February 2016
Beginner
368 pages
7h 45m
English
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Chapter 9
Become a coach
Dreams don’t work unless you do.
John C. Maxwell
There are many reasons why you may be reading this book. Perhaps you are considering coaching as a way of providing income, or you want to add coaching to what you already do. Whatever your reason to explore coaching, this chapter is intended to help. I’ll be asking you questions and explaining some principles to help facilitate your decision to become a coach and consider how you might make that happen. The questions that follow are intended to help you ‘coach yourself’ to become clearer about your situation and the changes you may need to make.
This chapter focuses mainly on your internal thought processes, so, to gain the most benefit, I encourage you to work through ...