{"id":6964,"date":"2016-11-17T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=6964"},"modified":"2023-03-29T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:00:38","slug":"coaching-be-comfortable-being-uncomfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-be-comfortable-being-uncomfortable\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching: Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/be-comfortable-blog-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/be-comfortable-blog-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"be comfortable being uncomfortable\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/be-comfortable-blog-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/be-comfortable-blog-2-687x692.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/be-comfortable-blog-2-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>In the ICF Comparison Table on how coaching competencies are evaluated, the information includes these statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Client &#8211; Coach is comfortable not knowing as one of the best states to expand awareness in.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/evaluating-cc6-powerful-questioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Powerful Questioning<\/a> &#8211; The coach is not afraid of questions that will make either the coach or the client or both uncomfortable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What does \u201cbeing uncomfortable\u201d mean?\u00a0 A Google search turns up this definition: causing or feeling unease or awkwardness.<\/p>\n<p>What happens if a coach is uncomfortable? \u00a0Then the coach is doing their job!\u00a0 Coaching certification includes learning the ethics and the competencies of a coach, and the ICF Comparison Table for evaluating competencies (cited above) is provided to participants in the first class.\u00a0 Coaching focuses on the client and coaching questions are for the benefit of the client \u2013 it is part of the process for the coach to be uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>What happens if a client is uncomfortable?\u00a0 The coach recognizes that creating meaningful change can be uncomfortable and according to the above, if a client is uncomfortable that is ok.\u00a0 As a coach it means preparing the client for the coaching process and supporting them when they are uncomfortable.\u00a0 Please note: supporting is very different from rescuing.\u00a0 This means that coaches learn to accept being uncomfortable and to simply sit with clients who are uncomfortable so they discover their own answers.\u00a0 For example, during coach training the power of silence is practiced.\u00a0 Learning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CoachCert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-presence-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flex<\/a> tone, pace, and language to the client is also an essential part of the coaching certification.<\/p>\n<p>How appropriate is being uncomfortable?\u00a0 Ultimately if change and success were easy then everybody would be creating change and success.\u00a0 The reality is that change and success are\u00a0uncomfortable and a willingness to be uncomfortable and move forward supports success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the ICF Comparison Table on how coaching competencies are evaluated, the information includes these statements: Establishing Trust and Intimacy with the Client &#8211; Coach &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,40],"tags":[70,464,116,119,465,77,48,85,45,50,86,118,466,463,462,115,134,117,79],"class_list":["post-6964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-tools-and-techniques","tag-achieve-and-sustain-excellence","tag-business-coach-certification","tag-business-coach-training","tag-career-coach-certification","tag-career-coach-training","tag-client","tag-coach","tag-coach-training","tag-coaches","tag-coaching","tag-coaching-certification","tag-executive-coach-certification","tag-executive-coach-training","tag-health-coach-certification","tag-health-coach-training","tag-icf-approved-coach-training","tag-life-coach-training","tag-life-coaching-certification","tag-skills","latest_post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What if a coach is uncomfortable? 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