Personal Success Strategies - What a Difference a Coach Makes
In being a resident of the Tampa Bay area since 1979 I have had front line exposure to the highs and sometimes lows of our local professional football team, the Buccaneers. However, in 2003, for the first time in team history, the Bucs went to the Super Bowl.
This was also the first year that the team had John Gruden as their coach.
Do you think that was a coincidence? Probably not.
All you sports fans will remember that it wasn’t until Phil Jackson came to coach the Chicago Bulls that Michael Jordan was part of a championship team.
The difference, once again, was the coach.
Every athlete, whether professional or amateur, has a coach. So do other people of high stature, such as Oprah and Barbara Streisand.
And guess what?…So do I!
However, the difference is that an athlete has a coach for the game, where as Oprah, Barbara and myself have a coach for something that is much bigger and even more important: Life.
Here are many advantages to you having your own personal Life Coach and here are three of them:
- First, your coach wants you to “win”. Your coach is there to totally support you, encourage you, challenge you to be your best and dare you to be great. Your coach wants you to have the greatest life that you can possibly have. Your coach is 100% percent invested in your greatness. Your coach will know you like no one else has and because of all this, you and your coach will team-up and create the life that you will love to live.
- Second, your coach will help you to create an effective and fulfilling life plan. Your life plan will give you direction and purpose. You will have specific goals to aim for and daily action steps to work on as you move yourself towards your goals. With a life plan you are in action to having a fully prosperous life. Your life coach will help you stay on your path and hold you accountable for your highest good.
- Third, your coach will help you see your blind spots. As an outside observer, your coach will be able to see areas of your life that you cannot see or conveniently don’t want to see. Your coach will “shine a light” into these areas so you may gain insight, awareness and understanding. When you have more insight, awareness and understanding, you can be more proactive, make better choices and generate more successful decisions in life.
An athletic coach has one goal: for the athlete to win. Likewise your life coach is committed for you to have your greatest win: Win in life!
Ken Donaldson has been offering counseling, coaching, and educational programs since 1987. His programs are focused on empowering people to have more successful lives, businesses and relationships. Claim your FREE Relationship Success Special Report at Marry YourSelf First!. Ken is the author of Marry YourSelf First! Saying “I DO” to a Life of Passion, Power and Purpose.