How to Coach Yourself and Others Popular Models for Coaching | Page 16

Personal coaching is for people who want to make a
significant change in their life.
The coach will ask questions and challenge the coachees in
order to stimulate them to
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Identify, set and accomplish goals
Look at new perspectives
Become more effective / Increase performance
Find the focus and drive to progress in life / Stay motivated
Self improvement / Balance and boost personal growth
Self empowerment / Increase confidence
Deal with resistance, obstacles and conflicts

Personal Coaching requires motivation on behalf of the
coachee
Hersey and Blanchard developed a grid to help determine the
appropriate style to stimulate personal growth. They see
“coaching” as most appropriate style when competence is high
and motivation low. When competence is low, but motivation
high, they suggest a different style defined as “convincing and
encouraging”
In fact, life coaching combines aspects of both qualifications and
can be used both to motivate coachee to stop procrastinating
and do the things he knows he should do, as to advise and
provide guidance to coachees that have the motivation to bring
about change in their lifes, but are not sure about the way how
to handle the situation.
In both cases however, there must be a strong motivation
towards change itself . If you feel the coachee does not want to
change at all, but has been forced to come and see you, chances
of success will be very remote.
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