Why should I hire a coach?
What do I have to do?
What is expected of the client?
What does the coach do?
What if I need to talk to the coach between sessions?
What is the difference between coaching and psychotherapy?
What is the relationship between client and coach?
How is coaching performed?
Does a coach make my decisions for me?
How do I pay for my coaching sessions?

Why should I hire a coach?

Employing a coach is the first step of bringing your challenges forward which can then be viewed and evaluated outside of yourself. This is a clarification process. A coach is there to support, connect, assess and verbalize the heart's desires with practical goal setting. A coach assists in the development of an action plan that requires the client's intention, commitment and accountability. The coach aligns the plan with the client's stated goals and supports the implementation of the plan to achieve the goals. Each session provides a timeframe for structure, schedule, commitment and accountability. This allows coaching to be a viable vehicle for change.

Coaching is a partnership and dynamic interaction between a client and a trained professional who has gained expertise through education, personal experience and achievement. Because each person is unique, the coach honors individuality by developing a life plan that is directed by the client's needs, desires and input. The life plan is used to reach the client's stated goals. Coaching can be used throughout a lifetime. You may chose a coach when you want to move from one level of life to another, or when you find that there is a particular issue or issues that have blocked you from moving further in your career, relationships, health, etc.

What do I have to do?

You will need to choose responsibility, commitment and accountability as a force in your life. This choice will drive the necessary changes that you want to make in your life. Be open to change. Be flexible enough for a three to six month commitment. Although all people are unique, a three to six month commitment is ideal. However, we do have three, six and eight week programs to accommodate individual needs. Exemplify accountability by keeping agreements that are self-driven and supported by the coach. Maintain scheduled appointments for sessions.

What is expected of the client?

Be willing to tell the truth, give and accept feedback. It must be understood that change will usually occur and is often times challenging. The client is responsible as a partner within the process. Some coaching sessions will be dynamic and produce breakthroughs. Other sessions will assimilate the knowledge and skill that have been gained. Still others will result in plateaus of learning. When this does occur, it is a good time to evaluate and validate the progress that has been accomplished. The coach requires that the client has patience with the process and themselves.

What does the coach do?

The coach helps the client formulate goals and proceed toward the goal with clarity, focus and accountability. The coach conducts the session with the client's uniqueness in mind. The coach listens, observes, and reflects back to the client what is being presented during the session. The coach directs, questions and provides resources during the session. The coach creates a win-win environment. This focus stresses there is only change, lessons and opportunities in the process called life.

What if I need to talk to the coach between sessions?

John’s philosophy is to provide support for the client between sessions if the client requires support. The support sessions are kept to five to ten minutes at no charge to the client. It is John’s pleasure to support clients in goal attainment. If more than five to ten minutes is required, additional sessions can be scheduled for a fee at the client's request.

What is the difference between coaching and psychotherapy?

Coaching involves consulting. The coach aids the client in implementing new skills, change and transition through accountability. The client states the goal that they want to achieve. Coaches move the client toward the stated goal. Coaching is based in the present time frame. Coaches focus on the client's desire to set life goals. The personal coach is similar to a sport's coach. The sport coach enables a participant to break through plateaus that have been static in the athlete's life. The coach provides feedback, expertise and structure to move to the next level of performance. Coaches help focus on the need to quickly produce results.

Psychotherapy is based in understanding the psychology of an individual's life through reflection on past events, family systems or pathology. Psychotherapy supports individuals to work through feelings and emotions created by the history in the family setting. The focus for psychotherapy is exploration of the whys and hows of the client's life.

A coach will refer a client to a medical doctor or licensed health care provider if serious issues present themselves in the context of coaching. Coaches do not deal with clinical depression, chemical imbalance, chemical dependency or personality disorders. If any of these issues manifests itself during a coaching session, the coach will refer a client to a medical doctor or licensed health care professional or both. It is then up to the health care provider/medical doctor to determine if coaching is an appropriate avenue to continue based upon the medical evaluation.

What is the relationship between client and coach?

A coach is a partner with the client. The client decides upon goals through the assistance of the coach. The coach cannot promise something the client is not willing to achieve. When the client sets the goal and is unable to achieve the goal, the coach helps the client review and re-evaluate the goal, and make changes where necessary. The structure of coaching provides an avenue that brings the internal need and intellect into a clarified state. The client begins to utilize energy to evaluate, integrate and take action toward goal accomplishment. Coaching is not about right or wrong. It empowers clients to review their actions. It enhances a sense of self-reliance and success. The coach supports the client in the exploration of commitments to insure the goal reflects the client's needs. Sometimes what the individual thinks they want is not what is needed. Through coaching, the client is able to visualize the commitment process.

How is coaching performed?

Ninety percent of all coaching is done via the telephone. This allows the client to be in the privacy of their home or office, saving travel time and money while providing a comfortable and safe atmosphere.

Does a coach make my decisions for me?

The coach does not make any decisions for the client. The coach gives feedback and helps create definition for the goals stated by the client.

How do I pay for my coaching sessions?

John offers Pay Pal or the use of a personal credit card to pay at least one month in advance. Advanced payment through checks or money orders is also accepted. The safety and privacy of our clients are paramount to John. Our system is secured to provide safety and privacy through an SSL.