When selecting a personal development coach there are many issues that need to be considered. The first is to determine if there are specialty coaches that focus on your area of need. For instance, if you are trying to lose weight, you might consider a nutritional coach. If you are a man, you might consider a men’s coach. Say you’re new to a position either individual contributor or manager, and you’re overwhelmed, find a coach that has a business background. Suffice to say that there are hundreds of types of coaches based upon specialty area. However many great coaches are generalists and they can very effectively help a client with almost any issue.
Considerations for choosing a personal development coach
Some of the same considerations when choosing a therapist also apply to selecting a personal development coach. Here are the considerations :
- Do you feel more comfortable with a male or female coach?
- What type of coaching modality has a coach been trained in?
- What are the underlying principals of their training and which school did they go to?
- Do they have a coaching certificate and if so, what type?
- How long has the coach been in practice?
- Has the coach benefited from the type of coaching they will be offering you?
- How many coaches has your coach had and for what duration?
- What did the coach do before becoming a coach? Do you think the coach’s past experience (non-coaching) and coach schooling and its underlying principals will benefit you and the topic(s) you’d like to work on?
- Do you feel comfortable with the coach? Do you feel that your coach is curious to find out who you are and what you need or want to achieve through coaching?
- What are the coach fees? Is this affordable for you?
My coach training and its underlying principals
As a reference in making your coach decision, here are some specifics regarding my coach training and its underlying principals.
- I was trained at the Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael California.
- I am a Co-Active coach and have a certificate, called a CPCC, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach.
- The underlying principals of my schooling include:
- The client is naturally creative, resourceful and whole and that they are not broken.
- As a co-active coach, we coach the whole person, mind, body, soul and all that they bring to a session.
- The main goal with a client is to achieve a certain transformation that propels them forward towards the life they want to live.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me and I’d be glad to offer my guidance towards helping you select a coach.