COACHING & COUNSELLING


The three levels of coaching and how they work


The three different levels of coaching and how each of them supports lasting change. by Ischa Ropert


W


hile personal and professional coaching has been a growing field in the


USA for the past 30 years, in many parts of the world it is still in its infancy. The beauty of coaching is that it allows for more creativity, innovation, and experimentation than other mainstream change tools. The catch is most potential clients have little awareness of what it is, how it works, and what to look for when engaging a coach. In an effort to close this gap here is


my take on what coaching is, what type of change it supports, and the different levels it operates on.


WHAT IS IT? Coaching is a tool to assist you to make change in your life and to grow as a person through the process. It helps you visualise what happiness and fulfilment look like for you and


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supports you to achieve it. Through the process you gain awareness of where you are right now, what is working, and what is holding you back. It is a deeper and more profound experience than simply reaching your goals through planning and action. To commit to coaching is to self-discover, to claim your future self, and to create from your whole being.


WHEN DO I NEED COACHING? Coaching can greatly benefit you at any time in your life, however, people tend to think about seeing a coach when they are facing a challenge, feeling consistently low, or after several attempts to change without success. It is an excellent tool for any type of personal and professional development, and is becoming more widely used in workplaces and within families and relationships.


HOW DOES IT WORK? Coaching works on the principle of synergy – the energy (ideas, focus, clarity) arising from the coach-client partnership is far greater than the energy brought by the individual alone. A coach is a sparring partner with specialised skills to ask the right questions, draw out what is important, keep you accountable, and encourage you in directions you may be unwilling to go alone. Coaching operates at three different


levels of reality, and the nature of the change shifts as the client travels through each level.


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Practical Most coaches operate at the practical level, helping clients to


meet specific challenges or changes in their day-to-day life. This occurs in the reality we perceive through our senses


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