(And why it is vital that you understand the
differences)
Are you confused about how
personal coaching relates to consulting?
Many people mistakenly assume that the personal coaching process
and the consulting process are, at least similar, if not the same.
Yet, the two processes are so VERY DIFFERENT.
It is vital that you understand the differences so that you will be
able to maximize the results you attain from either process.
The processes are so different, that a person will get poor results,
if any, from either process, if mistakenly treated as the other.
Unfortunately, too many people treat personal coaching like consulting (and
visa versa). Trying to get consulting results from the coaching process
or visa versa, will undoubtedly produce very dissatisfying outcomes.
Both the consulting and personal coaching process offer exceptional results
and rewards, when used under the right conditions for the right
purpose.
The key is to understand which process is best suited for which purpose
and what the right conditions are to achieve the best results.
How Different are the Personal Coaching and Consulting
Processes?
(In fact, the two processes are entirely the opposite!)
.
A well known example of a consultant is an attorney.
Consultants work on problems for their clients.
Attorneys work on legal problems for their clients.
Clients have little, if any, control over the consulting
process.
Clients are limited in what they can and want to to tell their attorneys.
Clients can exercise some control over the legal consulting process,
but not much. Clients can have some say so over whether to file and/or
withdraw a lawsuit, give settlement conditions, direct attorneys to
send intimidating letters, or direct attorneys to file for custody.
Clients have virtually NO CONTROL over the RESULTS
of consulting.
Clients must accept the results or outcome they get from legal actions.
Consultants are recognized experts in their chosen
field.
Attorneys are recognized as experts in the field of law.
Consultants are expected to provide credentials to prove their ability
to act as an expert.
Attorneys are expected to show they graduated from law school and have
passed the Bar Exam for the States in which they are licensed to practice.
Consultants have a superior position to the client, at least in their
area of expertise.
Attorneys take the power and superior position with their clients, at
least, in the area of law.
Consultants sell their expert advice.
Attorneys will sell their legal advice. Attorneys advise clients.
Consultants also perform tasks on behalf of their clients.
Attorneys perform most, if not all legal tasks for their clients. They
file lawsuits, create and file legal briefs, represent their clients
to their opponents and the court, and the list goes on.
Consultants work on problems or tasks that do not involve the personal
growth of their clients.
Legal problems rarely involve the personal growth or improvement of
clients, and if they do, most attorneys only focus on the legal aspects.
Clients and consultants are not expected to develop
a personal bond, and rarely do.
Most attorneys and clients keep their personal lives and legal issues
very separate. Attorneys normally try to avoid dealing with the personal
lives of their clients unless they have to, and then they refer them
to others for help.
Consultants share the limelight and credit (and
frequently control both) when successful outcomes occur (and even when
unsuccessful ones happen).
Attorneys almost always take the limelight and credit during and after
the legal process. They like being the star. Does Johnny Cochran come
to mind?
.
Personal coaches assist their clients to achieve
their coachable goals.
Clients set their goals and the reason they hire a coach is to accomplish
their goals.
Clients have virtually TOTAL control over the coaching
process.
Both the clients and their coaches must discover the path to success
together. Clients will control and follow the path of discovery that
reveals their inner passions, desires, values and priorities. The coaching
process will not be constrained by a written agenda or organized steps.
Instead, the coaching process provides a free forum to discover where
the client is and then develop the best path for individual clients
to achieve their specific goals.
Personal coaches have almost TOTAL control over
the RESULTS they reap from coaching.
Coaching clients set the goals they want to achieve through coaching.
The purpose of hiring a coach is to achieve their goals. Their coaches
concentrate on the goals being achieved. The achievement of the predetermined
goals produces the RESULTS desired, and much more.
Personal coaches are not experts nor do they profess
to be.
Coaches assist their clients to become the worlds leading experts on
themselves.
Personal coaches have few, if any, credentials to prove that they
are experts.
Instead, coaches can provide experience and the successes of former
clients. Actually experiencing personal coaching with a coach offers
the best evaluation method for a client.
Personal coaches are Equal Partners with their clients.
Coaches are like a copilot sitting in the passenger seat of an automobile
traveling to the same destination (the accomplishment of their clients
goals). Coaches do not exhibit a superior position.
Personal coaches do NOT provide expert advice.
Coaches encourage their clients to find the answers that have virtually
been there all along.
Personal coaches perform NO tasks on behalf of their clients.
Coaching clients perform all of the action steps to achieve their goals.
(Coaching clients always drive the car)
Clients will improve and grow as a person as they achieve their coaching
goals .
Goals that are best suited for the coaching process require clients
to grow and improve as a person to accomplish them. Coaching clients
reduce their stress, increase their energy, make better decisions, increase
their life balance, increase their peace of mind, and focus more on
what is really important to them, BECAUSE of participating in the coaching
process.
Clients develop a strong personal bond and trusting
relationship with their coach.
The very personal nature of the coaching process requires clients and
their coaches to develop a very strong mutually trusting, mutually respectful
and mutually focused partnership.
Personal coaches avoid the limelight and credit.
Coaching clients receive all of the fame and adulation that goes
with participating in the coaching process. Coaches avoid the limelight
or taking any credit. Plus, the coaching process is very confidential
and private, and unless the client says something, no one will even
know a person has a personal coach.
Conclusion!
The more you understand how both processes work, the
more you will be able to select the process that best suits your objectives.
The more you allow each process to operate as it was designed, the greater
the rewards you will receive from using the process. The more you interfere
with each process, the more you will reduce the benefits you receive.
How Does The Coach Connection (TCC) Fit into the Picture?
The Coach Connection (TCC) provides quality personal
coaches to assist you to achieve your coaching goals. In fact,over
96.5% of TCC's clients have achieved, at least, their initial goals.
TCC will assist you to determine whether the coaching process is best
for you. If the coaching process is best for you, TCC will assure you
that all four
of the key conditions to successful personal coaching are met for
you to receive the maximum rewards from the coaching process.
Choose your ideal personal coach!
You will select your ideal personal coach after
experiencing personal coaching from at least three ideally matched TCC
Member Personal Coaches. TCC has 132 Active Member Coaches located in
41 States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Member Coaches were thoroughly
interviewed and rigorously screened from over 1,700 applying coaches.
Click
here to read the required personal characteristics of TCC Member
Personal Coach.
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1. Call TCC for your confidential consultation
2. Be coached by three prescreened Personal Coaches
3. Choose your ideal Personal Coach
4. Turn your activity into a more balanced and
enjoyable life
We want you to experience personal coaching for yourself, under
our No Risk Money-Back Guarantee Period to really feel it, so you can
make a very informed decision about whether personal coaching is best
for you.
Enjoy our Initial
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If you are not fully satisfied after the initial SIX coaching sessions
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What
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It's Easy:
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2. Request that we call you for your
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about the coaching process, to include reader questions, answers and
feedback at: The Coach
Connection Blog
6. Or learn more about coaching and TCC
before acting!
(after all, we made a lot of promises and personal coaching and TCC
might be new to you)
You are invited to
select the starting point that best suits your level of knowledge
