Coach training and coaching courses are not cheap even though there is a ton of information out there for free. So, why should you pay for coach training and enroll in coaching courses? Will it really pay off? Why do you need to pay for coaching? Why should you make sure you have your clients pay for their coaching?

Getting the Most Out of Coach Training: A Social Experiment

A couple of years ago a musician was playing his violin in a Washington DC Metro Station in the winter. People came and went. Only 6 stopped and listened for a few minutes before they walked away. Over two thousand people heard him play, but after 45 minutes the musician had collected about $30. When he finished playing there was no applause. No recognition.

The difference between this musician and other street musicians was that this was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest violinists in the world, playing one of the most difficult pieces ever written with a $3.5 million dollar instrument. Two days before this social experiment, Joshua had sold out at a theatre where the seats averaged $100. Are you doing the same with free coach training on the internet? Or are you using it to supplement what you learn in coaching courses?

How Does This Experiment Apply to Coaching Courses?

What does it have to do with your coaching practice? If something comes too easily do we really appreciate its value? Do we take the time to enjoy it and get the most out of the experience? Unfortunately we tend to take things for granted. And it happens in the context of perceived value of coach training and coaching courses.

I have been guilty of that as well. When I started learning to become a coach I bought a home study coach training book with a case of CDs. I did very little with it. Environment really does matter. Music played in a concert hall is going to sound better than music playing in a metro station. Being in the environment of coaching courses is going to allow for a better experience as well. There will be opportunities to transform knowledge into wisdom by putting the coach training information into practice.

The Key to Coach Training: Take the Time to Make the Most of Coaching Courses

What there really is to learn from this coach training is that if we don’t have time to stop and appreciate one of the best musicians in the world because our lives are so busy, will we really stop and take notice of other valuable things unless we are fully enrolled? If we didn’t purchase that theatre ticket, if we haven’t paid for coaching courses; will we really get the most out of our experiences?

Colette Seymann

JTS Advisors Designated Accountability Coach