COACHING IS THE CONVERSION

I have recently been reflecting on the essence of coaching, the heart of coaching, the key variables that make up this new phenomenon that we call “coaching.” When all was thought and said and evaluated— my reflection led to the following statements: Coaching is the conversation. The conversation is how you coach. Coaching ultimately comes down to a conversation—to what and how you are conversing with your client. Ultimately that exchange of words and ideas (the dialogue) about hopes, dreams, fears, etc. is what we call “coaching.”

Now if that’s true, then how are you at engaging in the kind and quality of conversation that makes it worth $100 an hour, or $500 or even $1000 an hour? What is so special about a coaching conversation that would make it that valuable, that beneficial to a client? And what can a mere conversation do?