Introduction to Coaching

Hi everyone, this is the first of many posts in regards to introducing you to the world of personal coaching. I have been a coach since 1995. As a matter of fact I was the very first Canadian coach registered in the International Coaching Federation. Thomas Lenard the father of modern day coaching was really the guy that put coaching on the map. It was Thomas that made personal coaching a mainstream topic. I remember going to events and telling everyone I was a personal coach and creative counselor.

At that time there was a real lack of awareness about how coaching could help anyone to become better at who they are. In fact if I talked like that, most people thought that I was from another planet. Today however coaching is accepted by all major industries, government organizations and individuals. As a matter of fact, its almost become fashionable to have a coach.

What Is Coaching and How Can it Help?

Like a sports coach or a financial planner, a life coach can help you get your life in order by coaching you to become better at what you want to be.

What does that mean?

Well for someone without a strong concept of personal integrity, it means helping people to get rid of the things that clutter their life and that are not that meaningful and replacing them with more of what a person wants from life.

We all want something. More time, more money, more satisfaction, more understanding from a boss or a loved one. By working on what you want and not what you don't want you start to change your life and attract what it is you truly want.

How Can a Coach Help Me?

Well a coach is just that. The coach helps the client to develop a strong sense of self worth and commitment and as such helps the client to move in a direction of the clients choosing. Too often we are held back by our own personal fears and "can't",
" woulds" and " I could ifs". A coach gives you the confidence to view what it is you need or want and to go for it. Since a coach is paid a fee and takes no real ownership of the issue, the client then, is free to make choices based on their own views and on their own terms and in their own way, with the coach providing the moral support and a few specific coaching techniques that move the client forward.

How Much Does Coaching Cost?

Well a coach can run anywhere from $75-$250 per hour. I personally charge $150 per hour to assist clients. I charge a client for four sessions, one per week, for 3 months. This is an investment of $1800. It represents good value because if the problem is significant its a really low fee, considering what you are getting is your life back.

A coach can work on a number of things, if you send me an email I will send you a "free report " outlining 500 things that a coach can help change. I am sure that you find one or two things that you would like to change. As Bruce Cockburn said, " life short, call now".

Kensel Tracy is Senior Partner in the Corporate Coachworkz Inc. and is a personal, business and marketing coach. see his blog at www.marketingcoach.blogspot.com or his other blog www.tencommitments.blogspot.com