Coaching is useful when:

• You have a problem you’ve been mulling over
• You have a decision to make
• You’re unhappy or discontented in your career or life and don’t quite know why
• You are trying to make a change in your life and you need support
• You have a big dream and need to make a plan to get there
• You’re under-performing and want to change that
• You need to find your brave!

Coaching is the wrong choice if:

• You have experienced trauma and are still actively recovering from it
• You are not merely unhappy or discontented, but depressed (try this self-screening if you think you may be depressed, or talk to your doctor)
• You want someone to tell you what to do. That’s not a coach; that’s a mentor or consultant. Some people, like me, do both, but they’re very different processes.
• You don’t know what you want to get out of coaching. If there’s no goal, the process just doesn’t work.
• You are unwilling to accept the discomfort that comes with deep self-reflection. (I see a lot of people quit coaching over this.)