Leza Danly’s Advice For New Coaches
The following is taken from David’s interview with Leza Danly in 10 Super Coaches.
What words of advice would you give to a coach starting out?
I think the most valuable thing I could impart is that people are not just hiring a set of skills. Most of all, it is your PRESENCE that will have the biggest impact on your client. You can’t fake this part. If you feel powerful in your own life, you will model this for your clients. If you are personally courageous and loving and responsible for your impact, that orientation to life will shape the questions you ask, the compassion you bring and the strength you believe exists in others.
The other piece of advice is to understand that good coaching is emotional. People don’t change by just changing the “doing” in their lives. They change by being different, and that new being produces different actions. The “Just do it” approach can get the ball rolling, but it must be followed up with fundamental change at the level of being. This means emotions! You must be extremely comfortable being with a full range of intense emotion if you want to be a coach. Emotional expression is the fuel of change and the path to reclaiming power.
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