Professional coaching is both an art and a science. It is not consulting, mentoring, or therapy, and it’s this distinction that produces transformation in the right setting. Since many people use the term “coaching” in various contexts, it’s important to understand the difference between the dictionary definition of coaching and professional coaching as a distinct framework – I’ve summarized this in a blog post here. 

Simply put, a professional coach is a personal trainer for your mind. Just as it’s easier to push yourself physically in the presence of a personal trainer, it’s easier to push ourselves to do much greater things with a coach. 

As a society, we’re quickly realizing that training the mind is critical for success in business, health, and relationships. What do leadership development, yoga, stoicism, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and [insert buzzword here] all have in common?

All of these things lead back to improving our focus and understanding our beliefs about ourselves and others.

Successful people hire coaches because they understand the power of increasing self-awareness AND being held accountable to taking action. Who wouldn’t want to partner with someone whose sole purpose was to help them accomplish more with less effort?