How I Become a Coach Who Expands My Own Comfort Zone: My Coaching Career Will Never Be The Same

I’m always trying to improve in my coaching career, wondering how I become a coach who provides value to my clients on a higher level each session. I’ve been wondering how I become a coach who really can lead anyone toward success. Of all the definitions I’ve heard about what is a leader, the one that sticks most in my mind is “a leader goes first.” I think about this often, because I know if I want people to follow my coaching I need to go first.

So what do I need to do? 

One Thing I Know is That I Become a Coach Who Others Follow When I Get Coaching Myself

If I don’t get coaching, do I become a coach who lies to people, telling them how valuable coaching is? I’d be a hypocrite, and loose all credibility in my coaching career. But beyond that, I know that if I want to achieve new goals within my coaching career I need a guide. Sometimes it’s just someone holding my hand as I cross a big hurdle, and other times it feels like someone is pushing me out of an airplane. Parachute or no parachute, I have to admit that sometimes I’m scared to take that next step in my own coaching career.

However, By Doing This, I Become a Coach Who is Willing to Expand My Comfort Zone Within My Own Coaching Career and Life  

My husband recently met an expert in his own field. This man said the key to his success was doing one thing outside his comfort zone every day. He sounded like a coach, but he wasn’t. My husband said the guy reminded him of me when he said that. I wished I was on top of things that much, so recently I took on the challenge to do “one brave thing” every day. Does pulling out a loose tooth for your 7 year old daughter count? It’s much scarier than contacting someone about a new joint venture project, and that has opened up a whole new world of opportunities.

Want to Know How I Become a Coach Who Steps Outside My Comfort Zone on a Regular Basis? 

Great coaching.

Not from myself, but from a team. I have one coach who helped define this strategy, and another who provides accountability. Between the two of them there is no way out but straight through any blocks that are bound to come up, and my view of my coaching career will never be the same.

Colette Seymann

JTS Advisors Accountability Coach

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