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Preparing To Be A Coach vs. Practicing To Be A Coach
A trap that coaches often get caught in.
A lot of times we let fear stop us from making progress with what we want… and more commonly, we don’t even realize when it’s happening.
W. Clement Stone put it like this– “Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will”
Now, you might be saying to yourself, “Toku, tell me something I don’t know”
And I know you’ll especially be thinking this if you’re a coach because as coaches we are specifically trained to help people recognize where fear is holding them back. We build our careers off of getting people to take that great leap toward what they want most, and work for it in spite of these fears…
But here’s the hard truth of the matter:
Fear can manifest in an infinite amount of ways. Many times, fear is hidden behind seemingly innocent notions of reservation or hesitation before taking action. Thus, making certain proponents of fear hard to recognize (even for the most savvy coaches).
The reality is that many coaches fall subject to fear-based obstacles without even knowing it. They’ll call what they’re doing “prep-work” or “training” when really it’s just an excuse to keep them from the scary reality of actually DOING the work.
