What do you really want?

I still remember this question even today, the difficulty that I felt in that very moment and despair that I may not have an exact answer. Steve told me that am OK to feel that way and listened carefully to my ideas from that time.

How can I know my desires, if somehow, things were pretty good that time, working in exciting projects with new people, making money for my business and being in front of the room would not fulfill all my needs.

First step was to take his marketing classes online, after some sessions and in the private one to one session I asked him directly: how can I experience and understand coaching?
His unexpected answer came with a challenge, he said: “if you are visiting your sister, how about signing for a introduction for coaching, the worse can happen is to waste 500$!” So I took this train and never regretted.

Today I can see the entire landscape changed, even here we have a local chapter for professional coaches with more than 50 and many of them getting measured and having their own business.

Even the education for coaches is no longer scarce, on the contrary, almost every month a new school starts to promote for new recruits and things seem to work fine. Or not?

I did choose to follow a complete path and get a solid education, followed by some other certifications in leadership work and in facilitating academy classes in parallel with my business practice with organizations and teams.

My intent here is to present my findings in those 10 years, also to encourage others to follow what they feel is best for them and make sure they understand exactly what motivates them.

There are some data and correlations that I use here based on my latest work in the European ICF tour, that gave me a perspective on four different markets with specific issues and challenges.

Now back to the pre-conditions, one thing that I realized in my work is that you cannot obtain results if you are not experiencing coaching on your own, in other words if you are not working on yourself. Click to tweet

The ideal profile that I can design for a student in a coaching academy looks like this:
Ready to work on own reactions, impulses, emotions hijacks, fears, believes, values and motives.
Understand the possibilities beyond the just doing, to be curios and care for others.
Full integration of both intelligences, rational and emotional.

Is this enough for a successful coach? It is good for a start; the journey can take 1-2 years including the work for launching the business.

Remember, when you choose your path, do not listen to the empty promises that are related to the high paying clients, to the river of projects and other things that are meant to enchant you, the reality is that anybody can coach, a few are extremely rich out of this and yes, there is a possibility, if you are open to learn, practice and integrate not only coaching skills but also business ones.

My proof is present today on the market, some of our students have big businesses, others are taking new projects and roles within their corporation and of course we continue our work with new ones.
I invite you to check my page and sign for a visit in the Coaching Attic to experience for yourself and perhaps find an answer to a powerful question.