Reflection

Reflection

In the examples shared in this blog series, the client in the story moved through many phases and worked in many areas of their life.  While each client is different in terms of how many things are covered during a coaching relationship, coach training teaches us to be open to what serves the client. Additionally, for a client, taking time to reflect on what they accomplished as well as their coaching experience adds value.  Here are examples of questions to ask: Reflection

  • How are you feeling about your coaching experience?
  • What have you accomplished?
  • What is the meaning of your progress and successes?
  • What have you learned?
  • What are your insights?
  • How did coaching help?
  • How will you continue to build on what you have achieved?
  • How can you use the coaching process after coaching?
  • How will you decide when to engage a coach in the future?

As those who have graduated from coaching certification realize, coaching is a privilege because of the trust clients have in our care of them and their information.  Being a coach is a privilege because as coaches we get to be partners for part of a client’s journey.  It is a privilege because we invite their self-acknowledgement of their progress and success.  It is a privilege because we empower them to learn and we learn in the process too.

 

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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