TRANSFORMATIONAL COACHING
Transformational coaching encourages you to do just that: that is, think for yourself in order to gain clarity of vision and thought.
Ask yourself the following: When was the last time someone really listened to what you had to say, without interruption? With empathy and interest?
Private coaching is powerful because together with your coach you inhabit a safe space for an agreed length of time which is entirely yours, to be listened to and supported to think through the changes you want to happen.
Group coaching is also a powerful and effective approach. Aside from cost savings, the group coaching technique has the ability to improve awareness of the decisions made within a group setting; the ability to strengthen team bonds, and gain accountability partnerships.
Group coaching is also a powerful and effective approach. Aside from cost savings, the group coaching technique has the ability to improve awareness of the decisions made within a group setting; the ability to strengthen team bonds, and gain accountability partnerships.
FIND CLARITY
An advantage of the transformational coaching process is the dedicated time and space to think your best thoughts. As you give your mind this space, clarity appears. You begin to become crystal clear about what you really want in your personal life and professional life.
Clients also often talk about ‘becoming unstuck’, because as their thoughts become clearer, they are able to identify what they need to do to move forward.
Clients also often talk about ‘becoming unstuck’, because as their thoughts become clearer, they are able to identify what they need to do to move forward.
GAIN CONFIDENCE
Increased self-confidence goes hand in hand with clarity as one of the key benefits of transformational coaching. As a natural consequence of gaining clarity about your situation and taking action towards the changes you want to make, you are likely to experience a greater sense of confidence in yourself. You begin to trust in your innate abilities and judgment.
An important part of the transformational coaching approach is that you the client are considered by your coach to be creative, resourceful and whole. You do not need ‘fixing’. You already have all the answers you need inside you. My job and expertise as coach is to help you draw out these answers by the considered questions I ask. In this way I work with you to grow your sense of trust in yourself.
An important part of the transformational coaching approach is that you the client are considered by your coach to be creative, resourceful and whole. You do not need ‘fixing’. You already have all the answers you need inside you. My job and expertise as coach is to help you draw out these answers by the considered questions I ask. In this way I work with you to grow your sense of trust in yourself.
Sense of Life Purpose
As coaching continues and you begin to experience improved clarity and confidence, you may well begin to feel a greater sense of purpose. You find yourself more able to re-imagine what is possible in your life and career, now and in the future. This is because transformational coaching empowers you. It puts you back in control.
Some of our clients have had great AHA! moments about their larger purpose in life during our coaching sessions. This is what can happen when people are listened to with empathy and have the uninterrupted time and space to think out loud.
Some of our clients have had great AHA! moments about their larger purpose in life during our coaching sessions. This is what can happen when people are listened to with empathy and have the uninterrupted time and space to think out loud.
Relief from Negativity
Another life-changing benefit of transformational coaching lies in its deep work to identify and challenge the limiting beliefs, negative thoughts and assumptions that have been holding you back.
We all have these mental challenges. Often they stop us from living happy lives and reaching our goals. They manifest themselves in thoughts such as ‘I am never good enough’, or ‘Success never happens to me’ or ‘People won’t like me if I show them who I really am’.
Let’s work to uncover what is really at the core of your negative assumptions and beliefs. Once identified, we can challenge their validity. In this way we can minimize their negative impact and replace them with a more positive mindset going forward. You can make powerful shifts of perspective and literally re-write the stories you might have been telling yourself for years.
Distinct Personal Toolkit
Over the course of our coaching sessions, you will find that you are building a unique personal toolkit of techniques and strategies specific to your needs. These will arise naturally over your time with your coach. They could be new ways of solving problems, or dealing with anxieties, or personal checklists to remind you how to stay on track. We do this so that you can return to these strategies time and again, long after coaching has ended.
Typically your toolkit might include strategies and tools to help you to:
Typically your toolkit might include strategies and tools to help you to:
- build resilience
- increase productivity
- decrease negativity
- plan effectively
- know how to help yourself in challenging times
A Path to Your Goals
Perhaps one of the better-known benefits of transformational coaching is its ability to help you set goals and determine a path for you to achieve them.
There are many ways that coaching can help you move from A to B in the particular transformation you want to make. For people who are able to visualize, creative visualization is an effective tool for imagining your ideal day/job/future. If words come more naturally to you, your coach might employ the coaching techniques of narrative coaching, asking you to star in your own story.
However you get there, forming an idea of your desired outcome/goal(s) and setting a path to get there is an important part of the transformational coaching journey.
There are many ways that coaching can help you move from A to B in the particular transformation you want to make. For people who are able to visualize, creative visualization is an effective tool for imagining your ideal day/job/future. If words come more naturally to you, your coach might employ the coaching techniques of narrative coaching, asking you to star in your own story.
However you get there, forming an idea of your desired outcome/goal(s) and setting a path to get there is an important part of the transformational coaching journey.
Accountability
Coaching is a wonderfully collaborative process! One of the most powerful and indispensable benefits of transformational coaching lies in the value of being held accountable. Accountability combats procrastination because it keeps you focused on your goals & helps you to stay more successfully on track.
Most coaching sessions end with time spent reviewing intentions for the time in between sessions. We ask clients to name the Action Steps they wish to take before we next see each other. Often these relate to the overarching goals we set together when we first meet. Naming the action steps alone allows the coachee to hold themselves accountable too.
It can be surprising to learn that much of the change that takes place over the course of a coaching program happens in between sessions. The unconscious mind is awakened by the conscious thinking that takes place in the coaching space. This is why I will offer clients additional accountability in the form of between-session e-mail check-ins to support this process, too.
Most coaching sessions end with time spent reviewing intentions for the time in between sessions. We ask clients to name the Action Steps they wish to take before we next see each other. Often these relate to the overarching goals we set together when we first meet. Naming the action steps alone allows the coachee to hold themselves accountable too.
It can be surprising to learn that much of the change that takes place over the course of a coaching program happens in between sessions. The unconscious mind is awakened by the conscious thinking that takes place in the coaching space. This is why I will offer clients additional accountability in the form of between-session e-mail check-ins to support this process, too.
Transformation
The life-changing benefit of transformational coaching is that of transformation itself: the successful reinvention of ourselves, our priorities and our lives.
Over time and with your commitment to the work, lasting life changes in your personal and professional life are entirely possible with the support and encouragement of your life coach. The process is creative and can be profound.
The key to successful change relies on two things:
Over time and with your commitment to the work, lasting life changes in your personal and professional life are entirely possible with the support and encouragement of your life coach. The process is creative and can be profound.
The key to successful change relies on two things:
- The quality of the relationship between coach and coachee
- The wholehearted commitment of both coach and client to the coaching journey