Tom Landry once said "A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys , who gets you to see what you don't want to see so that you can become the person you always wanted to be."


There are close parallels between the work of coaches hired by elite athletes and those hired by men and women wanting to achieve 'gold' in their own lives. The olympic coach does not, and often is not, able to do her clients' work on their behalf but nevertheless draws from them much more then they can achieve alone. In the same way, working with the right coach, the client is able to achieve more, go further and get there faster.


As coaches we often say that coaching is not something which can be described in words, it must be experienced. On one occasion when I was asked to speak on the subject unexpectedly Cheap NHL Jerseys Online , I followed a few headlines hastily scribbled in the 'little black book' I always carry. Afterwards, some of my audience shared with me that this was the first time they had ever understood exactly what coaching was. To the best of my recollection, this is what I said.


To get a handle on what we mean by 'coaching' let's look at four of its aspects:


i) Who comes to be coached,


ii) Who is the right coach?


iii) What is the process and


iv) What is the coach's role?


Who Comes To Be Coached?


Typically the coaching client is someone with something inside them, something strongly desired, struggling to get out: some significant advance in their business, career or personal life Cheap NHL Jerseys Free Shipping , a new skill to be mastered. Sometimes clients recognise the seeds of greatness within but don't know how to make them germinate, become strong plants, flourish and bear good fruit. Nearly always the coaching client has huge goals. With executive and business clients we may be working on creating a corporate culture which honours our clients' values and produces the bottom line results which were always wanted. Another focus might be increased sales, productivity or profitability, to improve interpersonal skills, be a better manager,to reduce staff turnover or increase customer loyalty.