Posted on August 14, 2009 - by Jus

Confidently Me

In a moment, I have part two of one of the most inspiring topics to date in my course.  It’s centered on the issue of “confidence” as a coach and how crucial this is in being the very best coach one can be, and the impact confidence not only has on the coaching client, but on the coach’s business.

In writing my biography this week for my website, I started to really doubt myself and my ability to be ‘taken seriously’ by potential clients given what I perceived to be large holes in my experience or credentials.  I found writing my biography really difficult, because the experience I have when it comes to parenting and children is not from formal training, it is from blood, sweat and tears… from doing it all on my own as a single parent for the past 6 years.  Does that give me the right to work with parents in the capacity as a coach? ……

The confidence class cleared that right up for me.  The very best thing that I can be for my clients is ME.  The most confident and self-assured version of me.  Because I do not plan on being all things to all people (or all parents, for that matter) but if I can stay authentic to myself and my passion, I will naturally attract people that can see the value in that.

She even made mention of a coach she knows who only coaches in the nude.  With face to face clients too, not just on the phone!  This is a man who is authentically himself and commited to his own unique style and he attracts clients that love that.

To help me to cement that, Angela Bird set us the task of describing how I can add value to people’s lives with my coaching business…. and by that she means the service my coaching business provides, not “me” per se.  And to make that even more specific… what are four things that are uniquely me and ’special’ about my service?

So here is where I am at with that very helpful challenge:

My coaching business adds value to my clients’ lives by:

• building confidence in their own parenting ability and style
• equipping them with positive family structures to assist them to be the parent they have always wanted to be
• providing them with the tools to achieve life/work/family balance and make room for themselves as a priority
• enabling access to on-going parenting skill and perception development so they can remain proactive in their parenting

Four things that are uniquely me and ’special’ about this?

ONE | The program is founded on the belief that every parent intuitively has the answers to their own value-based approach to parenting.  I will not be telling clients ‘what to do’, but helping them to build confidence in their own parenting intuition.

TWO | The program doesn’t rely on just me as a coach, it also provides way and means to connect with likeminded parents through workshops, teleseminars and group coaching.

THREE | My passion is to empower parents with a coach-approach to their lives and their families, that doesn’t necessarily require a early-childhood degree, or credentials as a ‘child expert’ – I just need to be the best coach I can be!

FOUR | The program taps into some of the best and most reputable knowledge of “parenting experts” as a platform from which my clients can build their skills and confidence as an intuitive parent.  They get all that wrapped in the package of a passionate coach who is there to support, empower and inspire them to be their greatest version of themselves!!

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