After more than 2,000 hours of life coach entrepreneurs iowa, experience has shown me that to take full advantage of coaching and give you time to integrate your learnings and put them into practice, the right rhythm is as follows:
Duration of coaching: 3 to 12 months , depending on the skills to be worked on and the context.
Frequency: on average once every 2 weeks . Maximum 4 weeks between two meetings to keep the focus, except in exceptional need.
Flat rate of 10 a.m., 8 p.m., 30 p.m.
Possibility to stop whenever you want provided you have a last review meeting.
Only hours actually worked are billed
The principle of life Coaching
Developed by the American psychologist Michael Brown, the coaching is inspired by the reflections of the philosopher Frederic Hudson, whose concerns related both to the different ages of the life and the corresponding cycles of change. According to entrepreneur coach in iowa him, life is a journey, with no end point or lasting end, and so we are constantly on the move. It is precisely adaptability to change that sometimes proves difficult. Historically, coaching was born from the request of people wishing to be helped at a specific moment in their development. A need that could not be met by the usual psychotherapies. Quickly, the business world used it for its executives.
Everyone can encounter difficulties related to a change, expected or not (a marriage, a promotion, a dismissal, a move), the coaching then makes it possible to apprehend this new situation and to respond. establish a momentarily broken balance. The coach, a mixture of trainer and mentor, does not dwell on past history but aims to provide his patient with tools and perspectives that allow him to maintain a constructive vision of the coming. To achieve this, the latter proposes to clearly identify the objectives, the means to achieve them and the emotional states necessary for their accomplishment. This structured and pragmatic method aims to seize daily opportunities to learn and change that life events represent.
Course of a session
During the first meeting, coach and patient will set objectives: to develop better relations with those around them, to take on a new responsibility. Then the coach identifies the phase of change that his client is going through at this time in his life. Even if any transformation begins with the development of a project, the person can go through a withdrawal phase where they need to consolidate their skills and self-confidence. The intervention of the coach also makes it possible not to burn the stages. During the interviews, he uses several verbal techniques: listening, questioning, confrontation. All contribute to helping the patient become aware of his mode of functioning and to free himself from his limiting beliefs. The technique of “provocative coaching”, for example consists of pushing the coachee to his limits by provocation and triggering a reaction. Between sessions, the coach gives exercises to do to explore new behaviors: develop self-respect, document… His role, in the end, is to progress step by step behind his client by making sure that the latter advances to the maximum of his possibilities.
Indications and contraindications
Perfectly indicated in prevention or in response to a transition, coaching accompanies the (re)definition of a professional or personal project. Within the framework of the company, this technique is often used as a mode of individual support for executives or in outplacement programs (dismissal). It offers the opportunity to take some distance, to explore and to develop one’s skills. Even if the objective is often professional, the result often turns into a more global “life project”. All difficulties related to a change can find satisfactory answers with coaching (mourning, breakup, moving) During the interviews, the coach may be required to refer his patient to a tea rape, if he deems it necessary,
Price and duration
This method gives short-term results. As a general rule, the number of sessions varies according to the person, but is around ten to twenty sessions. However, sometimes coaching is also part of a longer process. To stay on course, some people feel the need to keep in regular contact. When the request is made by the company, the number of sessions is then pre-defined, in agreement with the coach. If the objectives and expectations of the company are formulated at the beginning of the contact, on the other hand the content of the interviews remains confidential.
The price of an individual session is around 100 € per hour, and can sometimes last more than an hour and a half. Within the framework of the company, the tariffs most often double.
