Sample Coaching Process

HOW IT WORKS! The Road of Dreams.

SESSIONS 1-2 (2 hrs)

STAGE ONE

(Getting acquainted and Establishing Coaching Goals)

Simply put, we hang out and get to know each other. Coaching is about YOU and it is a personal process, so I'm committed to spending time learning about you and allowing you to get to know me. This stage is more informal than the other stages and typically occurs in our initial session. of one 2 hour meeting

We will work through a detailed Orientation Questionnaire that I will send you before our first meeting. You are free to complete all or any of the sections you feel are relevant to your coaching goals. We establish your general coaching goals. Most of these will become clear as we discuss the questionnaire.

SESSIONS 3-8

STAGE TWO
(Developing Self-Awareness)

We explore more deeply such questions as: Who are you? What makes you unique? How have your life experiences shaped your dreams and passions? How well do you understand and appreciate your own special qualities? Why are you on the planet? What will your legacy be? What would your ideal day be like? How has your view of God and your spirituality shaped your life?

The Clifton StrengthsFinder and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator are the two principal assessments used in this stage. We will spend 1-2 sessions discussing your results from these instruments.

(NOTE: If you have already taken both of these, you will want to send me your results as soon as we begin coaching. I will often refer to the information in your StrengthsFinder report during our sessions to help you, and me understand you better.


SESSIONS 9-12

STAGE THREE
(Implementation, or "Where the Rubber Meets the Road")

Whereas Stage 1 and 2 require inward reflection and discovery, Stage 3 involves the practical implementation of your increased Clarity. You decide where you want to be in 5, 10, 25 years and we work backwards to today. Are you on course for your destiny? We evaluate your current life circumstances in light of your calling. Living situation, job, friends, hobbies, living location, habits, and any other relevant factors. Living your calling is both a spiritual/philosophical activity as well as a practical one. You can't have one without the other.

Step by step and decision by decision, I help you take the baby steps you need to be able to confidently proclaim, "I'm living my dreams, today!" Are they fully formed yet? Of course not. Nothing of value happens overnight. But, you ARE living your dreams, nonetheless.
This stage includes such activities as researching and applying to grad schools, attending special interest meetings, starting a blog on your topic of interest, join associations, attending conferences etc.. You weekly homework will involve doing something, anything, to get you moving forward. Your rate of progress will depend on many factors, but you will determine it. I'll help you take practical steps necessary to turn your dream into reality. We'll design the steps together until you're virtually guaranteed to reach your goal.

SESSIONS 13-18

STAGE FOUR

(Solidifying and maintaining the Plan)

In this stage we evaluate how the implementation plan is progressing and make the necessary modifications to turn the plan into a lifestyle. We discuss what's been working and what we need to modify. Perhaps as you've begun to take action, you've gained more self-awareness and you now want to modify the direction you're heading. This is perfectly okay. Discovering and implementing your dream is a process. The key is that you're moving in the right direction...in the direction of your dream, and there's no turning back.

STAGE FIVE

(Maintenance and Growth)

This stage is the maintenance and expansion stage. You're now beginning to see your dream become reality. It's alive and growing. I can help you push it to the next level as we meet on an "as needed" basis.