Using GPS

Using GPS

Using GPSPonder these questions:  What are the reasons we use GPS?  What do the letters stand for?

>We use GPS to get directions and chart a beeline course to a destination saving ourselves precious resources like gas, time, and effort – plus GPS makes driving somewhere new easier.

>The letters, GPS, stand for Global Positioning System (yes, “Global” positioning).  This concept is so important that we now have it on our computers, in our cars, in our tablets, and in our phones.  Good thing too, for having it has saved lives.

If you have GPS, allow me to congratulate you – you will certainly go places with that GPS!  So if you have GPS for driving directions, do you have a coach for finding your direction?  A coach is like a GPS that helps you navigate your life and career, brainstorming with you, to chart a course to your goal while maximizing your resources.

Realistically, if a GPS makes sense then a coach makes even more sense because your journey through life is the one that really counts.  A coach supports you getting there on the route you design yourself, with the kind of scenery you like seeing along the way.  Think about it: can you afford not to have a coach?

Next blog: GPS for Coaching

Cathy Liska

For content specific to coach training and coaching, guest blog posts are welcome.

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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