2021-03-17 The Benefits of Worki
A coach is someone who shows others how to improve a particular skill or process. They help a person (or a group) towards a specific goal to succeed. Pretty obvious, right? But we often don’t know whether it’s useful to work with a coach.
In this article, I’ll share my thoughts on working with coaches. In case you want to hire one, this can help. Full disclosure: I don’t offer any coaching services, and I’m sharing this from the perspective of someone who hires a coach.
I generally think it’s more effective to work with a coach when you’re serious about a particular skill or process. Let me give you a few examples:
- Building a career: Some coaches can help with interviewing techniques, negotiating raises, switching careers, etc.
- Building a business: A coach can help you grow your business by advising you on things like hiring, marketing strategy, sales, etc.
- Learning a skill: A coach can teach you any type of skill: Writing, coding, tennis, playing the guitar, learning a language, and so forth.
- Getting in shape: There are a lot of coaches in the health and fitness field. You can work with a coach to improve your strength, stamina, diet, etc.
As you can see, the above examples all focus on a skill or process. Let’s say you’re building a business and have been seeing decent growth for two years. But now, you want to take it to the next level. A business coach who has experience with growing a company can help with that process.
In general, I only like working with a coach when you’re truly committed to succeeding at something. Otherwise, it’s a waste of both of your time.
