Connecting the Dots: The Value of Coaching

Article that appeared in The New Leaf ™.

I just hired a new coach and I am really jazzed. The process of choosing my coach and of becoming clear on what I want from this relationship has so invigorated me that I felt I had realized the full value of my first monthís fees before our first session.

I told this to a fried, who expressed some surprise that I would "need" a coach. "I donít need him," I responded, "I'm ready for him!" We expect championship athletes and opera singers to have a coach, why not championship managers or mothers or gardeners? The very traits that caused my friend to question my need for coaching are the basis for the value I will create from the investment. The fact that I am already highly motivated, disciplined, organized and happy is all the more reason to be excited about coaching: I am ready for more of the same, and I can almost taste it.

As I reflect on all I have gained in the course of coaching and being coached, I am more aware than ever that the more equipped I am to grow and thrive, the more I can benefit from coaching. My simple equation is this: coaching doubles my effectiveness and halves my effort. I can go for that.