Congratulations on taking this important step in your journey in life and as a leader. I am looking forward to our coaching sessions. Before the first session, please familiarize yourself with the coaching process below. Please review, sign where indicated, and return it to me. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
How We Will Meet
Based on your location and needs, we can meet in person, by phone, or on Google Meet. Sessions are typically 45 minutes in duration. You may find it helpful to email me your thoughts on the coaching topic prior to our session. This will give us time to clarify what you most want to focus on. However, the coaching session is completely yours—you drive the goals and direction of the session. If you want to change topics (within the scope of our coaching agreement), then you are free to do so!
My Contact Information
Google Meet Meeting: https://meet.google.com/qvy-osmk-fnc
Phone: (330) 352-1077
Email: bryan.hedrick17@gmail.com
Coaching Program Duration & Fee
The benefits of coaching build over time. To make this experience as valuable as possible, I have created a recommended minimum coaching period of three months with my clients. If following the initial three months you feel you would like additional coaching support, I recommend six to twelve months to establish longer-term support as you make major transitions and changes in your personal and professional life. Each of us has the right to terminate the coaching relationship without prejudice.
After the initial period, you may extend as long and as often as you like. Your coaching timeslot is a “reservation” on my calendar, a committed time that I dedicate to you and your goals.
Payment
You may render payment by credit card or debit card. Payments are due on the 1st of the month in which the service is rendered.
Changes/Cancellations
I request that you make our coaching sessions a priority. If you need to reschedule, please let me know at least 24 hours in advance. You may be charged the full amount for cancellations within a 24-hour period. Likewise, I may also need to reschedule a session on occasion. I will give you as much notice as possible and try to make rescheduling as convenient as possible.
Credentialing and Confidentiality
As a trained coach, I abide by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Code of Ethics (available at www.coachingfederation.org). For coach credentialing purposes, I may share your name and contact information with the ICF and other qualified organizations.
However, our conversations are entirely confidential. It is essential to our coaching relationship that you can be open and share honestly. This confidentiality will remain unless otherwise authorized or requested by you, you have indicated you plan to do harm to yourself or others, or the release of information is required by law.
Coaching vs. Counseling
It is important to me that you have clarity about the difference between coaching and other types of professional services such as therapy or counseling, consulting, and mentoring. Coaching focuses on where you are presently, and where you are headed. The goal is to help you gain clarity about your vision, eliminate obstacles to your success, accelerate the pace of personal growth, and achieve results that empower you to live your best life – professionally and personally. We can focus on any area of your life: Relationships, Finances, Spiritual Life, Work and Business, or Physical
Health and Environments.
While coaching is forward-focused, counseling tends to deal more with past issues in which you may find yourself stuck and struggling. We may occasionally discuss something that has occurred in the past, for the purpose of clarifying the present, but your coaching will not focus on resolving the past. A simple rule of thumb to know whether you should be coaching or counseling: if your past is an issue, counseling is your best option. If your past is simply a fact (regardless of whether the circumstances were difficult or negative), you are probably ready for coaching.
If it appears that there is an issue for which you may need counseling, I will suggest it. With the support of a counselor or therapist, some individuals choose to engage in coaching and counseling simultaneously, but with a focus on different areas of life for each service.
Coaching vs. Consulting
A coach focuses on helping you walk your unique path to success. As the client, you are responsible for the results you receive as a result of coaching. I will help you discover how to become more of who you need to be to achieve those results and identify what you may need to do differently.
A consultant takes responsibility for a specific project, acting as a specialist* and providing specific deliverables and knowledge. I believe in your ability to fully experience your potential and will provide a safe, consistent space for you to develop your potential.
* If my professional experience (in the areas of leadership, team building, communication, crisis response, and publishing) is of benefit to you personally and professionally, I will use that knowledge in the context of the coaching session. Additionally, if it is a good fit, we may discuss a separate consulting engagement to serve specific needs you may have.
Coaching vs. Mentoring
As a coach, I focus on the development of people in general, and the development of your unique path in particular. A mentor guides you towards a specific path of development. I am more interested in helping you walk the unique path that is meant for you – which may be quite different than the path I have taken, even though the purpose of our paths may be very similar. My job as your coach is not to tell you what to do, but rather to help you uncover the answers that lie within you. Consider me a
catalyst for your success.
It is a joy and a pleasure to serve as your coach. Thank you for entrusting me with the opportunity to support you in this unique way as you take on new challenges, changes, and developments on your leadership journey.
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