A Simple Explanation of Why Everyone Needs a Coach
I believe everyone needs a coach. Athletes, executives, parents, entrepreneurs, musicians, artist, teachers and the list goes on.
However, the problem is almost everyone other than athletes and executives ignore their need for coaching. If you are one of these people, I’d like to provide you a simple explanation of why you need coaching. In the words of Seth Godin, you are the world’s worst boss.
Even if you’re not self-employed, your boss is you. You manage your career, your day, your responses. You manage how you sell your services and your education and the way you talk to yourself.
Odds are, you’re doing it poorly.
If you had a manager that talked to you the way you talked to you, you’d quit. If you had a boss that wasted as much of your time as you do, they’d fire her. If an organization developed its employees as poorly as you are developing yourself, it would soon go under.
On the one hand, you could be very capable of providing good advice and
counsel to other people. On the other hand, it’s likely you are terrible at taking your own advice. This is why coaching is so important.
No matter what stage of life you are in, finding a trusted adviser to coach you to the next level is probably the best investment in yourself you can make.