Personal Coaching

Personal Coaching is based on the principle of helping people determine and achieve personal goals and objectives.

Personal Coaching is a profession that is profoundly different from consulting, mentoring, advice, therapy, or counselling. The coaching process addresses specific personal projects, business successes, general conditions and transitions in the client’s personal life, relationships or profession. This is achieved by examining what is going on right now, discovering what obstacles or challenges there may be, and choosing a course of action to make life be what one wants it to be.

Many different methods can be employed but these are mainly based on the principles of goal setting in the key areas of an individual’s life. It can be said that personal coaching is about helping people implement positive changes in their lives through mentoring, values assessment, behavioural modification and other helpful techniques. It can also be about achieving effective change in one’s current and future behaviour. Listening skills, inquiry skills, reflection skills and giving honest feedback are crucial factors in developing action plans between the personal coach and the client. During the coaching relationship the coach helps the client accept accountability for their personal development and the coach ultimately empowers the client to achieve pre-determined goals.