I was slugging through the winter when I committed to a 30-Day Yoga program by the lovely yogi Adrienne. Something had to get me away from my laptop and the coach.
Struggling with the 6th downward dog (I am not a fan of this posture) when she reminded us that the ‘process is the reward’.
This is true for yoga and, it occurred to me, true for coaching.
This wise pronouncement comes not from a coach or a yogi but from the adventurer Amelia Earhart. And she certainly embodied the idea the process – a flight across the Atlantic Ocean – is the reward.
Many coaches come to coach training with a fierce desire to help others. This is all good until it becomes the agenda of the coach. We are not the ones making the change. It is not our role or responsibility to ‘make something happen for the client whether it’s the awareness or the action. Instead, we have a process that invites, enthuses, energizes the client to find their way forward.
Remember: Supporting others while they stretch into their potential, holding the trusting space to open themselves up to new ideas and perspectives, and witnessing their growth and development is all due to the coaching process.
Even if they don’t get “there”, wherever “there” is, the process is the reward for them. You can’t always control the outcomes, but you can control what you put into this amazing process.
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