As a skills based professional job, coaching at all levels is best developed through practice. Working with people is not something that can be developed as a thinking process based on knowledge only. Knowing theories and being able to compare different approaches in your mind can inform understanding of clients’ situations, but it can never take the place of the vital skills that are needed. Coaching skills are developed out of practice, so it follows that practice is a must for any coach. But it’s all about how you practice

One of the real challenges most people who want change face is actually getting change to happen and stay happening. Most of us a good at getting started, the tough part is keeping it up and making it something that does not absorb all our energy and grind to a halt. This is especially a challenge when people are primarily motivated to change through fear or anxiety (which if they are presenting a problem is usually the case ). No one wants to stay anxious for long and certainly making