What is a Professional Coach?

To answer the question of, what is coaching let’s first address what is it not.

Why need a coach if I have good friends. No one relationship fulfills all of our needs. We’ve all seen the sitcoms that make light of a person who, manifesting no apparent clinical illness, continues to see a therapist for 20 years. While the situation can make for good comedic lines in a television show, the situation is a very real one lived out time and again around the world. Here’s my theory as to why.

We all have friendships but friendships have limitations. The most obvious of which being that friendships are based on mutual exchange and support. In other words, your friendship is not all about you. How many times have you called a friend to share something, about which you are very excited, only to discover that your friend has something he or she is equally excited to share with you. Now you have to wait your turn. In the coaching relationship, is all about you.

Working with your dreams and fears., mourning your defeats and celebrating your victories, discovering who you are is the only purpose of the relationship. And unlike the 20 years of therapy scenario, our relationship is not built on the premises that there is something broken that needs fixing. Our foundation is that you are creative resourceful and whole. My philosophy with Confidante Coaching is always coach no less than the whole person.

When someone is having problems at home, it impacts his ability to perform at work. When something good happens at work, we take that enthusiasm home. Our lives cannot be compartmentalized into tidy little containers, despite our efforts at times. I work with the client’s whole lives. Coaching is us working together for you to work yourself. If you’ve ever tried to changes your diet, develop a workout regiment, your know that all of the advice or guidance in the world makes no difference in the end, you still are the only person who can make you eat an apple instead of candy bar or go for a walk instead of watching television.

Through our coaching relationships, I can help you become conscious of your motivations and be deliberate in your