I would like to talk to you about how coaching can benefit you, and the superb training I have received with Rivas Palmer in the UK. Initially I first received coaching in 1994, whilst working in the Financial Services sector, and coaching enabled me to prioritise my goals, as well as boost my self-esteem and increasing my confidence levels.

My coach helped me to recognise and identify my deep-rooted concerns, and the fear that accompanied them.

We would set specific goals, with time periods set for their accomplishments, and review them on a weekly basis for an hours session. I would always be make it clear that I would not judge the client, criticise, nor offer solutions.

We would take each goal separately, by looking at the reality of each situation, and exploring by digging deep to see how the reality of each situation was affecting my attitude to move forward. We would then explore the options the client came up with, and prioritise which ones were most important, and be ready to take action.

I would then ask;"How committed are you to doing this task on a scale of 1-10 ?" If they said 10, I know they were serious about moving forward. If they said 7 or 8, I would ask; "What would need to happen to make it a 10?" It may be overcoming fear of rejection, for example.

Achieving results from coaching is about taking positive action on those key areas that have been decided upon, with confidence and commitment. I would then follow up on those actions in the next session, to establish whether those actions had indeed been taken. If the tasks had not been done, I would challenge them and ask why.

This could have alot to do with motivation, the fear being that the client does not really want to perform the tasks to move forward, or perhaps being gripped by fear.

My job as a coach would then be to review the options with the client, to establish whether they were in deed beneficial to the clients progress or goal, and see if we can approach ina more confident way. On the positive side, if the client has achieved the tasks, I would then offer praise to the client, and encourage rewarding themselves, because they had taken the necessary action to move their lives forward in a positive direction.

In summary, coaching for success is a process, and requires patience and understanding both from the coach and client, in order to experience change, and to get them to where they want to be. I am able to use my life experiences and coaching skills to successfully coach clients from all walks of life.

Danny Anderson
www.journeytosuccess.biz