What Is Professional Coaching?
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires the client to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaching focuses on future visions of success rather than a focus on current or past problems.
You are the expert in your own life and work. You and I design the plan, not just the goals. The process has structure, specific focus and solutions. You are accountable for specific actions and target dates. You will be challenged with powerful and direct questions to challenge your growth.
Success is measured through external indicators of performance (such as a job promotion or a new career) and internal indicators of success (shifts in thinking that create more effective actions and shifts in emotional states that inspire confidence).