What is the value of career/mindset coaching?
Many years ago, I was introduced to coaching after attending a Tony Robbins event that I attended in London, UK. I didn’t really know what coaching involved and I was open to learning. Fast forward many years later, I was lucky enough to be a mentor for students to help them in their career path and I started to realize the power of career/mindset coaching.
Throughout my journey, here are 5 lessons that I’ve learned along the way.
Uncovering blind spots that you cannot see is important to your growth. The value of coaching is being able to get help with blind spots that you’re not able to see. When you’re ‘in it,’ it can be really challenging to ‘see what you can’t see’ and ‘know what you don’t know’ if you don’t have someone to help you uncover more information about yourself. Sometimes, the same message can be presented in different ways. You may need to see this message several times before you receive the learnings. Or sometimes, it’s timing. You may see the same thing over and over and the timing may not be the right time for you to take action. There are times when you resonate with how certain messages are being presented and how it relates to your life.
Getting accountability. Having someone there to keep you accountable for the actions that you are taking and the actions that you are not taking is key to giving you feedback. Being accountable gives you information to understand yourself better. (i.e. why you’re not taking action, what’s holding you back and what’s keeping you stuck).
Getting clear on what you want. A lot of times, you know what you don’t want because of certain negative experiences that may have created limiting beliefs and/or limiting negative emotions. Do you know what you really want? Or are you struggling to just survive?
Being honest with yourself. Reflecting on your patterns and habits can give you insight into how things are going for you. How are things working for you? Have you given yourself the space to really understand the purpose of your career or are you going through the motions just to get through each day? Do you know what your career goals are?
Taking personal responsibility for your career. This involves taking ownership of your negative emotions and/or beliefs that you may have acquired consciously and/or unconsciously in your career. Consider the baggage that you’ve carried with you from job to job. Have you been able to resolve the charge of negative emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, guilt, shame and anxiety?
