CTC - Personal development coaching FAQ

What is personal development coaching?
The basis of personal development coaching is that you identify what matters to you and take more control of your life. It is a process in which:

You learn how to remove blocks from the past and create success in the future
You become more authentic
You create balance

What sort of people is personal development coaching for?
Personal development coaching is not a quick fix. It is for people who are committed to learning, growing and getting the most out of their lives. Personal development coaching may be right for you if you:

Want more balance in your life
Would like to improve your relationships
Are considering starting a business or a change of career focus
Feel vaguely dissatisfied with your life
Are stuck in a rut
Have low energy
Need support through a difficult period
Just don't know what to with your life

What will personal development coaching do for me?
Some of the possible benefits are that personal development coaching enables you to:

Identify what you want
Develop a plan of action for achieving your goals
Understand what is important to you
Stop trying to be what other people want you to be
Create more time and energy to do what you really want
Set your sights higher and achieve more
Have greater self esteem and self confidence
Improve your personal and work relationships
Develop habits that promote health and wellbeing

What sort of issues are suitable for coaching?
You may be thinking about coaching because:

you feel stuck in an area of your life
you don't know what you want
you are going through a particularly difficult period and want some support

Coaching can help with all these things. Coaching is not just about dealing with problems or difficulties. It is about recognising that having a coach can take you beyond your self imposed limits. Increasingly people are realising that having a coach is for successful people who are committed to their own growth and development.

How can personal development coaching help?
Coaching is a very effective way to achieve long lasting change. The ongoing relationship with your personal coach helps you to consolidate the changes so that they are sustainable in the long term. Change happens more often on an incremental basis as a result of a series of small steps than as a result of one significant breakthrough. The regular one to one coaching sessions keep you on track with your personal action plan. Most importantly of all, your coach is there to give you unconditional support and encouragement.

What results will I get from coaching?
A coach will hold you to your highest standards of excellence and keep you focused on your purpose and vision. You can expect to develop greater awareness of your own thought processes and how you come across to other people. You should find that you are living more in alignment with what really matters to you, and that this results in increased overall wellbeing and personal satisfaction.

How does personal development coaching work?
Personal development coaching uses a holistic approach. This means that we address you as a whole person. We do not just focus on changing behaviour. You will also change your thought patterns and your feelings, even your sense of who you are. This means that all aspects of you are working together.

How is coaching different from counselling or therapy?
Coaching is about moving forwards and creating the future that best serves you rather than delving into the past or analysing the psychological basis of behaviour. Coaching is oriented to setting clear outcomes, using specific tools to clear blocks, focusing on what works, and building on that to move you forwards.

The similarities with counselling and psychotherapy are that they all involve a confidential and supportive relationship where the client is really heard and encouraged to make the changes that they want. However coaching is not counselling or therapy, and if we feel that these alternatives would be more appropriate we will let you know.