Effective coaching is as much about a committed coachee as much it is about a committed coach.
And not everyone is coachable. At times even I am not.
A coachable person is one who is open, willing to change. Someone who is patient and understands that transformation will not happen in just 2 to 3 sessions.
A coachable person is committed to the coaching process, is willing to let go of old ways of thinking and open to trying out a new approach to life which the coach invites him/her to try out.
A coachable person trusts his/her coach and the coaching process. As a coach I show people a mirror – I get them to see what’s really stopping them. Sometimes people don’t like what they see, but I have no choice but to be tough on them. Because they know I care for them, clients who are coachable stick with me. And that’s how they get results.
Ajosh John stuck with me. In the testimonial he wrote for me in 2017, he calls me a life saver. No John, you saved your own life. You turned it all around. You were highly coachable. You are every coach’s dream.
Thank you for sharing your deepest secrets with me. For trusting me. And for not giving up on me and on yourself whenever I was tough on you.
You are truly extraordinary!