Thinking About Hiring a Coach? Ask Yourself These Questions First
DO YOU NEED A COACH, A MENTOR, A TEACHER, OR AN EXPERT?
Traditionally, a coach is simply a guide in your own process. Their purpose is to skillfully draw out the answers from within you and provide reflections (размышления, обдумывание) that help you deepen your awareness and come to your own conclusions. A coach will hold you accountable (будет спрашивать с вас) but isn’t offering expertise other than holding space for you.
These days, service providers who function as mentors, teachers, and experts refer to themselves (называют себя) as a “coach.” But what they’re doing is selling expertise or a knowledge transfer of some kind—whether it be in nutrition, business strategy, relationship advice, spiritual healing, or what have you.
You need to be clear about what you need. If you decide that you need an expert, make sure he or she is actually qualified to give you advice on your field of interest or has walked the path you’re about to walk and achieved the results you want to get.
