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Are You Ready for a Coach?

For a wide variety of reasons, not everyone is ready to be coached. Coaching requires time, commitment, and a willingness to change and grow. Coaching is about creating the business and personal life you have always wanted. Take the inventory below to determine whether or not you will benefit from working with a coach.

Client Instructions: Mark each item as True or False.
Once finished, score yourself using the key at the bottom of the page.

Questions	True	False
1. I can commit to keeping my regularly scheduled appointment with my coach, even if it means having to reschedule an appointment.
2. My coach can count on me to always tell the truth, even when it's painful to the coach or me.
3. I am ready to begin eliminating negative patterns that have been holding me back.
4. I understand that in coaching, the "client does the work," not the coach.
5. I am open and ready to try new ideas in both my business and personal life.
6. I like investing in myself and see coaching as a long-term investment in improving all aspects of my life.
7. Coaching works in small, incremental steps over time. I feel comfortable knowing that it may take 6-12 months before I see significant results.
8. If something is not working in my relationship with my coach, I will let my coach know immediately so we can immediately take action to improve the situation.
9. I have adequate funds to pay for coaching without feeling guilty or resentful about the coaching fee.
10. I'm looking for a partner who can share my successes and help me cope with my challenges.
11. I'm ready to let go of any chaos in my life.
12. I'm prepared to invest time in myself outside of my coaching calls by completing any fieldwork I agree to do.

SCORING: Give yourself 1 point for each "True."

TOTAL SCORE (add up all the "true" statements)

SCORING KEY

10-12 You're definitely ready for a coach and for making big changes in your life. Ask your coach to challenge you to grow by making major requests!

8-10 You're ready to begin coaching. Let's get started!

5-7 Coaching may be uncomfortable for you at this time. You will benefit from the coaching relationship to the extent that you are willing to grow and change, even when it may be inconvenient or painful.

0-4 You're not ready for an individual coach right now. Try taking a group coaching teleclass, seek professional help with some of the challenges you are facing, or visit us when your circumstances are more conducive to you benefiting from coaching.

Here's what one of my clients had to say about coaching with me.

Thank you so much for your invaluable coaching through the past several months. I was struggling with starting and building my business and your excellent coaching helped me get focused and move forward. I especially appreciate you guiding me through developing a business and strategic plan. Also, there aren't words to describe the dramatic impact the Future Self visualization had on my life. I go back to that "place" many times, especially when I need self reinforcement. Nancy Moran & Associates would not be the success it is today without you! I continue to be amazed that there is so much within me that just needs you to help bring it out.

Nancy Moran, President
Nancy Moran & Associates
morannancy@aol.com

Click here to read more testimonials from coaching clients.

Here's what the media is saying about the value coaching. . .

FORTUNE magazine says: "The hottest thing in management today is the executive coach."

NEWSWEEK magazine chimes in with their take on coaching: "They're part therapist, part consultant--and they sure know how to succeed in business."

THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW tells us, "The goal of coaching is the goal of good management: to make the most of an organization's valuable resources."

THE NEW YORK TIMES expands on this by saying, "...other companies offer coaching as a prerequisite...in the understanding that everyone has blind spots and can benefit from a detached observer."

INDUSTRY WEEK obviously goes along: "The benefits of coaching appear to win over even the most cynical clients within just a few weeks."

EXECUTIVE FEMALE is even more specific: "Coaching is having a dedicated mentor; it's getting knowledgeable support and encouragement and a new way of looking at things when you need it."

Home Depot's CEO tells us: "I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities." -- (Bob Nardelli)