Helping Clients Stand On Their Own
The following is an excerpt of David’s interview in Top Coaching Techniques.
Ingrid: Would you say it’s something that you can sort of train people in and then let them go as clients because they’ve developed some procedures and ideas and ways in which they can deal with problems or challenges?
David: Absolutely. Coaching isn’t like a magical answer to everything in life. I call it a support structure. So it’s a great thing to have for six months or even a year, but once people finish with a coach, they go, ‘Well, you know, I’ve gotten a lot out of this. I learned a lot about myself. I’ve got some tools and techniques now that I didn’t have. I’m going to do this on my own now.’ I might even work with them to set up a support structure so that they don’t need coaching, but they might have a friend that they check in with once a week, or they might have a buddy coach and they coach each other on their goals.