Episode 1: What is Coaching?

Welcome to the first official episode of the Coach with Clarity podcast! We’re starting with a little Coaching 101 in this episode: what coaching is, how it compares to other helping modalities, and when it’s appropriate to combine some of those modalities.

1: What is Coaching?

Welcome to the first official episode of the Coach with Clarity podcast! This is the start of our journey together, our journey into the world of transformational coaching. I know that for many of you, coaching is a brand-new concept. You're still learning, and I want to be a part of that.

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Show Notes

Welcome to the first official episode of the Coach with Clarity podcast! This is the start of our journey together, our journey into the world of transformational coaching.

I know that for many of you, coaching is a brand-new concept. You’re still learning, and I want to be a part of that.

That’s why we’re starting with a little Coaching 101 in this episode. We’re going to talk about what coaching is, we’re going to compare it to some other helping modalities, and we’re to explore when it’s appropriate to combine some of those modalities.

Topics covered

  • What is coaching?
  • The role that partnership plays in coaching
  • Why coaching should be a thought-provoking and creative process
  • The four things coaches do
  • Why we need to help our clients shift out of the mode of constantly doing and into the mode of being
  • What is a consultant and how does consulting differ from coaching?
  • What is a mentor and how does mentorship differ from coaching?
  • How does therapy differ from coaching?

 

Resources mentioned

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TRANSCRIPT

Well, hello friend, and welcome to the very first full episode of the Coach with Clarity podcast. My name is Lee Chaix McDonough and I cannot tell you how excited and grateful I am that you are here with me today. This is the start of our journey together our journey into the profession into the world of transformational coaching. 

Now, some of you may be very familiar with coaching, many of you probably already are coaches, but I know that there are also people out there for whom coaching is a brand new concept, and you're still learning and so I want to be a part of that. So in today's episode, we are going to start with a little Coaching 101. We are going to talk about what coaching is, we're going to compare it with some other helping modalities out there, and we're going to explore when it's appropriate to come bind some of those modalities. 

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