Coaching is an ongoing relationship, which focuses on the client taking action towards the realization of their vision, goals, or desires. Coaching uses a process of inquiry, and personal discovery to build the client's awareness and responsibility and provides the client with structure, support and feedback.

"Coaching is an action-oriented partnership that, unlike psychotherapy which delves into patterns of the past, concentrates on where you are today and how you can reach your goals." TIME

"as for coaching, having someone who listens to you and encourages you, and breaks everything down into easy, concrete steps, is rather nice. ...It's not just helping them with hard-core business issues but also helping them with their personal issues." BUSINESS WEEK

"If you were to observe a business coaching session over a period of time, you would see that it is a series of conversations between the Business Coach and client, moving along a predictable process through identifiable steps. The steps are: establish focus, promote discovery, determine action plan, establish next steps, and follow-up. Business coaches ask questions and listen: they explore, challenge, encourage, probe, suggest, facilitate, focus, and stimulate.
Coaching is:

• Centered on the business persons' needs and wants
• Enabling the business person to reach his/her goals
• Short term and specific
• Done in person or on the phone on with a "webcam"

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