Professional Coaching Navigates Unfamiliar Waters
A Captain's Fear: Unfamiliar waters lead to a lack of trust.
We approach personal services with a sense of prudent skepticism, looking for someone who is attentive to our needs and skills. We wonder how this person will navigate our journey with care and consideration, guiding us through challenges towards promising opportunities.
Instinctively, we desire to navigate our sailboat independently; essentially, we aspire to be in control of our vessel. What steps should we follow when our sailboat starts to sink? We have the option to determine our own destiny. Typically, we aim to rescue both ourselves and our sailboat, but if we can only save one, what distress signal should we transmit? Save Our Ship or Save Our Souls?
A Captain's Guide of Faith: Securing the Captain's Direction and Trust in Unfamiliar waters.
Professional Coaching serves as a valuable resource for addressing our distress signals. Just like the Coast Guard, organizations like the International Coaching Federation (ICF) serves as our rescue team, similar to the Coast Guard. [1] For instance, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as:
"Partnering [with clients] in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires a person [a client] to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity and leadership."
Conclusion: Guidance for Captains to Navigate Life's Uncertain Waters.
Whether professional coaching techniques involve a "helicopter-ladder" air rescue or a Coast Guard sea rescue, the coach collaborates with us to assist without undermining our ownership of the sailboat. It is possible that we may become potential clients by inadvertently sabotaging our sailboat, so it is crucial to select a professional coach who can help us in our rescue mission. With optimism, we aim to regain command of our lives and navigate our vessel towards a sea of possibilities.
[1] Become a Coach - International Coaching Federation, https://coachfederation.org/app/uploads/2017/12/BecomeACoach.pdf.
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