Coaching is a, Calling

Speaker’s Tribe Mumbai (off shoot of Speakers Institute, Australia) meet for first offline session post-pandemic.

Overseas Guests in Attendance: Internationally acclaimed guru, Sam Cawthorn  Founder of Speakers Institute – in person, accompanied by the charismatic Craig Johns who heads the global institution.

An electrifying 4 hours of learning & networking, with old friends. Reconnection makes Connections stronger.

Speaking coaching  industry  will see exponential growth in the post Covid ‘Never Normal’ era.

Coaching industry in India  likely to reach 5 Billion
USD in 2022 – not an insignificant number!

Some gleanings from the session & my own perspectives.

Coaching market in US expected to touch 50 Billion USD mark in 2022.

Every opportunity comes with challenges – Coaching is
no exception. Below are some hurdles faced.

♟️Lack of differentiation, causes confusion in the minds of  target audience. Every other person & her first cousin is an aspiring Coach.

♟️A plethora of certifications to choose from –   though this certainly adds much-needed credibility, at least at the start.

♟️Unfortunately, Coaching is Not Teaching, though it requires a ‘designed system’ just like Teaching does.

♟️The bedrock of coaching is the embedded, lived experience of  Coach, an innate sense of understanding, caring & Compassion.

♟️These learnings are  ‘not taught’ – they are ‘caught’ by guided self-discovery.

♟️ It’s sharing of lived experiences, by which both parties grow, in parallel.

All the above mentioned roadblocks, make it imperative, for Coaches to ‘Lean In’ (an award winning book by Cheryl Sandberg)

Some things Coaches  can do in these times.

💥Be part of a supporting, nurturing community.

💥Networking makes for valuable upskilling, learning, sharing & Serving opportunities. Coaching is Serving.

💥Coaches need to get in touch with innate sense of connectedness & belonging to shared Humanity

💥Networking keeps dreams alive.

💥Coaches can get valuable
‘feed-foward’ on the congruency & authenticity of message & measurement of  impact.

💥Coaches need psychological safety to fail, if they are to give aspirants the Will to Win.

💥Coaches cannot demand Respect and Trust, they earn it.

💥Coaching is akin to Leadership in many ways.

💥Ultimately, Coaching is not a Profession – it’s a Calling!

Kudos to Speakers Tribe Global for its stellar contribution to the Speaking and Coaching industry.

✅Pease share your perspectives in the cimments