On Coaching, Part 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Coaching
“Do I need a professional coach?” We can’t answer that for you, but here are some questions that may help you:
Are you making measurable progress toward your goals?
Are you moving toward your work challenges with energy and vision?
Are you taking time to pause and reflect during the work week?
Are you celebrating your achievements regularly?
Are you overcoming procrastination and prioritizing your work effectively?
If your answer to all these questions is "yes," then coaching might not be for you. If any “no” answers popped up, though, you may find a professional coach to be exactly what you need to get you to the next level in your development.
When left to our own devices as humans, psychological research shows that we tend toward a negative mindset. Something else intriguing is how our productivity is lower when we work alone vs. when another person is simply there in the room. In our busy work lives, we rarely have a consistent space or “room” to reflect, feel heard, get re-focused on our goals, and not have to prove anything to anyone. A good coach creates that “room,” meeting us there to ask eye-opening questions, shift our negative defaults, and offer simultaneous encouragement and accountability. A good coach calls out our blindspots and helps us get unstuck so we can become our best self.
At Begin Development, we offer individualized professional coaching, either in-person or via Zoom (depending on your location) that is designed to sharpen your skills and activate you to progress rapidly toward your goals. Once we pair you with a coach, we help you set up a consultation call to see if it’s the right fit, then launch you into either a biweekly or weekly series of 1-hour transformational coaching sessions. Each of our packages kicks off with a 2-hour goal-setting session that helps you build a specific roadmap to get you to where you’re hungry to go professionally.
