“What is Coaching, Anyway?”

asks Ken, blogger of On Leading Well.

The recent surge in the personal coaching profession indicates that people today are hungry for answers. What drives someone to pay anywhere from $250 to $1200 (or more) per month for a weekly 45 minute phone call?

I believe it’s partly due to our innate, God-given desire to grow, improve, and succeed.

During the past week I’ve spent time in two Athens – one in Greece and one in Ohio. Conversations with friends who invest most of their time with college students gravitated to the issue of life-change. Today’s students are overwhelmed with choices, data, and information. As a result their filters are high – most won’t even answer their cell phone if caller-id doesn’t show someone they know…

To read the rest of Ken’s inspired post ,What is Coaching, Anyway?

Dear friends/readers, I’d like to quick share my comments with you and invite you to do the same if you feel so inclined.

Ken,

Very wise analysis here of why people -especially college students-are seeking the guidance and support of life-coaches! I really wish that I had had the benefit of a mentor/coach back in my undergraduate days, or should I say undergraduate haze! (I’m laughing! … I say haze because of the sheer confusion,I felt at that time with regards to my life direction!)

I agree that students are overwhelmed with all of the choices available. It’s been my experience both personally and professionally that a good coach can also help one to see their unique path and next steps therein more clearly.

Again, thanks for this article! I’ve been thinking about how coaching fits so well into the spirit of our times (zeitgeist), so this was just what I needed to read!

,Tessa

Hope you create yourself a Jim-dandy of a FRIDAY!!