Does coaching work?

I know it does as coaching completely changed my life but sometimes I wondered if the coaching I do really works. Then on a day like today I receive a beautiful testimonial from a client today who I coached for 6 months last year and my heart feels lifted. It brightened up my day, as sometimes I can forget how simple coaching can be but how effective it is too. This is what Josie said...............................

"I came to a cross roads in my life. Working 12 hours a day in a demanding sales role with little personal gain and mounting stress. I asked myself "what is this all about, what am I doing?"

Now looking back I realise how unhappy I actually was and how stressed and irritable I had become.

Things got so bad that I quit my job and decided to take some time out. I searched on the internet to find someone that could help and came across Susan's company. It seemed real to me and personable, something I could relate to. Within a week I had met with Susan and decided to embark on 6 months of coaching.

Each week we explored different ideas and areas of interest to try and find my passion. Susan's approach was so easy, just like chatting with a friend.

We set goals every week and Susan gave me the confidence not only to enjoy taking time off but also to allow myself to explore areas I would never otherwise have considered.

I have never been happier. I am doing a degree in nutritional therapy, attending college 2 days per week and working part time.

I am learning again about something I feel passionate about and I am not stressed or tired anymore! It is hard work, but worth every moment. I plan to set up my own business in 3 years once I am qualified, the possibilities are endless!

I don't think I could have made such a brave step on my own. Thank you Susan, I feel like I have taken hold of my life and changed it not just for now, but for my future."

If this story resonated with you, why not drop me a line to have a chat about the options you have available to you. 

Comments

[Joanna Young]

Thanks for sharing this Susan - like your view of coaching (which I share) this feedback is simple and effective - and moving...which coaching is too, of course :)
Joanna

[Susan 'the coaching life co' Lynch]

Thanks Joanne, great to hear from you.
Susan

[Claire "Business Blog Angel" Raikes]

Hi all

I can totally relate to what Josie says there... It was only about 4 years ago that I faced a similar crossroads in my life. I had my own company - a big fat salary - an open top BMW - a huge monthly entertainment allowance - and a great relationship. I should have been walking on air, but I wasnt, I was deeply stressed and 'numb'. It felt like I was living someone else's life - I'd achieved their definition of success, but not my own. In fact, I'd lost sight of what mine was! I took on a coach and the rest is history. I am not earning as much and my car is a 15 year old Pug 205, but I am living my dream and Im in a permanent state of bliss. Coaching rocks!

[Susan 'the coaching life co' Lynch]

Hello Claire,
Wow can really relate to you story- mine is so similar. I was working for a top Italian Fashion Brand- wearing the coolest clothes, earning great money, travelling to the best places. But achieving my sales target and the fat bonus attached to it, started to do nothing for me, as did the clothes and the money. I felt empty inside. I was more interested in my clients and how I could help them than the sales in the end. My values had changed over the years. I started to talk to a coach and now I run my own amazing business and live by the sea in Spain and love my life. So I agree, coaching rocks!!