I've been a women's conference the last four days (thank you Tom!!). It was in town so I didn't have to stay overnight anywhere which made this all possible! The topic was on coaching and it was SOOO interesting. I wasn't totally into it at first, but our company was offering me a spot and I didn't want to miss out. There were about 50 women, I was probably one of 5 under 40.
I'm still processing, but the concept of coaching is to develop skills that allow you to help OTHERS think through what they are wanting to accomplish or an area where they want to gain some momentum. It really does work, but the difficult thing is that it has nothing to do with YOU. No giving advice, no sharing stories, no "telling". Yikes.
The speaker said we need to listen for "the Gap" meaning when you hear people say they'd like things to be different in a certain area, that is the clue for the role of coaching. Helping people get from where they are to where they want to be whether it is about choosing a grad school, organizing the house or working on a relationship. Very interesting paradigm to think in.
So I'm thinking about who I can practise on....
3 comments:
Is that an offer? ;)
I am SOOOO your woman. :) Although, figuring out what I actually do want to do and then having some sort of plan is very scary to me. Something about me likes living in this land of totally wasting my potential. Just kidding...I think.
oooo, wish I could have been there with you! this is what I'm doing more and more with the college gals I'm discipling.... it's a combination of shepherding/mentoring/coaching.... with an emphasis on asking rather than telling... an approach of: what are your goals? how can I help you reach them?
btw, thanx for your update/letter!!
jeanne
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