The Wheel of Readiness for Coaching

Are You Ready for Coaching? How do you know?

These eight factors you can consider to help determine your readiness for coaching.

 

We will explore each aspect in the wheel to help you determine if you are ready to be coached or if something else needs to occur to be sufficiently prepared for coaching. There is no perfect time, but you can improve your likelihood of coaching being successful if you consider how these aspects are for you when you are considering being coached.

Benefits are seen as worthwhile

It is important to consider the benefits of coaching as greater than the costs. Coaching will provide benefits, but there might be things you will have to forego. You determine if you are ready to do that and whether the benefits are worthwhile.

Circumstances are favourable

Your life continues even when you are considering doing something different, like coaching. If your life is a great challenge, it may not be the best time to be coached. Adding more to the mix may not be a good idea if a lot is already happening.

 

This comes down to your capacity to consider and enact change.

Mindset is positive

One of the essential success factors for coaching to be effective is that you believe change is possible and that you believe you have what is required to make the desired change—that you have the wherewithal to do what is needed.

Beliefs are supportive

Everyone has beliefs about themselves and the world. There are conscious and unconscious beliefs. Whatever beliefs you hold must support the change you are considering making.

Values are aligned

The first step is to know your values. This can be done as part of the coaching process, but understanding them as you start will enhance your readiness for coaching.

State of mind is good

How we think and emotional stability help provide a solid base for effective coaching.

Required resources are present

To effect change, it rarely happens without access to supportive resources. Some resources help facilitate effective coaching. These can include financial, informational, and access resources. If these are easily and readily accessed, this helps to facilitate an effective coaching process.

Have a support crew in place

No change takes place alone; we all need help to change. A vital resource to help with this is an accessible and reliable support crew. This is a group where you feel comfortable being yourself and are willing to be vulnerable. Each member of the support crew is likely to provide something different. This group is the ones who help you maintain your readiness throughout the process.

 

This does not suggest that all factors will be optimal, but if the majority are, you will likely be in a good position to consider being coached.

 

Considering your readiness for coaching, what factors do you have in place?

 

Which ones might you need to work on?

 

I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments about the components of the readiness for coaching wheel and how you would assess your readiness for coaching.

 

If you think reviewing your readiness for coaching is where you would like to start your coaching process, please get in touch with me at carol@strategicachievementcoaching.com.au. I look forward to hearing from you.