To keep with the theme of greatness, I am following up on my Great Coach post with a Top 10 list of Great Client Attributes. My personal reflections of my experience as a client are expressed to illustrate the concept. This exemplifies the Co-creation/combined energies at play in a Coaching relationship. I hope it resonates.
Top 10 Attributes of a Great Client
- Courage to embrace new experiences
- Open to new points of view
- Trust for their coach
- Respect for the coaching process
- Willingness to let go of obstacles that hold them back
- Passion to reach their goal
- Willingness to discover hidden underlying beliefs
- Ability to be honest with themselves
- Ability to be honest with their coach
- The need to bring out their inner strengths
What I Learned from my Experience as a Client
As a client, I learned to trust my coach to support me in finding my strengths as well as my barriers and how to navigate both sides to reach my goals. I learned how visualization, breathing and role-playing exercises can be keys to success as a client. My sessions as a client taught me to let go of pre-conceived notions and realize I can change. I found strengths I had not cultivated in my entire life and how each of us should utilize the proper support system to bring out our “best self”.
Personally, I found I am responsible for my own life and control the path to my goals. As a result of being coached, I am now moving forward on multiple aspects of my coaching practice with the confidence of someone who KNOWS they can do anything they put their mind to.
Jason Gamba Coach 