If you are seriously thinking about starting a relationship with a business coach itās important toĀ check their levels of congruency.
What does this mean? Well, simply put ādo they practice what they preach?ā Here are the two questions to ask themā¦.āDo YOU have a coach?āĀ AndĀ āAre you paying them?ā
DO YOU HAVE A COACH?
Why, at the end of the day, would you want to have the person who coaches you extol the virtues of coaching if they themselves arenāt being coached?
Surely, if coaching brings such benefits both personally and to the business then they themselves should have a coach?Ā Why should they have the right to coach you and put you through the rigours of a coaching relationship if they arenāt willing to make the same commitment to a coach?
ARE YOU PAYING THEM?
So, to the second question.
āAre you paying them?ā
There are a lot of coaches out there. And itās my belief that most, if not all, are probably very genuine people who really do want to help others. The coaching community tends to be a very supportive oneā¦.which is a good thing. The trouble is though, that there are relationships formed between coaches whereby they act as coaches to each other as āaccountability partnersā.
This also is a good thing. Accountability after all is what maintains momentum.
The trouble is though that thereāsĀ āno skin in the gameāĀ if thereās no transfer of money. A coaching relationship should be one that delivers a return on investment many times more than the investment made. People donāt truly value what they get for free.
And if you pay for coaching then unless you are mad (!) youāll want to squeeze every last pennyās worth of value from the relationshipā¦.meaning that youāll push yourself much more to do everything thatās required to get results.
Thatās why I believe paying for coaching is important. If YOUR prospective coach doesnāt pay for coaching why donāt you ask them if you too can have coaching for freeā¦.and then, when they pick their jaw off the floor, ask themĀ whyĀ you should pay?
Just a thought.
