Coaching is a series of collaborative conversations between a coach and a person who wants to get something more or different in their life. It is a partnership between two people who bring themselves fully to their conversations in service to the client’s desires, hopes, and dreams.
WHAT COACHING IS NOT
Coaching is not therapy, because it is not focused on what is wrong with clients and working through past experiences and learnings that are causing their problems. Rather, it is focused on creating a bridge from the present to a client’s desired future.
Coaching is not consulting, because coaches do not assume that they know what a given client “should” do to get the results they are looking for. Rather, it helps clients to clarify and set their personal goals and the action plans that they are committed to carrying out. When coaches have expertise or experience that is relevant to their clients, they may, with their clients’ permission, share that expertise; coaches can also serve as resource persons, suggesting other people to talk with, books to read, videos to watch, and the like. But in every coaching conversation, it is always and only the client’s decision regarding what to talk about, what to hear about, and what actions to take.
WHAT DOES A COACH DO?
My purpose is to create a safe, encouraging space for you to speak your truth freely and find your way to the life you want to live.
By listening deeply to what you say, sharing with you what I hear, and asking you powerful questions, I will help you gain insight into what that life would look like, the ways you can move towards it, and the ways in which you may be holding yourself back. I will be with you at the edge of your comfort zone and, with your permission, I will help you venture as far as you want to go beyond that edge, because that’s where insight and change most often happen.
With new insight, you will experience a new freedom to dream, to decide, and to deliver on the promises you make to yourself. With new insight, your best pathway to getting what you want will emerge, and so will your commitment and eagerness to follow that path. And with new insight, you and your world can be transformed far more quickly than you might imagine!
I will be your best advocate, cheering you on, holding you accountable, and helping you get back up and move forward if you stumble. I will believe in you and your ability to do the work that will create what you want to create. I will bring the very best of myself to our conversations, so that you can develop further into your very best self, living your very best life.
Robin Swieringa • 312-288-5397 • robin@robinswieringa.com
Robin Swieringa 