How is coaching different from consulting, therapy, sports coaching and having a supportive friend?
Coaching is similar to consulting. However, consulting provides temporary or intermittent solutions. Coaching is a consistent, on going relationship where the coach stays with the client to help implement new skills, changes and goals. Another distinction is that consulting often involves dispensing advice, telling people what they should do. Coaching is different in that it focuses on assisting an entity to discover a solution on its own. Coaching is not therapy. Where therapy brings understanding and awareness of the past to a client; coaching provides the support and strategy to make changes based on the awareness a client holds. Coaching is movement oriented and action based. Coaching includes several principles from sports coaching like teamwork, meeting and exceeding potential in order to be one’s best. Unlike sports coaching, the results are not win or lose based. Coaches focus on strengthening their clients’ skills from the first session forward. Any amount of coaching will ben
