{"id":8584,"date":"2011-10-12T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=8584"},"modified":"2016-08-14T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T02:01:23","slug":"be-a-personal-career-coach-%e2%80%93-but-don%e2%80%99t-screw-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/be-a-personal-career-coach-%e2%80%93-but-don%e2%80%99t-screw-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a Personal Career Coach \u2013 but Don\u2019t Screw Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being a personal career coach<\/a><\/strong> may seem simple, but the stakes are high. You can help your client determine their true calling, or you can set them up for a life of unhappiness. No pressure there. Here are three straightforward steps that a career coach can follow to keep your client on the right course and keep themselves in business.<\/p>\n

First, Realize that Your Client\u2019s Career Is Your Client\u2019s Life<\/h3>\n

When we are talking careers, we are talking more than just a series of jobs that take up the span of one\u2019s years. The easy thing for a personal career coach<\/strong> is to look for skills and match them to the job market. And while skills and job openings need to be addressed, they are only small parts of the puzzle. This is something much more. Some say it is their passion. Some say it is their calling. Think of it as the difference between \u201cOffice Space\u201d and \u201cTop Gun\u201d.<\/p>\n

Second, Help Your Client Come to Terms with Their Purpose and Passion<\/h3>\n

Notice that I did not say \u201cdiscover their purpose and passion.\u201d That is because I believe that if we can just quiet our minds and listen, we will soon discover our purpose, and with it our true passion. The challenge for the vast majority of people is to come to terms with their true purpose. Just like Jonah, we run away from our call to greatness out of fear of the responsibility that it entails.<\/p>\n

If perfect faith can literally move mountains, then perfect alignment of purpose and action can change the world. This is a frightening thought for your client \u2013 and for you. As the personal career coach<\/span>, it is your task to help your client to come to embrace the power that comes with the responsibility that comes with the calling.<\/p>\n

The Personal Career Coach Must Expand the Possibilities<\/h3>\n

As their coach with this grander view, you must help them crystallize their goals, and then help them see their lives as a series of projects \u2013 sometimes jobs, sometimes entrepreneurial ventures \u2013 that will support the realization of their life\u2019s purpose.<\/p>\n

Hope you took some great value out of this post today! I\u2019d love to hear your feedback, so make sure you leave a comment<\/strong> with your thoughts or questions. And also, you can click on the Twitter button below to retweet this article\u2026 Thank you<\/a><\/strong>!<\/em><\/div>\n

Dave Iuppa<\/strong><\/a>
\nJTS Advisors Strategy and Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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