I may hug you, but your coach is not your friend.

Nope. Yes, I do love you, but we are not pals. We will discuss holidays, birthdays, pets, how that move or vacation went, as we close and open meetings, but don’t be dissuaded. This is work, and that is what you want - really.

No, not work: training. Training involves evolving goals. Points to hit that we are BOTH accountable for. Getting a Coach is not letting you off the hook – it is tethering yourself tighter to your goal. Getting a little mean and making an F-load of moves towards measured mastery.

For myself and those Coaches and facilitators I have the pleasure of mentoring, we battle with the bridge between love and understanding. 

Love is collaborative in regards to vulnerability. Persons laid bare and naked. Open. Wet and worn. This is so far from the Coaching relationship – it ain’t even on the same map. 

I do not seek you to give an F about my weekend or Christmas. Nice to be asked, but who cares? I am here for your transparency as far as it reflects upon and impacts your aims. Your growth is my inspiration. Your hiccups are my challenges. Your struggles, my strategy recalibrations.

Customizing a map – strategy – for what clients share and what they don’t yet know they are capable of – is the magic (actually far from that) and expertise of a Coach.

Coaching is stepping in and pulling back. If therapy is unpacking, coaching is amping up. An engine engaged, a (dare I say) simple Dream ignited.

Keep those eyes open. You are not here to relax, you are here to DO.