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Why Hiring A Personal Development Coach Can Be An Investment In Oneself

By William Hughes


The most basic needs of humans are shelter, food and security. In this modern world millions of people no longer worry about these basic needs and actually have far more than they strictly need. Many people start to wonder about the meaning of life in general and the purpose of their own lives in particular. They do not feel fulfilled and feel as if their is something missing from their lives. In may cases they hire the services of a personal development coach to help them.

Self actualization and self fulfilment is a basic need of all people, but very few people know how to approach the issue. Some people experiment with various religions and philosophies, others try community work and yet others think the holy grail can be found in charity work. That is why they hire coaches. They need help to discover just how they can fill that unidentified needs in their lives.

Hiring a mentor is not a guarantee that one will suddenly experience enlightenment or private growth. Coaches are not wizards. They are there to help there clients to express their needs and wants. They are sounding boards, motivators and often even friends that aim to motivate their clients to be steadfast in their quest to achieve a better level of fulfilment and happiness.

Coaches know that very few people truly know themselves. Humans are very good at ignoring the unpleasant and avoiding facing their own weaknesses. Good caches will help their clients to strip away the masks that they wear all the time and to carefully examine the real person behind those masks. This can be a painful process but only once this is done can areas requiring improvement be identified.

Once one know which area of life one wants to improve, it is necessary to set some specific goals. Goals need to be measurable. For example, it is not good enough to say that one needs to lose weight. It would be better to resolve to lose twenty kilograms by 1 June. In this way progress van be measured and one would have a very specific target to try and achieve.

People fail to achieve their goals because they become disheartened with their slow progress. That is why good coaches help their clients to break down their goals into small, measurable steps that are easy to achieve. By achieving each little step, the client will realize and be motivated by the fact that he is indeed making progress towards the achievement of the bigger goal.

It is vital that coaches and their clients maintain a close and trusting relationship. If this is not the case the client will not be completely honest with the mentor. The client must know that the mentor will treat their sessions confidentially. Top coaches often refer their clients to colleagues if they realize that a specific client will form a closer bond with someone else.

Many people need some direction in their lives. They may recognize the fact that something is missing, but they do not know how to go about the business of remedying the situation. This is where coaches can be of great value. They are impartial but efficient in helping their client to identify their needs and to devise strategies to fulfil those needs.




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