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From the beginning of time, information and apprenticeship has been a mainstay for many vocations. Guilds were formed in early times to train individuals on a particular craft. We have formed schools dedicated to specific skills that are necessary for entry into the fields of technology, fashion, business, theology, medical and for many other professional services.

As in many profession a Life Coach has also developed skills to help people achieve whatever it is that they want. This profession is young yet very old in its "Idealism." Even the most successful have mentors or coaches. The reasons vary but the results are always the same and that is success.
I know a millionaire who is being presently mentored by a billionaire. Why? Simply because he knows to improve his results he needs help. You may be saying well being a millionaire should be enough. Well to some it is and it all depends on what you want and why you want it. In this case, the millionaire wants to give millions away, so becoming a billionaire would empower him to give more.

I sometimes fault myself for doing what I call covert coaching. One day a friend came to me and she wanted to get a car. Well she sort of went into what I called "figure figure." That is when someone is trying to make a decision and is vacillating back and forth but does not decide exactly what they are going to do. In my own way I start with the suggestion that the person can obtain a car. Once I see that agreement then I go into asking that person to make the decision. It so happens that a few days later she has a car. Now maybe left to her own devices, she would have made the decision a few weeks later. I think that influencing that decision is what makes the difference. It wasn't that one could not afford it, it was simply starting with idea the one can get the car. What did I do? I simply guided her to the decision to appropriate what she wanted. Cutting through all the paralysis of analysis and getting to the point.

A good coach can clarify what you really want. You might say the coach's job is to nail down exactly what outcomes you want and lead you to the path of achievement. It is peer to peer, simply a co-creative process of helping you to get through those blocks and accelerating your progress to your goal. You see you can lean on your own excuses that keep you from major success. A good coach doesn't buy it, in a way a good coach is unreasonable. He will not fall into the a path of agreement that will get you nowhere.

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