The Following Article was Published in Cascade Business News, February 2002 "So You Want to Hire a Coach?"Sometimes innocent lessons turn into life lessons. One of mine was in ‘’Finance 101’ in college. The teacher boldly told us wide eyed students that in order to be truly successful in the world, we would need to create a support team to back us up. With our abounding enthusiasm, it was difficult to understand just how impossible it would be to become an expert in all areas. His suggestions included teaming up with a great attorney, CPA, tax accountant, and others. Today he would most certainly add a ‘coach’ to this list. Since the coaching profession is relatively new, many prospective clients are at a loss as to how to find and actually begin working with a qualified coach. It is not unlike selecting any professional that you want on your team. You do your research, use due diligence, trust your gut and select the individual who you are convinced will help you attain your goal. Specifically, here are some suggestions:
Whether you hire a coach today or at some point in the future, I do hope that you will allow yourself to experience this huge asset to your team! The old saying ‘two heads are better than one’ certainly holds true here. To have that one individual that will hold you accountable each week for following through on what you know that you want to create in your life is masterful. What better investment can you make this year than to invest in yourself or your key employees? Ann Golden Eglé, CPCC, PCC, owner of Golden Visions Success Coaching, LLC, can be reached at 541-385-8887 orwww.goldenvisionscoaching.com. Eglé coaches professionals, executives and entrepreneurs and also authors a free e-mail coaching "Thought of the Week". |
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