You should…..

From my classes at ICA, it has become abundantly clear to me that Life Coaches shouldn’t give advice to clients. Which, being opinionated person, is going to be a challenge for me. So, if you have a life coach and they utter the words “you should…”, you should find a better coach! (cue laugh track).

i regard this as really important aspect to successful coaching, as any discovery or change is so much more powerful if it has emanated from ourselves rather than from someone else, no matter how supportive a role they are playing. Also, when kind hearted people offer advice like” If you want to…. , you should…” and then when they realise you didnt take their advice, it can complicate the relationship. Ask anyone who is trying to fall pregnant or who has a baby, the amount of advice heaped upon them is astounding!!!!

The challenge for me over the next week is to practice refraining from giving advice to friends and family. So you should check in next week to see how I’ve progressed……