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Why Giving Advice Rarely Works — And What Great Coaches Do Instead

In our experience, many of the people who become coaches (and make great ones!) have a natural gift for helping people. They’re often the person their friends and colleagues turn to for guidance and advice, and they love being able to help in a way that makes a difference in people’s lives. But what does it really mean to help someone in a lasting, sustainable way?

Follow this Powerful 3-Step Process to Help You Decide Which Clients You Most Want to Work With

By: Grace Germond

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LIFE COACHING: Everything You’ve Wanted to Know (But Were Afraid to Ask)

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4 Mic-Drop Responses to Critics of Professional Coaching

By: Grace Germond

You want to use your talents and passion for something more than a mundane 9–5, and the idea of becoming a professional coach sounds, well, pretty amazing. It’s got the freedom and flexibility we all crave, plus the envious opportunity to do meaningful and fulfilling work. Yet, you can’t seem to shrug off that little voice inside your head echoing a common doubt: Is professional coaching really a “thing?” You know you have what it takes to be successful as a coach; you can just feel it in your bones. But that inner critic (perhaps goaded by the peanut gallery in your everyday life) still questions whether this is a legitimate profession. OK then, it’s time to silence all this conjecture with cold, hard facts and stats. Let’s drop the mic on critics of professional coaching (even the one in your own head!) with these five serious truth bombs.