{"id":6797,"date":"2017-07-20T09:48:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T13:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katherinespinney.com\/coaching-beyond-the-c-suite-why-you-should-invest-in-coaching-for-your-entire-staff-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T20:30:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T20:30:09","slug":"is-coaching-for-me-take-this-quiz-to-find-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.logoworks.com\/ksc2\/is-coaching-for-me-take-this-quiz-to-find-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Coaching for Me? Take This Quiz to Find Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As coaching continues to grow, so does people&#8217;s awareness of it. Even still, there remain a number of questions and a great deal of misunderstanding of what coaching actually is and how it can help. When people ask me if coaching is right for them, I simplify it by asking them two questions: <em>1) Do you want to make a positive change in your life?<\/em> and <em>2) Are you ready to put in the work to make that change happen?\u00a0<\/em>If they answer yes to both of these, they are likely a great fit for coaching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Below is a list of questions that dig a bit deeper. It is by no means a scientific assessment but it will give you a good sense of your fit and readiness to start coaching. Answer each question as honestly as possible as true or false for you. At the end, count how many\u00a0<em>trues<\/em> you have chosen and determine your readiness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1._____I want to make positive changes in my life and I am motivated to make those changes happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2._____I am open and ready to changing the way I think and operate in order to accomplish my goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3._____I understand that I am ultimately responsible for the life I live and that I have the power to make the changes I want to make.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4._____I acknowledge that much of the coaching process takes place in between coaching sessions, and I am ready and willing to put in the necessary work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5._____I am willing to be confronted and challenged on my way of thinking and doing in order to change my life for the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6._____I am committed to the process of coaching and will dedicate at least three months to allow the process to work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7._____I believe that coaching will help me reach my goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8._____I am willing to be as open and honest as possible during the coaching process in order to achieve the goals I have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9._____I do not expect my coach to fix my problems. I recognize that the work is mine to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10.____The thought of working with a coach is energizing and motivating for me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">________________________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>9-10 Trues<\/strong>&#8211; You were ready yesterday! What are you waiting for? Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katherinespinney.com\"><u>HERE <\/u><\/a>to set up your first session<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>7-8 Trues<\/strong>&#8211; You are ready for coaching. Review the answers that were <em>false <\/em>for you and think about what it would take for them to become true. Share them with your coach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5-6 Trues<\/strong>&#8211; You may be ready depending on your willingness to change thoses <em>falses<\/em> to <em>trues. <\/em>Discuss with your coach how to make that happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Below 5<\/strong>&#8211; You are not quite ready for coaching, but that does not mean you won\u2019t be ready in the future. Continue to visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katherinespinney.com\/blog\"><u>BLOG<\/u><\/a> to learn more and when you are ready, we will be ready for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To download a copy of this quiz, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katherinespinney.com\/resources\/7432\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As coaching continues to grow, so does people&#8217;s awareness of it. 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