How to coach anyone on anything (even yourself)

Coaching is a process of facilitating someone finding answers to their questions. Mentoring on the other hand is generally about transferring specific knowledge, tips or subject matter expertise from one person to another. The two can often be mixed together which may confuse some people. Obviously, you can't mentor anyone on anything because you'd have to have that specific knowledge, whereas if you have the right questions and approach, you can coach anyone on anything. Here is an example of the questions you can ask:

SETTING GOALS FOR THE FUTURE

  • What do you want?

  • What stops you? (Is *the answer* true? Or is it a limiting belief that you have?)

  • Who has done this before and succeeded?

  • And was it skill or luck, or both?

  • Can you model their strategy?

  • What action steps do you need to take? When will you take them?

  • How can you make sure that you set yourself up for success?

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