Why Hire a Coach?
I’m off to see a nutritionist next week. As I write my three day food diary I can see exactly what she is going to tell me.
I need to eat less protein powder based meals and add one or two meals consisting of fish and vegetables. I need to cut down on the coffee and have smaller meals at regular intervals.
So why bother paying somebody if we already know what we need to do?
Let me explain?
I get up at 0530 every Monday and Wednesday and drive one hour for a boxing and grappling lesson. I then drive back home and start my work day. I’m still working at 2100 in fact.
We need a coach, not because they tell us something new but usually because they hold us accountable for our actions and decisions.
I’m seeing the nutritionist because I know the fact I’ve paid money to sit in front of her I’m more likely to take action.
I go boxing because I know it will force me to train in my own time at home so I can be fit for my sparring and pad workouts. It also forces me to eat healthily because it is impossible to box and eat pizza in the same week.
Trust me – we all need a coach.
Check out Glenns boxing gym in Coventry, UK at www.redcorner.co.uk
Paul Browning
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15 Comments
There is definitely something motivational about being held accountable by someone. I am always more likely to accomplish something if I have told someone that I am going to do it. Knowing that others are supporting me is the voice of conscience in my head when I begin to feel like I can’t push any further.
Good for you!
Clearly you believe in having a coach Paul – you’re always mentioning guys, such as Emerson, quite often.
I never believed in having any kind of coach as I always thought that they were always trying to tout something. I always thought that each individual should be their own coach. However, over the past few months I have come to appreciate what a coach can do for you. For example, if I had a personal coach for my CCNA I know that I would have passed the exam much sooner as I would have to be accountable for my actions/inaction. I would be answerable to him/her. I could get advice from.
For example, I know that if I wanted to start my own Internet business or get into contracting I could progress/achieve my goals sooner and more efficiently if I had a reliable and honest coach – someone who had done it and was living proof of their success.
It would be advisable to pick the right person for the job. They’ve been there and got the T-shirt. those who will impart their skills and knowledge and genuinely help you achieve your goals.
I think coaching is very motivational. I played sports in my youth, and I understand the value of having a coach from the point of view as an athlete. I can see how that translates well into being coached in your personal and professional life.
Everyone needs a coach in some form or another. As an amateur golfer which is possibly the most frustrating of all sports, if you see the world’s #1 golfer needing a coach, then you realize how important a coach can be.
Having some sort of a coach in life is very important. It can be in sports or an academic mentor- just someone who encourages you to view things a little differently and push yourself a little more.
I played competitive tennis when I was a teenager. My coach was my guide and my mentor. I miss that kind of relationship. He didn’t just teach me about tennis, he helped me figure out who I wanted to become.
That’s such a great thing to have as a part of your life. It inspires me to get a coach for myself!
A coach can give you some well needed perspective. It is a great thing to be able to do.
That is a great strategy, now you need to be on the edge to stay on top of the sparring match, I see the logic. I remember back then when I was in the varsity in basketball, I’d do things the previous night that i know would exhaust me the next day. That cost me my reputation and of course some games were lost because of me.
We seem to be more apt to follow a program knowing we spent money on it. and the fact that coaches usually holds us accountable, makes the guilt trip worth it.
Its easier to achieve results when you have a coach or someone to monitor you and pester you. The arduous path of self learning is long, and well arduous.
Ditto to all of these comments. I stopped going to exercise classes last year because I moved and it took extra time to get to the classes. I’d keep upecercising on my own, I told myslef. Sowhat happened? I slacked off; I was less motivated to push myself because I didn’t have someone watching me and urging me on … in other words I needed that external influence to help me keep pushing myself to move forward. Annow looking for an instructor closer to home! 🙂
I’ve also noticed that it’s much more difficult to let someone else down, than it is to let ourselves down. So, with a coach or instructor, we push ourselves to complete the objective. I wonder why that is?
Patricia asked why is it we’re less willing to let others down than ourselves. Maybe it’s because we place a high value on the approval of others. So to gain the approval of our coach or trainer, we push ourselves to succeed.
Ever notice that when you pay someone, you almost always listen to them and follow their advice, at least for a while?