Welcome to Next Chapter New Life - Life Coaching, transition and retirement life coaching
Coaching the Career Continuum: Executive – Career Development
Career Change – Retirement Alternatives – Job Search Strategy
WHAT IS COACHING
Coaching is a process where the coach facilitates people in their own commitment and enthusiasm to accomplish a goal or objective. A coach can help make getting to a person’s goals go faster, with greater clarity and with greater confidence. Coaching is a team activity, with the coach providing an environment of safety and inquiry, prompting a person to think through their issues and directions. The coach also provides accountability for action to those goals, without judgment or punishment. In a nutshell, getting coached is fun, because it’s all about you.
Do I need coaching? What will it do for me?
Most people find the coaching process to be extremely beneficial in sorting out direction and goals. Part of the joy of the process is focusing on YOUR goals. If you are a person that is facing a change or desire to make changes in your life, you would find the process great at moving in a more focused, productive manner.
Isn’t coaching for sports?
The term coaching has historically been more associated with sports, but the sports history provides a great model of what coaching is. A swim coach will help an athlete improve their skill, thus growing toward individual goals. They provide support, enthusiasm, feedback and accountability. This model is now being applied to the business setting for management coaching and to individuals working on numerous personal goals.
How is coaching different from counseling or therapy?
This is a fairly complicated question because you have to have an understanding of what therapy is. Some people describe coaching as “looking forward”, identifying goals and a future state and describe therapy as “looking backward”, delving into past issues and working to coming to terms with those issues. To add more depth to this, the majority of those seeking therapy are at a low point in their lives, facing distress and emotional pain. Functioning for these people can be somehow impaired or severely impaired. The issues for therapy can be complex and entrenched. A person getting coached may have worries but are fairly well functioning.
How is coaching different from consulting?
A consultant is hired to be an expert in a given field and is expected to analyze the current state and provide recommendations to get to an end state. They may also facilitate a process to achieve an end result. Many coaches combine the role of coach and consultant, but a coach collaborates or teams up with an individual to help the individual gain insight that is most suitable for their values and needs.
How long does coaching take?
A great deal depends on the coach, the individual seeking coaching and the goals to be achieved. A coaching session generally lasts about 45 minutes. Sessions usually last in duration of at least 3 months and longer. It’s important that enough time is spent to ensure the development of action plans and enough results to ensure the person’s goals are realized. Some people find coaching to be so satisfying that they continue to receive coaching indefinitely.
How much does coaching cost?
Most coaches package sessions, meaning that you pay for multiple sessions. If you were to figure this out, it would range between $50-$300 per hour. Usually, management and executive coaching are on the high end of this range and life coaching can be $50-$200 per hour.
What is a life coach and an executive coach?
Most coaches focus and specialize on given segments of the population. An executive coach works in a business setting with managers and executives and focus on business goals. A life coach also specializes but they focus on specific topics. Examples: Weight management, relationships, parents with special need children, retirement, career change, the list can be as extensive as there are people with needs.
What if I start coaching but I don’t really work well with my coach?
All coaches have a goal to ensure your success. If this means that you can’t achieve your goal with a coach you are starting with, it is best to discuss your issues with them. It’s ok to stop your coaching and hire a different coach. To help prevent this from happening, usually, a coach will have an initial consultation with you and during that time, you need to assess the “fit” of this person to you. Ask all the questions you need to help to discover if you think you can work together well.
