Posted by 64Bowtie on March 1, 2004, at 17:18:48
In reply to Therapy vs. Coaching - Rod, posted by Dinah on February 29, 2004, at 23:52:15
Dinah,
When you post, you don't mess around.Because I already did a PhD in Education, and I know practicing couselors with Education credentials, I'm not very motivated to take two or three years of more school and three to five years of supurvised therapy to be a "T". Also, because I'm old, everyone I know will be retired by the time I'm certified. There's gotta be a better way.
I am building a program to train coaches using much of the model David Peck perfected, (with several of us helping). He always suggested that I get into coaching, since it is an educational process. I'm searching for meaning as well as a career.
My project is multimedia. I train coaches to be effective in an IM environment on the WEB. How do I get commitment? I have my ways.
Diane Keaton was interviewed after the Acedemy Awards and said she has been in continuous therapy all her professional life. So, isn't her suiting up and showing up for therapy becoming a habit? I suppose her therapy can be successful and be like eating or breathing for me. No need to stop now........
Question: with all the crisis around all of us daily, why are we (I include myself) all so bad at it? One thing I've noticed is that feelings, no matter how genuine, lack enough information to solve any problems with. When I enlist some other tools, logic, knowledge, and information, the crisis finds a solution. Feelings are not enough. Feelings and knowledge seems to be enough most of the time. Time passing can also help, just beware of procrastination.
Coaches can send folks home with homework that can be later turned directly into good habits. Seems that therapists send people home to try things and report back how it feels. Again, feelings lack the information needed to make a difference. Ability to perceive unencumbered by opinion or testimony, continues to be a better solution than feelings.
Thank (((you))) very much for asking about coaching. More later..............
Rod
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