What’s the Point of Coaching, Anyway?
You know that feeling when life looks “fine” on paper but your brain won’t stop whirring? You’re not broken, flaky, or failing. You’re normal. Sometimes a crowded mind needs a quiet hour to think straight.
That’s the point of coaching.
Coaching isn’t someone telling you what to do. It’s a dedicated hour where your thinking gets sharper, your priorities get simpler, and your next step becomes obvious—and doable. You leave lighter, clearer, and actually moving.
Below are the most common reasons people hire a coach (and why my clients keep coming back).
Why people hire a coach
1) You feel… stuck
You’ve read the articles, listened to the podcasts, made the lists—and nothing’s shifting. Coaching helps you see the blind spots and unstick the stuck, fast.
2) You’re in a transition
New role, new city, new team, new chapter. Change can be exciting, but it can also be a lot. A coach holds space while you make the decisions only you can make.
3) You want to accelerate results
You know you’ll get from A → B eventually, but you’d like to collapse the timeline (and the faff). Coaching removes the mental drag so progress feels simple again.
4) There’s a big decision on the table
Two good options, one anxious brain. Coaching helps you separate noise from knowing and choose with confidence—then back yourself.
5) Procrastination has parked itself
That book/course/promotion has lived on your “someday” list for three years. With a coach, “someday” becomes a plan with dates, support and momentum.
6) You want accountability that isn’t nagging
You don’t need a boss. You need an ally who will lovingly hold you to what you said matters.
7) Life is good… and you want great
You’re not in crisis; you’re ready to raise the bar—energy, impact, joy. Coaching is brilliant for the “good to great” leap.
8) You want to understand—and use—your mind
Every stuck result starts with a stuck thought. Coaching helps you spot the pattern, shift it, and act from a steadier place. It’s practical psychology with outcomes.
What coaching with me looks like
60 focused minutes where your agenda leads.
Strategic questions that cut through noise and find the lever that moves everything else.
Clear commitments (set by you), gentle accountability (from me).
Tools you can use between sessions—decision frameworks, thought audits, micro‑habits.
Zero judgement. Plenty of honesty. A bit of humour when needed.
Real‑life reasons coachees book in
“I’ve been offered a bigger role and I’m overthinking it to death.”
“I’m carrying the team and starting to resent it.”
“I know what to do, I’m just not doing it.”
“I want my evenings back and my headspace with it.”
“I’m changing careers and I don’t want to do it alone.”
“I’m successful and somehow still not fulfilled. What now?”
So… what’s the point?
Coaching gives you the rarest thing in modern life: clear thinking that leads to clean action.
It’s not indulgent. It’s efficient.
If you’re carrying a lot, making big calls, or simply ready to get out of your own way, coaching helps you do the work that actually moves the needle.
