The Leading Edge: 5 Powerful Reasons Coaching Works

By Jack Henshaw, certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer.

“Coach” is a word used broadly in today’s world. Coaching is simple, it’s just not easy. I learned what coaching is, and what it’s not, from the John Maxwell Team. I believe so much in coaching because I’ve been on both sides. I’ve seen the impact on my life as a client and I’ve seen the results my clients have achieved.

This is why I want to share 5 Powerful Reasons Coaching Works!

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Candor – Coaching is not about flattery nor is it about grinding you down.
Coaching raises your awareness of how your current thinking influences your results. Executives today are not only measured by the bottom line, they are also measured by the culture of the company, social impact, etc. It’s hard to keep everything sorted out and in proper perspective to achieve quality results when juggling so many demands. A coach is on a lateral level with the executive, making it possible for the executive to be candid with someone whose only vested interest is the success of the executive.

Question: If you open yourself to candid discussions about you and your results, how will this improve your ability to use candor to lead your team?

Let’s face it, it’s one thing to be able tell it like it is, and quite another to hear it for what is. Speaking from experience, when you’re open to honest communication from both sides of the table, the results will always be better.

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Options – What can you do about it, and what will you do about it?
Coaches help clients to gain clarity and determine how to move forward. They help you to determine the best answers to the hardest questions by focusing on you, your abilities, and the expanding the knowledge you have. The answers within us will always be in better alignment with your skills and talents than the answers given to us by others. It’s great to learn from others, but it’s never good to try to be someone we are not. The John Maxwell Team approach in Executive Coaching serves the client by leveraging their uniqueness. “Experience is not the best teacher, evaluated experience is” –John Maxwell.

Question: What do you know, but are not applying?

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Attitude – It is really a reflection of your emotional state.
It tells you what you really believe. We attract what we are, and our attitude is what we are. Just like a match is to fuel, attitude is to results. Let’s face it, we often find it difficult to be honest with ourselves. Assessment of one’s attitude will always reveal the way to better results. When we look at our attitudes within the conducive environment of Coaching, we gain clarity and this alone has a tremendous impact on our attitudes. Zig Ziglar said it best, “A positive attitude will not help you do everything, it will, however, help you do things better.” Better is what you become through Coaching and it shows in your results.

Question: How could the results you are currently experiencing be improved through the improvement of your attitude?

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Change – Embrace it to become who you want to be.
We have all heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result. A coach is your strategic thinking partner who will help you to stop, evaluate, and apply your best thinking to ultimately discover what new actions will change your results.

Question: What can you change about yourself to get a better result today?

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Hold your image – Our results are in direct proportion to who we are.
To get a better result, you have to become a better you. Coaching leads you to a place of discovery. Once you know who you want to be, you can begin moving forward and growing. The Coaching process will reinforce a healthy self-image, making better results achievable.

Question: How much of your current results are influenced by your self image?

These are just 5 of the many reasons Coaching is helping individuals all over the world to achieve better results. If you’re ready to grow, partner with a coach!

About Jack:

Jack Henshaw has a been a sought after speaker turned coach. He is a native of Illinois and now resides with his wife Amber and his two sons in Kentucky. He currently works as coach, trainer, and speaker and partners with clients in a variety of industries. He is described as energetic, humorous, compassionate, and candid by his clients. His secret to being a great coach is working with great clients.