A coach allows us to come as we are. To arrive with our titles, concerns, insecurities, and confusion, giving us the space to gain clarity, create a strategy, become aware of self-limiting beliefs, and build the skill set needed to navigate the next big thing with confidence. This confidence comes from not being judged, not being given advice, and knowing that this person, this coach is for us, not for the organization.

The coach doesn’t bring an agenda. So, there is no concern that there is an ulterior motive, such as getting us to stay in a position rather than explore other opportunities or to gain our trust, so we confide in them, only to have them turn around and break our trust…sometimes in ways that impact our quality of life such as when it impacts our careers. These are not concerns shared when interacting with a coach. Hence, the wasted energy is conserved and one’s productivity increases.

Coaching is an action plan, a place to work on the self.