What Do Career Coaches Do?
ARE YOU CONSIDERING HIRING A CAREER COACH?
Finding a coach can be daunting, especially if you haven't experienced coaching before or don't know what Career Coaches do or what to expect.
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SO WHAT IS CAREER COACHING?
When I speak to potential clients in their initial consultation, often people don't know what coaching really is, but their friend, family member, or partner has heard about it and thought it would be good for them at this point in their careers or lives.
Also, the International Coach Federation (the professional body I am accredited by) often writes blogs about how our future clients may not have heard of coaching as a profession or have no real idea what coaches do, so I thought I would try to demystify this today...
... and then I thought—I often find it really hard to put into words why coaching is so amazing. When I am being coached, it's like an internal journey. You put yourself in someone else's soft and capable hands, and at the end of it, you are changed in some way (and often not in the way you were expecting).
Coaching is holistic, client-focused, and goal-oriented and requires a commitment to looking at yourself without a filter and connecting more with your true self.
As coaches, we try to say very little as our full presence and deep listening create the shift in clients - we listen with our whole bodies, intuition, and all our senses.
We look for congruence, authentic behaviour, and actions, and we raise what's not being said; it's detective work, in a way.
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY ETHOS OF CAREER COACHING?
Pure empathy and 100% no judgment
I create a safe space where I accept (and love) my clients for who they are fully and, in turn, help them accept and love themselves more fully.
It's not about living your best life but about living a life that is right for you and at your pace, building on your strengths and reaching your potential in whichever ways you choose.
My job is a privilege
People share their deepest desires and fears with me and tell me things they may not even share with their partners or best friends. I am there to say, "You deserve balance.... a lifestyle that makes you happy... career or business success... to not live in fear that you are not worthy or capable". It is hard work (for both parties), but on the other hand, it is a life that is more aligned with who you really are and the confidence that you are on the path you are meant to tread.
LET'S TALK
If you have any more questions about coaching I have a FAQs page on my site or drop me a message via my contact form.
ABOUT CAREER COACH NAT HARRISON OF AYAMA COACHING
Hi, I am Nat. I help people become more fulfilled and happy in their working lives by aligning their career or business with their skills, values, and interests and helping them overcome their barriers to making the change they desire.
I am also a trained ADHD coach. I work with neurodivergent people who want to harness their brains for the better and improve their relationships with themselves. Book a FREE consultation below if you would benefit from some coaching on your work life.
SET YOURSELF UP FOR A SUCCESSFUL DAY BY BECOMING AWARE OF YOUR THOUGHTS, FEELINGS AND DAILY GOALS EACH MORNING!
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