Benefits of Coaching - Investing in OURSELVES
More often than not, people require guidance and wisdom from somebody who is more qualified then themselves. The benefits of coaching definitely outweigh every method there is in developing ourselves. Most people do not invest anything good for their personal development. The reason to this is the wrong perception that coaching is only for weaker individuals who need lots of help. Let us look at the greatest sporting athletes; don’t they all need coaches and mentors? In real life, we receive guidance from our parents as well as teachers to help us excel competitively in school or college. Don’t you agree?
The unfair advantage when you invest yourself in a mentor or coach is that you shorten your learning curve. Since your mentors have experienced the pitfalls and understand what is needed to succeed; you can achieve more and even further by learning from them.
The world is moving at an accelerated pace, which makes it highly competitive. Even large corporations hire experts in marketing or advertising to expand their grip on the market. Investing in ourselves often means that we are trying to expand our horizon and knowledge so that our knowledge becomes valuable to other. As your knowledge grows, you become more and more important to people, thus increasing your value and status. However, not everyone has the initiative to invest in themselves, they intend to save time and money rather than investing it on themselves. Hence, 90% of people settle for ordinary lives and abandon the pursuit for success.
If you are aware of the circumstances, why not invest in yourself?
The initial formula you need to do is to have a clear perception to new teachings. It is extremely hard to unlearn and reset a mindset set in stone; however, like a full glass of water, it is easier to fill the glass with new water IF you pour the old water away.
The next option is to learn from a mentor or from a successful individual. We need a mentor to guide us through the forest. Someone we rely on to help us reach the light at the end of the tunnel. Do not learn from negative people. If your buddies are always trying to put you down and stamp on your confidence, try to avoid them.
The last initiative you have to develop is to take massive action. You can learn as much from all the gurus, read all the self improvement books and attend all the intensive seminars, but if you do not take action, you will be where you are when you just started. Although NOT taking action is the primary reason for most failures, people still fail to understand this simple success formula.
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step!” Martin Luther King
So start investing in yourself today! Do not get left behind feeling envious of the rich and successful, because they once made a great decision to take a step forward to invest in them.
