A coach is a thinking partner that provides support and evokes self-awareness to help you move beyond assumptions and obstacles and gain new perspectives. Coaches ask questions that encourage your own reflection and exploration that will help you discover new solutions and new ways forward to reach your goals.
Coaching is not the same as consulting, mentoring, or counseling. A mentor or consultant guides you with their own experience and gives you direction. Counseling or therapy deals with diagnoses and treatment plans. A coach encourages you to draw on your own experiences and wisdom to discover new ways forward. Coaches hold you capable!