Coaching consultations – Dr. Ismail Al Zedjali

Coaching

What is coaching?

Coaching is the process of guiding individuals or groups to achieve their goals, develop their skills, manage their lives, and effectively face challenges. This is done by engaging a professional coach who works with clients to identify goals and develop specific strategies and action plans to achieve those goals. Coaching typically involves dialogue, inquiry, and motivation, And active listening, And providing feedback, cues, and challenges that help the client think in new ways and realize their hidden potential, And encouraging them to take the necessary actions to achieve their goals. Coaching can be used in various fields, Including business, relationships, personal life, self-development, health, and fitness.

Coaching is the process of developing individuals, improving their performance, and helping them achieve their goals, This is done through interactive sessions between the coach and the coachee. And there are different types of coaching, Such as life coaching, organizational coaching, health coaching, And emotional coaching.

Types of coaching

You don’t need a doctor to prescribe you some sedatives, You don’t need a psychologist to delve into your childhood memories in order to diagnose your condition, You are in need of a life coach who can provide guidance and support based on their expertise, rather than relying on a friend’s advice or personal experience.

What is life coaching?

It is a relatively new field of study that is currently being taught in some universities and institutes around the world, And it involves a strong partnership relationship between the coach and the client, built on trust and confidentiality, to assist the client in self-discovery, identifying goals, and developing a plan to achieve them. It provides a clear path for discovering and honing talents and skills, With the aim of bringing about a profound change in both the personal and professional life of the client.

What tools does a life coach use to achieve this?

Through discussion sessions held with the client, the professional life coach utilizes carefully crafted questions to gauge and uncover new aspects of the client’s personality that they may not have been aware of previously. and during these sessions, the life coach focuses on building the client’s self-awareness and then supports them in making successful decisions and opening up new opportunities and choices.

In each session, the client selects the topic of discussion while the coach participates by providing observations and asking questions based on their expertise, To clarify the client’s vision of their current life situation and what they want to achieve in the future, and through understanding the gap between the two, new truths are revealed to the client, despite them being present all along, And on average, a person may require around six one-hour sessions to achieve the desired result.

What is the difference between life coaching and psychological counseling sessions?

The difference is significant, The psychological consultant is an expert who seeks to diagnose a disease by delving into the patient’s mind, extracting childhood memories and life experiences that led to the illness, and comparing them to scientific references in order to determine the treatment, However, a life coach does not diagnose or make decisions for the client. Instead, they serve as a companion on the journey of self-exploration, shedding light on neglected aspects of the client’s personality and uncovering unseen areas to discover their potential and unleash hidden energies within them.

Why coaching? When do we need a coaching session?

With the revolution of the 21st century and the accompanying emergence of new concepts regarding the skills we need, and how can we invest our energies more effectively and in a smarter way.. Coaching is considered a discipline or a field of study
It is a modern approach that focuses on activating the skills possessed by individuals with high aspirations, enabling them to elevate themselves and achieve their goals, Coaching, as defined by Dr. Hani Bahouth: is a collaborative dialogue centered around finding solutions to facilitate change and improve performance, both for the benefit of the individual receiving coaching.

Indeed, talented individuals often possess a greater capacity to achieve their goals and have a higher likelihood of excelling in their performance, They have a readiness and preparedness that helps them in this regard. According to Renzulli’s perspective, a talented individual is one whose performance consistently stands out in a domain that holds value for the human community (Renzulli, 1979), The gifted individuals are the true wealth that we must nurture and care for, And as the gifted individual possesses various abilities that distinguish them from their peers, they have a greater capacity for growth and perseverance in reaching their desired goals and aspirations..

Empowerment is considered the distinguishing factor between the science of coaching, which is based on empowerment as its foundation, and other sciences that aim for development and growth. It refers to the acknowledgment and belief that every individual has the ability to achieve their goals and possesses the appropriate resources to attain them, And this is what the gifted individual needs. What the gifted individual needs the most to reach their desired goals is belief in themselves and their abilities, along with a practical approach and creative dialogue that aligns with their capabilities and potential, ultimately taking them to new heights, And this is what the field of coaching achieves. Coaching supports the truth that each of us has our own inherent abilities entrusted to us by a higher power, And through coaching, we can access what we desire, With this truth, we need to believe in ourselves and in our own capabilities.