Invest In Others
Invest In Others.
Why you should coach.
Recently, I met a man at a networking event who became a very good customer in a short period of time. When I met him, he was at a crossroads in his life. His wife had just suffered from a life-threatening illness and fortunately survived. He was working at a job where he didn’t respect his new supervisor and was questioning what his next move should be.
We talked on several occasions and I offered him as much help as I could. Eventually, he decided to move on in his career and work somewhere else where he felt more appreciated. Since the move, most of his feedback has been very positive although his new job has come with several challenges. One day while the two of us were talking, he said that he felt funny calling me for advice and help when he couldn’t afford my coaching services. I explained to him that, when I got started, I had been befriended by a 70-year-old man who happened to be the chairman of the board of Sterling Publishing.
As a result of his kindness to me, I got my first book contract and he personally edited my first two books. He did this out of the goodness of his heart and made an enormous difference in my life by becoming a mentor and an encourager. Had it not been for his choice to go out of his way to help a 25-year-old nobody, I’d never have published over 20 books. This was my way of honoring his belief in me — by paying it forward to others.
I also mentioned that I had made many sacrifices and put up with a lot of unpleasantness over the course of my life in order to be in a situation where I could help someone just because I wanted to without having to ask anybody else’s permission to do so.
Coaching allows you the opportunity and privilege of touching others people’s lives and creating a positive impact in his or her future direction. Often, it’s just a few words or observations that get the person headed in the right direction and make all the difference in their success.
There are few things more rewarding than seeing someone you coached start believing in his or herself and achieving a goal – knowing that you played a small role in that success. Remember, you can’t help improve somebody else’s life without improving your own at the same time. And one thing I’ve learned from more than 24 years of coaching is that no one gets more from coaching than the coach.
“I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities.”
– Bob Nardelli
(This excerpt is taken from my seminar entitled Inspired Leadership VI: Coaching and Mentoring Mastery.) I encourage you to click here to register for my exclusive live Zoom Inspired Leadership VI: Coaching and Mentoring Mastery seminar on Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 9 AM to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time.
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