FAQs

Coaching is a partnership that nurtures self-awareness and accountability to realise a client’s true potential. It is based on the presupposition that everyone is born with the capability for greatness. Through conversation and methodology, coaching is based on a client-led journey of authentic exploration, and clients are given the opportunity to achieve sustainable positive change that enables success.

The role of the coach is to be insatiably curious, allowing them to artfully create thought-provoking questions that lead a client to a new realm of thinking and, in doing so, a new place of understanding and knowledge. They hold the client in a supportive space while taking them out of their comfort zone to explore and refine a new way forward. The partnership of coach and client is one of great trust and authenticity.

The role of the client is to turn up on time and be present in the sessions, ready and open to explore from an authentic space. As a client, you reap from coaching what you sow; clients who take accountability for their success and subsequently take action are the ones who will create great gains and acquire life-changing skills and knowledge.

It will involve identifying an area for development, deep exploration of that area, an action plan, and a resource plan for maintaining accountability. In between sessions, the coach is available to support the client through email and phone.

Firstly, coaching is forward-focused, so unlike therapy or counselling, which aim to unravel the past to enable you to move forward, coaching starts at the present and focusses on developing the awareness and skill to move forward to create the future.

Mentoring is the art of telling. It is someone who has experience of where you are right now and will share their experiences and give you the answers on how to move forward.

Coaching is the art of asking. Although it is useful to have a similar experience to the client, it is not imperative, as coaching comes from the mindset that the client has all the answers within themselves. They need the opportunity, through questioning and exploration, to know what that answer is and, in doing so, make a decision based on what meets their core needs and not someone else’s.

A personal brand identifies what you want to be known for as an individual and how you will show up in the world (attitude, language, beliefs, values, messaging, personal presentation, storytelling) to shape that perception. It also focuses on making you the individual, visible and credible, providing a platform for you to be seen as an authority. This authority status opens doors and gives you visibility that brings attention to your business and creates opportunities for yourself, your team, and your business. On the other hand, business branding is about identifying how you want your business to be perceived and the visual identity to shape that (logo, fonts, colour palette etc.)

People do business with people. By elevating your visibility professionally, captivatingly, and impactfully, people will be interested and influenced by what you talk about. Your credibility and trustworthiness will transfer to anything aligned with you. As your network and platform grow as an individual, so will your ability to champion your business grow, too.

Yes! Self-promotion isn’t a beating of the chest and bad-mouthing competition. Instead, self-promotion is about being confident in your expertise, adding value to your community, and letting the world know your door is open to help. It is done authentically, reflects your values, leverages your strengths, and has you being your best version of yourself.

You are your brand, and every experience someone has with you shapes your reputation. How you choose to speak, act/react and what you talk about must be the same version of you as the one we see in social media or through the media. If it’s not consistent, it’s not trustworthy (you’re not trustworthy). Your reputation will shatter when you’re labelled untrustworthy, and all opportunities are lost.