COACHING RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions- I know, I know – you’ve
been bombarded with resolution suggestions in the newspapers and TV!! But bear
with me – forget about the personal resolutions- I’m not interested in your
resolutions (again) to start that diet, to quit smoking and to be nicer to
everybody – what resolutions have you set yourself as a coach for 2013?
What about these thoughts?
- I will become a more Curious Coach- forget about curiosity killing the cat- curiosity as a coach means that you maintain focus on the client and approach each session with a sense of excitement and enthusiasm. Curiosity will influence the questions that you pose and further hone your listening skills as you help your client explore the topic of their choice. It may be a topic you have encountered before – but the fact that it is a new client can be the spark that ignites the curiosity to explore what makes it an issue for this client.
- I will aim to learn something new each week- a good way to keep your continuing professional development as a coach up to speed is to set yourself a goal to read an article or a chapter a week to ensure that you keep up to speed with coaching developments.
- I will set coaching goals for myself- given that we all are used to setting personal resolutions- why not set resolutions for yourself as a coach or resolutions for your coaching business. Make sure that you write these down – an idea committed to writing is much more likely to be followed through.
- I will develop my coaching skills- why not set yourself developmental goals as a coach – aim for the next ILM level qualification? How about exploring coaching supervision?
Hopefully, that has got the thought
process started. What resolutions are you going to set for your coaching self?
My mantra for 2013 is “Learn from
yesterday, Live for today, Hope for tomorrow.”
Martin Hill LL.B (Hons), FInstLM, AMAC, EMCC Member, Coach
&Coach Supervisor
Faculty Member
Programme Director for ILM 7 Coaching & Mentoring Courses
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