How to Choose a Career or Business Coach

Has the news about the economy made you nervous? If so, you’re not alone. However, one of the worst things you can do is to stop investing in yourself and in your business. Ups and downs in the economy are inevitable. Making choices based on fear will not help you to succeed – and you should keep in mind that those who invest in themselves will succeed no matter what is going on in the world.

How can a coach be of help to you? A coach provides accountability, support and motivation. A coach has no agenda other than working with you to identify ways to be more productive, make your business more profitable or help you to become more focused. Being inside your own head makes it difficult to know what is the best action to take. A coach can point out things as an objective observer in a way that a friend, family member or colleague cannot.

So how do you choose the best coach? First, have a conversation with them to find out if the two of you are a good fit. Even if the coach has the qualifications you’re looking for, you may not feel comfortable confiding in them. It is extremely important that the coach you choose is someone you are comfortable with.

Here are some reasons why it would be good to work with a coach:

• If you want to make career changes, a career coach can help you identify a plan of action.


• A coach will be supportive of your vision for your career or your business and they will help you design a plan to fulfill it.
  
• It’s hard to make decisions in a vacuum. Having someone else who you can brainstorm with can be a big help.


• We can often get stuck in fear of moving forward; a coach will be a partner when you need support to move through the fear.

Successful people will always have a career or business coach working with them throughout their careers. Even career and business coaches will have their own coaches! If you want to achieve your goals, you can never stop investing in yourself. Hiring a coach is an investment that will always pay off.

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Get Inspired

“In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom…”
–President Barak Obama

Time to Let Go of Things

What you discover after a loss is that your world will never be the same. My environment is different because someone is gone. There's a vacuum that won't be filled. Whenever we have holidays or celebrate some event, that person will be missed.

Something else I've realized is that there really is no need to try to hold on to things. The pursuit of security is an illusion. What we do have is this moment to enjoy, to learn, to grow. Once a person is gone, their things are given away, sold or perhaps even thrown away.

It makes me wonder why I have things stored in my garage. Broken appliances I'm holding on to for some reason. Christmas gifts I have no use for. Boxes of things I brought when I moved, filled with items I obviously don't need. This spring I'm going to clear it out and create some space. What are we holding on to, and why? I wish I had an answer to that.

Creativity Calling

It's amazing how challenges can lead to greater creativity. I've experienced a great deal of churn over the past few weeks. I'm in the process of dealing with the loss of a loved one over the holidays. Yet, my creativity is calling me - or rather yelling at me to get things done. Not sure why that has happened, but I feel it would be a mistake to ignore it.

Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a very happy New Year.

Getting Through It

It's all over now and the hard part begins. The rituals have been performed, respects have been paid and everyone else returns to their regular lives. Getting through the holidays has been tough. This is a time for family, or so they say. So what happens when a family member dies during the holidays? Do you just ignore all of the Christmas carols and commercials featuring happy families around the tree? Unfortunately the holidays are not happy for everyone.