WHEN THE COACH IS READY THE BENCHMARKER WILL APPEAR

When the coach is ready— a benchmarker will be there. So the question is: Are you, as a coach, ready? Are you ready to be assessed for your coaching skills to see if you are now performing at the level of competency? How do you know you are ready? To check that out, ask yourself a series of questions.

Have I been practicing my coaching skills by doing at least one coaching session every day? If you are not having one coaching conversation every day or at least five a week, then the likelihood is that you are not ready. Because the coaching conversation skills are not normal talking patterns, you have to practice them in order to become good at them. Do you need someone to practice with? Look around. Contact some of the social clubs in your city— there are probably hundreds of people who can’t afford coaching but really need it.