{"id":4943,"date":"2021-02-12T11:56:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T19:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamiecavanaugh.com\/?p=4943"},"modified":"2023-10-18T00:46:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T07:46:44","slug":"why-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamiecavanaugh.com\/why-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Coaching?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Do you wonder whether you need a coach?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Will a coach help you? How?<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;ve hit a roadblock in your career, can coaching benefit you? Yes, definitely.<\/p>\n<h2>Are you at a crossroads in your design career?<\/h2>\n<p>Is this you?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know whether I should stay or make a job change. I feel frustrated and confused.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I feel unfulfilled with my work. I want to do something else but I have no idea what.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m leaving my job and need to revise my resume and portfolio. I&#8217;m overwhelmed!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I have an idea what to do but I don&#8217;t know how to do it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know how you feel.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago, I felt the same way. What made a difference? Asking for help!<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to figure it out alone.\u00c2 When you&#8217;re at a crossroads in your career it&#8217;s the perfect time to work with a coach. A coach can help you find the clarity you need to move forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the questions to ask yourself first:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why are you interested in coaching?<\/li>\n<li>What do you want to accomplish working with a coach?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Coaching is a good fit for you if you&#8217;re willing to see new perspectives and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re ready to gain new insights.<\/p>\n<p>Coaching is not a good fit if you&#8217;re not committed, or if you&#8217;re not ready to invest in your future. Coaching is an investment in yourself and is well worth it!<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of working with a coach<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Feel less frustrated, confused and overwhelmed by getting less stuck.<\/li>\n<li>Gain awareness and an understanding of yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Uncover the thoughts and feelings getting in your way.<\/li>\n<li>Develop new perspectives and insights to produce different results.<\/li>\n<li>Create a plan for your goal with a focus on overcoming obstacles.<\/li>\n<li>Learn tools and strategies to propel you towards your goal.<\/li>\n<li>Step by step, a coach will guide you to finding your way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When I worked with a coach years ago, I found it very helpful to work with one who was a designer and understood the designer&#8217;s mindset and being a creative. Working with a coach who is a designer is a plus.\u00c2\u00a0I get it because I&#8217;m a designer too!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to get started?\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Does this sound like the kind of coaching program you&#8217;re looking for?\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamiecavanaughcoaching.as.me\/schedule.php?appointmentType=5366167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule a mini session with me to talk it over<\/a>. We can figure out if it&#8217;s a good fit.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps in my coaching program<\/h2>\n<p>My coaching sessions are structured yet tailored to your specific needs and include exercises and worksheets, when applicable. Here are some of the basic steps in my coaching program:<\/p>\n<p>1. Where are you now?<br \/>\n2. What do you believe in and see for your future?<br \/>\n3. What do you want?<br \/>\n4. What&#8217;s getting in your way?<br \/>\n5. What&#8217;s a plan and a process for you to reach it?<\/p>\n<p>We may work on solving issues at your current job first before you choose to leave. Liking your reasons for leaving is key so you don&#8217;t move away from your job without resolving issues first.<\/p>\n<h2>How coaching works<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Coaching is a place where you can talk about what&#8217;s on your mind and, in return, receive an honest perspective.<\/li>\n<li>As your coach, I give perspective and new insights, you know what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best for you but I help guide you there.<\/li>\n<li>Your current thinking is what creates your current situation, so we begin there. We start with answering the question &#8220;What are you thinking now?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The problem with most coaching is that it focuses solely on changing your actions. When you change your actions but don&#8217;t change the thoughts and feelings behind those actions, there&#8217;s resistance, and that makes it difficult, if not impossible, to make real change.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what happens when the symptom of a problem is treated instead of the root cause. We will work together on solving any problem or obstacle instead of only fixing the symptom temporarily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready to invest in yourself and your future?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m happy to discuss how you can benefit from coaching.\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamiecavanaughcoaching.as.me\/schedule.php?appointmentType=5366167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule a mini session with me to talk over how it works<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can have whatever you want for yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you wonder whether you need a coach? Will a coach help you? How? When you&#8217;ve hit a roadblock in your career, can coaching benefit you? 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