life and believe that with the right assistance they can unleash their potential.
Even if in 90% you feel that you want to give up, the remaining 10% will be crucial - coach will help you expand on this 10% and empower you so you can embark on the journey.
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7. Coaching is a becoming, it's a process.
It's a bit like regrowing yourself, re-parenting yourself, call it as you want. For such a process, you need the right environment and support of someone who cares and who will not take your excuses. In regrowing yourself you will need patience and realization that it's a journey.
The more you release, the lighter, happier and free you will feel. You will be getting closer to your own essence and becoming the very best version of yourself.
It's a bit like regrowing yourself, re-parenting yourself, call it as you want. For such a process, you need the right environment and support of someone who cares and who will not take your excuses. In regrowing yourself you will need patience and realization that it's a journey.
The more you release, the lighter, happier and free you will feel. You will be getting closer to your own essence and becoming the very best version of yourself.
8. What you leave the session with, stays with you.
It may be a new learning or a new realization. It empowers you. Sometimes people think that having a coach might be a trap of believing that you need another person to assist you in tapping into your potential. Well, it is not a trap.
What you learn and discover in the sessions stays with you, you move to another level of understanding and you empower yourself. You get into new habits, you learn ways of overcoming limitations and reaching for more. Any second you feel empowered enough, you can leave and sail by yourself.
Some people choose a few months' long journey of coaching and later they set themselves for a solo adventure, that is all good. Others, choose to have a cheerleader next to them all the time, and it is also good. Whatever you may think, don't follow what others say but check with yourself, see for yourself, and then make a decision.
Coaching can really be a new way of helping ourselves sail through this busy life where we lack enough time to reflect and face, not only our fears but also our dreams and desires.
It may be a new learning or a new realization. It empowers you. Sometimes people think that having a coach might be a trap of believing that you need another person to assist you in tapping into your potential. Well, it is not a trap.
What you learn and discover in the sessions stays with you, you move to another level of understanding and you empower yourself. You get into new habits, you learn ways of overcoming limitations and reaching for more. Any second you feel empowered enough, you can leave and sail by yourself.
Some people choose a few months' long journey of coaching and later they set themselves for a solo adventure, that is all good. Others, choose to have a cheerleader next to them all the time, and it is also good. Whatever you may think, don't follow what others say but check with yourself, see for yourself, and then make a decision.
Coaching can really be a new way of helping ourselves sail through this busy life where we lack enough time to reflect and face, not only our fears but also our dreams and desires.
Now, imagine what is possible if you actually faced them?
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