What to Expect from coaching

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A Journey Into Expansion
What To
EXPECT
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COACHING
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 03 COACHING- A NEW JOURNEY 04
WHO CAN COACH? 05 WHAT DO COACHES DO? 05
WHY DO YOU NEED A COACH? 06 HOW DOES A
COACHING SESSION WORK? 06 WHAT TO EXPECT
FROM COACHING? 07 A WORD BY THE COACHES
10 CONCLUSION 11
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INTRODUCTION
When the last one falls, I must go, too. - O
Henry.
The Last Leaf follows Johnsy, a poor young
woman who is suffering from pneumonia. She
believes she will die when the ivy vine on the
wall outside her window loses all of its leaves.
Her painter neighbour Behrman tricked her by
painting a leaf on the wall. And she recovered.
We start this book by explaining how coaching
has stepped into this world and has paved its
way to form A New Journey. In the second
chapter, we move forward to discuss how anyone
can step into the coaching profession and
transform the lives of individuals. You will
further find materials to help you understand
why you need a coach. In this book, we will be
discovering how coaching sessions work so that
clients can understand what they would receive
out of the session they would book. This book is
designed to provide a deep view of what you as a
coach should expect from your coachee and what
a coachee should expect from your coach after he
selects the coach he wants to move ahead with.
The moral is that expectations are the way we
live. It provides us the path we want to travel
and above all it instills hope. Just like Johnsy
survived because of the expectation and hope of
the last leaf, we humans also move ahead with
such expectations. Thus, we give you this book
to clear all your expectations about coaching.
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COACHING- A NEW JOURNEY
COACHING - A NEW JOURNEY..... SOUNDS
ENTHRALLING, BUT WHAT IS IT?. Generations around
this globe individuals have been struggling to
find the answers to their problems. Whats more
interesting is that, if the answers were found,
the implementation has been vague. Thus began the
new journey of coaching. Coaching is the field
that has combined the best of psychology,
business evolution, philosophy, spirituality,
and Finance to help individuals all around the
globe. It is a process that has focused on
assisting individuals, teams, and organisations
in improving their
behaviour, cognition, decision-making, and
actions, overall
efficiency. Coaches have become the
accountability partner and guides who can
provide feedback, new ideas, and emotional
support that can mean the difference between
creating a new reality and spinning your wheels
wishing things were different.
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WHO CAN COACH?
Anyone from any profession or any field can
pursue the path of coaching and become a coach.
There are no boundaries to this career path. A
leader, a businessman, a teacher, an engineer, a
counselor, even a doctor can become a Coach. The
only requirement to become a coach is to possess
a few qualities like
A peoples person
Listening, Patience, and Humility
Good Communication skills
Is non- judgemental
Possess the helicopter view
WHAT DO COACHES DO? To answer the question of
what a coach does, you need to first ask
yourself why you need a coach. Once you answer
this question, you will get the exact reason for
what a coach does. A coach is designed to
identify the problems in life and discover the
reasons why these problems arise, they set up
goals and targets to rectify these setbacks and
achieve the desired goals. Together you create
an action plan that has numerous steps all
designed specifically to fulfill the needs of the
individual. A coach can work in all the segments
of life it made a personal issue or
professional- leadership, business, career, or
even health issues. Thus, the basic task of a
coach is to find the problem, discover the
reason for the problem, and challenge the
preconceived notions that one may have about
what they are capable of.
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WHY DO YOU NEED A COACH?
Provides customized solutions to develop
you. Provides perfect navigation towards a chosen
destination. Lower the stress levels. Improves
the quality of life. Will act as a source of
encouragement and support. Will be on your side
to monitor your progress. Will give you honest
feedback. It will act as a great source for
improving your interpersonal skills like
communication, delegation, managing conflict, etc
HOW DOES A COACHING SESSION WORK? The first
coaching session begins by filling up a
questionnaire so that a coach can have an idea
about the client. Each coaching session is
usually 45 minutes or an hour long. These
sessions are either online, in person, on calls,
and sometimes through other virtual
formats. There is normally an interval of four
weeks between each coaching session but this can
be changed as per requirement. Sessions are
usually completed within a period of 6 to 9
months. Each session is based on the agenda to
find solutions to the clients problem through
different steps and techniques.
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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM COACHING?
Coaching is widely perceived as a collaborative
effort between you and your coach, who will
gently encourage you to examine how to make
positive changes in your life based on your
goals. But should you expect? This question has a
two-fold aspect. First what to expect from a
coach and second what do coaches expect from
you. Let us explore these aspects.

• WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A COACH?
• Confidentiality- The most expected aspect from
  the coach is to main 100 confidentiality. Any
  good coach will always hold this as a sacred
  rule and create a super safe space for you to say
• whatever you want or need to say. The reason that
  this
• is the most essential is that when a client comes
  to a coach
• he expects the coach to know everything that is
  causing his problem and provide the ultimate
  solution within the four walls of coaching.
• Credentials- For any individual to opt for a
  coach the basic expectation is to have the
  necessary coaching credentials including the
  certifications and personal experience. Your
  coach should always be striving to learn more,
  keep their credentials current, and, in an ideal
  world, add new ones to their resume. If your
  coach isnt knowledgeable about tapering,
  strength training, or hydration, you should look
  elsewhere.
• One-on-one meetings- Coachees expect their
  coaches to provide one-to- one meetings. They
  want a separate space for themselves with the
  coach so that they can express themselves freely
  and maintain confidentiality.
• Create an action plan- A coach will start by
  studying you. He will find out about you like
  your aspirations, your strength. He shall
  brainstorm and put ideas to the test in a safe
  and agenda-free environment for the coachee. He
  will create a plan, specifically designed to
  cater to the needs of the clients. Your coach
  will assist you in developing a concise action
  plan outlining how to proceed and make progress.
  Provide as much detail as possible about your
  needs, aspirations, and goals. The coaching and
  action plans are only as effective as the data
  you supply.

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1. Learning assignments- Regardless of how your
   sessions are delivered, your coach may ask you
   to take specific actions between sessions to
   assist you in achieving your personally
   prioritized goals. These actions may take the
   form of pertinent articles, checklists,
   assessments, or models that serve as a
   foundation for your thinking and actions.
   Learning assignments provide an active forefront
   for the coachees to reflect.
2. Honest feedback- To get the most out of a
   coaching session the clients need feedback from
   the coaches so that they are aware of the changes
   they are receiving through the session to refine
   their plan further. Feedback not only provides a
   measuring platform but also triggers motivation
   in coachees.
3. Interesting Tools and Techniques- A coach will be
   able to offer suggestions and provide you with a
   variety of resources to assist you in achieving
   the next step in your plan. Your coach will
   employ the most effective approaches and
   techniques to assist you in achieving your
   goals. These techniques will help you achieve
   your targets. Your coach will want you to take
   responsibility for your actions and will provide
   clear direction and guidance to enable you to
   solve your own problems and expand your thought
   processes. This will facilitate reflection and
   learning, as well as increase the impact of your
   coaching journey.
4. Tough Love- Coaches enjoy witnessing their
   clients growth and transformation. And
   sometimes this necessitates telling the
   unpalatable truth. As a result, your coach
   should have the guts to do so when necessary.
   Remember that they should always be doing this
   for you to help you grow and develop.
5. Develop Mindset- Expect your coach to assist you
   in developing a mindset that allows you to
   maximize your potential and discover solutions
   within yourself. They will work towards all the
   far reached end of your mind to utilize your
   maximum capabilities.
6. Non-judgemental- Coaches need to be
   non-judgemental. If they start moving in the
   other direction then their coachees will never be
   able to express themselves freely. They will
   believe that they will be constantly just upon
   what they say and thus they will start hiding
   important parts that may be necessary for a
   coaching session.

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WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A COACHEE? 1. Respect- The
most important thing to remember is that you
appoint a coach to learn from them, to seize the
best opportunity in order to grow and achieve the
desired goals this can only take place in an
environment of respect. A coachee should respect
his coach and be thankful.
2. Communication- If you cant communicate, you
cant do it the reason is that communication is
the key to the success of a coach. If their
clients are unable to communicate their needs
and aspirations to the coach they would never be
able to set agenda in order to achieve those
goals.
3. Dedication and hard work- all the coaches
around the globe want to see their clients
succeed and this can only happen through
dedication and hard work throughout each
coaching session. The point to remember is that
a quote alone cannot achieve all the targets he
needs the full support of the Coachee.
4. Reliability- Your coach anticipates that your
work will be completed. When you hire a coach
for one-on-one time, your coach reserves time in
their schedule for you. Changing schedules will
create a huge impact on the coach. Every coach
has different scheduling policies, and every
coach has different flexibility, but just be
considerate of their time.
5. Feedback- Feedback is the necessity of one
step ahead. Not only does a coach need to give
feedback but they also need to receive one. It
often happens that the techniques used by the
coach are not well suited for the coachee, in
such cases feedback comes to the rescue.
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A WORD BY THE COACHES

• So if you are a coachee, then here are some
  questions to help you out.
• To understand the situation
• What gets you the most meaning in life?
• Where do you get stuck?
• What are your strengths (according to others)?
• How do you deal with failure?
• What is your partake of success?
• How satisfied are you with your work?
• What is the one thing that you could do instantly
  that would make a great difference in your
  current situation?

• To help the coach define his role
• What does coaching mean to you?
• What is coaching not for you?
• What advice would you give me to coach you more
  effectively?
• If you get stuck, how would you help me?

• To find where you want to be in the future
• Who do you want to become?
• Where do you want to make a difference?
• What is coming in your way to achieving your
  goal?
• What is the most important goal?
• How would you like to measure the success rate of
  your performance?

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CONCLUSION
The bottom line is that the Ingredients of
successful coaching are all in the hands of the
coach and the client. When theres a gap between
where you are now, and where you want to be,
coaching works. But only if youre willing to
learn, grow and take action. Thats all thats
necessary for a successful coaching relationship
between you and you coach. Find what works best
for you and share it with your coach so that
together you can achieve the ultimate goal.
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