A good friend asked me a great question this week and I am still pondering over the answer. She asked me whether I still want to coach now that I am working for someone else full-time. Now, don't get me wrong, I still use my coaching skills all the time at work and I am planning to do my Executive Coaching training next year so this is not a complete change in direction. It is more about whether I want to work one on one with people outside of the 9 til 5.

And here is where I probably need some coaching myself as I really am sitting on the shelf.

I love working with people 1-2-1 and I have had some great successes. To be fair, all those clients who have stuck with coaching for their 6 sessions have done tremendously and that really is worth all the effort. What disheartens me is those who come for 1 or 2 sessions and say that coaching is not for them when in fact they are looking for a magic wand and I don't have one. What I have is a toolbox of tricks you can use to transform your life but they are there to be learnt and practised which takes time and effort. Trust me, I have been using them for many years and I still have the odd blip even now.

I know that if I had a steady stream of clients knocking at the door saying that they wanted to change their lives and they were prepared to do it I would be very keen to welcome them in. So maybe it is me who wants that magic wand?!!! Change is exciting and I will carry on supporting people change because of that excitement.