Should Coaching be YOUR Next Career?

I recently met a person who was interested in becoming a coach. They asked me if I was a coach. Then they asked me WHY I was a coach. I thought for a moment to ensure I was going to give a clear articulate answer. In this twenty-second moment of thinking, I kept trying to drill down as to the reason for being a coach. I was thinking about the coaching process, coaching skills and techniques, the contexts that I coach in and many other thoughts.

Then I realised that the reason why I coach is because I am passionate about people and their capacity to be amazing beings. I love observing someone who achieves their goals, hearing the excitement in their voice. I love seeing how people interact and live out their lives. I love seeing the greatness in others and watching them exploring their greatness more and more each day.

Training to be a coach requires looking at who you are and the contributions you can make. It requires learning a range of skills that shift your perspective and make you realise that being different and seeing difference is something to celebrate.
Coaching people to support them on their journey through life is an amazing experience and a great privilege. It requires great skill, great openness and great learning to be a coach. But surely this is the reason to be a coach.

Answer the following questions to see if becoming a coach is your next career.

1. Do you value safe and trusting spaces to work in?
2. Do you value the importance of ethical guidelines and
professional standards?
3. Do you try and focus on the moment, rather than what just
happened or what might happen?
4. Do you listen actively to other people?
5. Do you believe in communicating effectively and directly?
6. Do you value self-awareness?
7. Do you write up your goals regularly?
8. Do you plan out your day to achieve the most in it?
9. Do you take responsibility for your own actions?
10.Do you value the building and maintaining of relationships?

Did you answer YES to more than 7 of these questions? Then you should become a coach!