Coaching Transforms LivesInfo From the International Coaching Federation What is coaching? Coaching unmasks the authentic you… Lives are transformed through the work of the client with the support of a coach. Working with certified, competent, trustworthy professionals to uncover who you are, what you want, and take the action to have success. Coaching finds the open doors of opportunity and walks you through that open door and into your new life. You get connected to the new you and get the tools and strategies to create your new life. Coaching shifts you from existing in the past and predicting the future to living in the present; a position of healthy and opportune time. Moving into a life of wellness by exposing the strengths, gifts, and uniqueness and revealing a vibrant, productive, successful and self-confident person. Most of all, coaching takes the struggle out of life and puts the person back in control of their destiny. Creating abundance of health, wealth, happiness and peace. Back to Top The Benefit of Coaching The people that participate in coaching benefit their life as well as the lives of those within their life. Coaching empowers the person to view and live life wholly. It takes their lives to a level not experienced by most and gives wisdom to embrace the blessings of their new opportunities and miracles. The greatest benefit is the transformation of living authentically and harnessing the adrenalin for the present, living life for the now. Coaching shifts past experiences to memories and establishes a new foundation for building today. Back to Top The Role of the Coach A coach is an expert in disclosing the underlying communication of expressed thoughts and reflecting the meaning of that expression to the client. The coach stabilizes a sensitive and even painful awareness for an individual until the person can conclude the relevance it has on their life. Teachings from a coach reveal techniques to design, map and orchestrate each component of life. A coach has the expertise to know the exact timing to shift an individual forward, allowing them to leave their comfort zone and embrace and trust a new opportune life. The skills of a coach bring acceleration to any journey in life. Back to Top How Coaching Works Coaching is the insurance for success of outcomes and accomplishments of life. It is the catalyst of forward momentum as a person accepts, adjusts and advances to a new life. Coaching is the common denominator or the glue that holds the bigger or complete picture of life in focus. As the person transitions into the next aspect of living, coaching bridges the change to heighten mastery. All aspects of life are advanced with coaching. The client selects and prioritizes their most significant areas in life to enhance, excel and execute. Back to Top Common Coaching Goals Areas frequently included in life and work coaching are: Inner Awareness Coaching - Specific skills to allow clients to more fully access their strengths, greatness, assets, and most importantly, their belief in them. Inner awareness grows the client to challenge them and trust that they can do more than they thought they could, resulting in thinking and acting in a different way.Creativity Enhancement Acquire skills to access their own creativity and lightness through play, curiosity, and experimentation. Creativity reduces stress, and builds a life with more balance, and heightens the level of self-discovery.Goal Achievement Learn skills to identify goals, orchestrate a plan, find support systems and resources and find the components of setting and achieving their desired outcome.Adapting to Change Distinct tools move the client through the stages of change without struggle. Empowering them to identify change, the stage of change, and shift to the end results of their change.Releasing of Fear Adopting techniques to identify fears, face and define validity, and remove or replace the fear with a healing and wellness perspective.Mental Focus Internalizing key steps to harness specific energy that locks the capacity to completely focus on an activity or task while managing multiple responsibilities or assignments. Ensuring the ability to generate solitude without isolation to perform in chaotic or congested surroundings. Back to TopCoaching Gets Results Read what clients say about Marilyn Bonnett: “Marilyn Bonnett has coached me since March 2000. Marilyn has consistently provided me with inspiration and insight. She tunes in to what I say, and helps me to see possibilities I may have overlooked. She has coached me to success in my business and personal life. Marilyn helps me to stay accountable. For example, she reminds me of commitments I have made, and why I made them. She has also helped me with issues related to career change and finances. Marilyn is an excellent coach and I would certainly recommend her to anyone who wants to feel like a champion!” -Lynn McClain, Esq., Business and Personal Coach Pennsylvania
“Marilyn Bonnett is an extraordinary guide. The insight, clarity and compassion she brings to the challenges of competitive riding translate into techniques for handling all aspects of life. It’s amazing: the parallels we’ve found between the show ring and a movie set. The principles of Mental Toughness have been invaluable in both arenas. My first session with Marilyn was a gift from a friend. Ever since, our work has been a gift from me to myself.” -Carla Meyer, Dialect Coach and Horsewoman Studio City, CA “My coaching experience has enabled me to become a better communicator in my career, develop a better self-image, improve my self-esteem and consequently enjoy the success of felling on top!” -Janis Young, COTA/Rehabilitation Program Manager Frametown, West Virginia Back to Top Info From The International Coaching Federation The International Coach Federation (ICF) reports that individuals experience the following outcomes as result of working with a coach: Increased self-awareness 67% Self-discovery 53% Lower stress levels 57% More balanced life 60% Setting better goals 62% Self-confidence 52% Coaching Services Coaching is designed and implemented to best meet the needs of the client. It is a priority for the partnership between the client and coach to be confidential, compatible and comfortable. Services are delivered in several formats. Most clients enjoy coaching from the comfort of their home or office by participating via telephone sessions. The person simply calls or is called at a scheduled date and time and participates in an individual session or a small group where the participants have a common goal. Occasionally coaching takes place onsite for private face-to-face mentoring. Classes and group coaching can occur at the place of business or at an organization. Back to Top |