April 2007
Elements of Personal Coaching
While our main focus at Win Win is on helping organizations achieve their next level of success, individuals in these organizations often want to work toward improving their own individual success. Personal coaching is a great tool for accomplishing this.
By weaving elements of business, education, and spirituality, Win Win coaches partner with clients so that together they can:
- Assess their desired outcomes.
- Formulate possibilities.
- Determine the steps needed to move toward their desired outcomes.
- Engage the support needed to succeed.
- Troubleshoot obstacles as they arise.
- Celebrate success!
- Often, begin the cycle again, focusing on a different aspect of their life.
And note that Life Coaching is not Therapy:
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Conventional Therapy tends toward ... |
Personal Coaching tends toward ... |
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why me? / why this? |
what now? / what's next? |
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traditional relationship |
collaborative, equal partnership |
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from past to present |
from present to future |
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issue resolution |
life design |
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driven by unresolved issues |
chooses goals and actions |
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feelings, discussion-oriented |
more action-oriented |
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mostly monologue |
mostly dialogue |
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self-imposed limits |
missed opportunities |
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restoring |
expanding |
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tends toward process |
tends toward results |
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heal past |
create future |
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from dysfunctional to functional |
from functional to extraordinary |
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