Why Would I Work With A Coach Versus Going At It Alone?

Why would I work with a Coach?

Life is too short to be unhappy at work and in your career. If you are unhappy, chances are you aren’t as successful and satisfied as you can be.

Why not leverage your unique talents, skills and experience to have a more satisfied and fulfilling work (and life) experience. Working with Althea will help you do just that.

Why should I work with Althea versus going at it alone?

Today’s workplace is not the workplace of your parents. You need new and different skills whether you are changing jobs, changing careers or simply navigating and managing your career. Most importantly you need support.

Having someone who understands YOUR career needs and goals and supports you through the process will keep you on track and focused. You CAN have the best career for you and Althea will help you in doing so.

What is coaching?

Coaching is a partnership designed to help clients produce breakthrough results in their personal and professional lives.

Coaching is a developmental tool that teaches you how to approach your career and life in a way that works best for you.  Coaches help people develop skills, improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives.

What are the benefits of coaching?

Clients get powerful, measurable and often miraculous results that last.  Coaching is an investment with an expected return on one’s professional and personal life.  Clients learn new skills and tools necessary for making lasting changes their in lives.  Clients experience fresh perspectives, enhanced thinking, interpersonal effectiveness and decision-making skills, as well as increased confidence in carrying out their chosen professional and personal goals.

Who hires a Coach?

Successful individuals, groups and organizations that want to focus on what matters most to them. Coaching is for individuals who believe in being in charge of their own lives.

What does coaching look like?

Coaching typically occurs over the telephone. Clients typcially meet with their coach for three (3) weekly sessions each month.  Coaching sessions range from forty-five minutes to one hour in length.

How does coaching work?

Together, we schedule regular appointments that suit our schedules. You choose what you want to work on each week and you decide how much or how little work you do between sessions. As your Coach, I will make requests and challenges to help you reach your individual goals. E-mail support is available between sessions.

How Does Coaching Differ:

• From Therapy? Coaching is based on individual-initiated change in pursuit of specific actionable outcomes. Coaching is forward moving and future focused.

• From Consulting? Coaching assumes that individuals are capable of generating their own solutions, with the coach supplying supportive, discovery-based approaches and frameworks.

• From Mentoring? Coaches are not typically mentors to those they coach; although some coaches provide mentoring as part of their coaching.

• From Training? Coaching is less linear without a set curriculum.  Coaching is individually customized based on the needs and goals of the client.

What can I expect from coaching?

Clients experience greater clarity, focus and confidence in achieving their goals.   Clients are more empowered and equipped to live their life on their own terms. They experience greater success in their career, have more meaningful and richer relationships, experience more balance in their life and have a greater sense of well being.

What can I expect of the coaching process?

Coaching will provide you with a supportive and non-judgmental space for you to envision and speak your goals and work out how to achieve them. You won’t be advised to act in a specific way, all the choices are yours, but you will be asked powerful and penetrating questions to encourage you to think differently, consider alternative perspectives, and to open up new opportunities.

What should I expect of my coach?

You should expect your coach to be 100% committed to your career success and fulfillment. As your coach I will listen to you, ask you powerful and provocative questions, make requests for action and hold you accountable.  I bring a variety of coaching tools that include brainstorming ideas and perspectives.  My primarily role is (1) to support you in creating a vibrant and compelling vision for your work and life, (2) help you achieve clarity and focus regarding what is most important to you, and (3) support you in producing results that express the core values of who you truly are.

What is expected of me as a client?

Coaching expects certain things of the client.  Primarily, clients are expected to focus on their goals, to act courageously by overcoming obstacles to their goals, to have compassion for themselves as they try new skills and tools, to exercise self-discipline in their learning, growth and development process and to be 100% honest and authentic with themselves and their coach.

How can I determine if coaching is right for me?

It is difficult, if not impossible for us to see our own lives with clarity. A professional coach is skillfully trained to see your "big picture" at all times.

First begin by identifying three key goals that if accomplished, would radically change your life in the next year.  Ask yourself if you are ready to collaborate with a professional who is fully committed to your success and fulfillment.  If you are ready to make real changes in your work or life, then coaching may be a beneficial way for you to grow and develop.

How do I choose a Coach?

The coaching relationship is unique and it is important that you and your coach have a connection. The best way to find out if a coach is best suited for you is to talk with them and determine whether they will be able to support you in achieving your goals.

What are the ARM Career & Life Coaching Services ethical standards?

ARM Career & Life Coaching Services operates within the ethical standards set by the International Coach Federation. (Click here for standards). ARM Career & Life Coaching Services is committed to providing a professional service with a guarantee of confidentiality.

How can I get more information?

If any of your questions are unanswered, please call Althea Renee McIntyre at 847-425-9730 or send her a message here and she will do her best to respond within twenty-four hours.