When you interact with other people, whether family, friends, work colleagues, or customers, your interaction should be guided by the idea of adding value to them.
How many times have you experienced interaction with someone that made you want to stay away from them?
Watch here as Brett Dillon discusses How to Add Value Through Relationships.
Why is a Personal Growth Plan Scary? Most people don’t have a personal growth plan. They stumble through life, with no sense of purpose—or worse, they settle for what they have and bitch about everyone who makes a different choice, a choice to grow throughout their lifetime. Why do people settle for the crumbs when […]
“Leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less.” John C. Maxwell These words ring in my ears. I look around the competitive spaces I play in, searching for those I influence—and those who influence me. I create mental maps each time I do this, tracking how the map changes over time. Am I gaining or losing influence? […]
Before I tell you how the coaching process can solve your problems, I need to do something else first.
I need to dispel myths about professional coaching.
It is not training. True coaches don’t tell you what to do, except in rare circumstances and only with your permission. How can a professional coach help you solve your problems if they don’t teach you how to do something?
It is not mentoring. A professional coach doesn’t look over your shoulder. A professional coach doesn’t nit-pick your mistakes. And a professional coach doesn’t tell you when you are wrong. How can a professional coach help you solve your problems if they don’t tell you when you make mistakes and how to correct them?
It is not therapy. A professional coach does not explore your past seeking answers. The process assumes you are a complete person who is creative and full of potential. It doesn’t assume you are a broken thing that needs fixing. How can a professional coach help you solve your problems if they don’t search your past to discover the roots of your behavior?
The answer lies in the coaching process. This is a designed relationship focused on you. The focus is on your agenda, your goals, your definition of success, your purpose. The designed process assesses who you are today and who you want to become.
The coaching process brings you to an expanded awareness of your potential. We challenge you with questions. These questions cause you to think about your problems and possible solutions in a new way. What are the benefits of your expanded awareness of the nature of your problem and possible solutions? It allows you to make better choices, decisions that are thoughtful and take actions that are meaningful.
That’s the other part of the process. Professional coaches hold you accountable to execute the behavior you said you would—not what we think you should do, but what you said you would do.
That’s how the designed coaching process, delivered by a professional coach, helps you solve your problems.
For more information on how coaching can help you, please visit us at the Dillon Group’s Optimal Human Experience page or on LinkedIn.
Your attitude is probably the biggest determinant of your success. It is your mindset- the way you perceive the world and how you interact with that world. Watch as Brett Dillon discusses how your Attitude Influences Your Actions.