What is the Definition of Coaching?

“The unexamined life if not worth living” – Socrates

Coaching can be defined as is an ongoing relationship which focuses on the client taking action toward achieving their vision, goals and desires.

Use a process of inquiry and personal discovery to build client awareness and responsibility, and provide structure, support and feedback
Help clients to define and achieve goals faster, and with more east (focus on what’s working)
Honor a client’s power and builds a platform of strength upon which to grow and change
Believe that clients are the best experts in their own lives and have the answers within

Pattern interrupt, stopping automatic life as usual. It interrupts unconscious patterns. If a client is unhappy with their current situation and want to gan something new, the client must consciously see what’s happening and choose differently
A step by step forward plan
Real-time feedback
Holistic and on-point insight
Integrative approach, integrating new behaviors and learnings until new habits form
Thoughtful inquiry that builds a client’s awareness and responsibility, believing the client has the answers within
Structure that stops existing habits and unconscious thinking
Accountability squarely on the client
Support to take forward action

Therapy – Therapy typically is about healing past trauma and dealing with how someone is feeling. Coaching is about creating from the present moment, taking action and moving forward toward fulfillment (dealing with the NOW)
Consulting – Consultants are subject matter experts, offering advice and the best viable options/answers. Coaching believes that the client has the answers already and therefore supports the client in accessing their truth to find the most effective options.
A mentor, manager, parent, or the helping professional

Ready to reclaim their most resourceful self
Want support to move forward
Believe they can create what they want in life
Seek increased awareness of living life in alignment with their inner most truth

For more information on the definition of coaching, take a loot at the International Coaching Federation’s Code of Ethics.

Source: Coach for Life, Peter Reding