CoaCh's Corner

CoaCh's Corner aims to

• provide a platform for passionate coaches to share and learn from each other's experiences
• raise and respond to queries that concern coaching relationships and people development
• grow individuals mentally and emotionally to take care of oneself

MY BELIEF: Teach one how to fish .... you don't catch one for them.

Coaching is always done by being along with people... never by being before them nor behind them. Reason: If you are ahead of them, their challenges may be behind you and you miss noticing them (they may not look like challenges)... if you are behind them, you are distanced from their challenge and you may feel it's too difficult.

In both the cases you miss the view of the challenges and the perspectives... by being with them you get to see the challenges the way they see them.

Another advantage of being with them or by their side is that you never interfere with their experience of it... you can only be a catalyst. On the other hand if you are ahead of them, you slow them down and if you are behind them, you may run into them... collision or conflict is the possibility. Which is avoided by being with them.

Being a coach you facilitate their train of thoughts ... by being by their side... unlike a (train/rail) coach that normally follows the engine