Coaching

9 April

What is coaching?

Coaching is a modern method of supporting a person on the path to their goals, changes and conscious life. This is not therapy, not mentoring and not consulting, although it may have common features with them. A coach is not someone who gives advice. This is a person who helps you better understand yourself, your desires, resources and possible barriers so that you can make the right decisions and move forward.

The main task of a coach is to ask the right questions. For example:

• What do you really want?

• What is holding you back?

• What resources do you have right now?

• What will your life look like if you achieve this goal?

The coach does not give the answers to these questions - you find them inside yourself. The coach simply creates a safe, supportive space where you begin to truly hear yourself.

Where did coaching come from?

Although the word "coach" originally meant "cart" or "trainer" in sports, modern coaching as a method of working with a person began to take shape in the 70-80s of the 20th century. One of its founders is Timothy Gallwey, author of The Inner Game of Tennis, who noticed that players achieve their best results not from criticism and instructions, but when they are helped to reveal their inner potential.

Later, coaching began to actively develop in business and psychology. Today, it combines elements of positive psychology, neuroscience, strategic thinking, mindfulness practices, and even philosophy.

There are international professional organizations, such as the ICF (International Coaching Federation), that set standards, train coaches, and monitor quality.

Main areas of coaching

Today, coaching covers almost all areas of life. Here are just a few of its areas:

• Life coaching — helps to establish balance, gain confidence, cope with personal crises, set goals.

• Career coaching — choosing a profession, changing the field of activity, career growth, developing skills.

• Business coaching — support for entrepreneurs, executives, teams. Improving efficiency, growth strategies, leadership.

• Health and habits coaching — developing a healthy lifestyle, getting rid of bad habits.

• Financial coaching — managing personal finances, budgeting, increasing financial literacy.

• Emotional intelligence and relationships — awareness, managing emotions, communication, family.

Important: coaching is not a substitute for psychotherapy. It does not cure mental illnesses, but it can be a great complement to psychotherapy, especially if the focus is on the future and development.

Why has coaching become so popular?

There are many reasons:

1. Acceleration of the pace of life. People are increasingly faced with overload, loss of meaning and uncertainty. Coaching provides support and clarity.

2. Changes in career models. Nowadays, it is rare for someone to work for 30 years in one company. Frequent changes in spheres, freelancing, entrepreneurship — all this requires flexibility and a personal strategy.

3. Digitalization. The online format has made coaching accessible all over the world.

4. A turn to awareness. More and more people understand that happiness and success begin with inner work.

Online coaching: accessible, flexible, convenient

Online coaching is an opportunity to receive professional support without leaving home. You can choose a coach from any country, choose a convenient time and not waste resources on travel. At the same time, the full effect of personal contact is preserved — thanks to video communication, joint documents and even integration with goal-setting applications.

The format is suitable for both short tasks (for example, preparing for an important speech) and for long-term support on the path to change.

Coaching for expats: special support during difficult times

Moving to another country is not only about logistics and paperwork. It is a powerful emotional and personal challenge.

A change of environment, loss of familiar social circle, culture shock, language barrier, job search, break with past identity - all this can knock the ground out from under your feet.

This is where coaching is especially valuable. It helps:

• adapt to a new reality without losing yourself;

• set new goals taking into account the new country;

• maintain motivation when it seems that everything is moving slowly;

• build a career or start a business in another country;

• regain confidence and inner resources, even if nothing is clear yet.

Online coaching for expats is like a beacon in the fog. It helps to stay on course when everything seems unstable.

Who should definitely try coaching?

If you: • feel stuck and don't know where to go next;

• want changes but don't know where to start;

• have difficulty with motivation;

• want to learn to hear yourself and make decisions;

• dream but don't realize your dreams;

• emigrated and feel confused —

then coaching may be the tool that will help you reach the next level of life.

Online Coaching

Coaching is not a magic pill or a trendy toy. It is work. Sometimes deep, sometimes painful, but always aimed at growth. It does not do the work for you, but it makes this work possible, manageable and inspiring.

And if earlier coaching was available only to businessmen and top managers, today it is open to everyone. Especially for those who take a step into the unknown - like emigrants moving to a new country and creating their lives anew.

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Perhaps now is the time to listen to yourself, set new goals and say to yourself: “I want to move forward. And I can.” And a coach will help you on this path.

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