Jonathan Armel's Life Coaching
Jonathan Armel's Life Coaching
The Client/Coaching Relationship: What to Expect
The Client/Coaching Relationship: What to Expect
Welcome! I am excited about partnering with you to help you fully achieve goals that you have for your life!
As your coach I am committed to you and your best interests. I will give you my undivided attention, ask
the hard questions, and reflect back to you what I hear. I will challenge and encourage you to explore new
avenues while partnering with you to develop then implement your best plan for success. As we work
together, continue to be ready, willing and able to make changes that will help benefit you not only now but
for long term. Focused and uninterrupted time spent completing assignments may be necessary to help
your transformation.
My strengths in coaching will help you creatively reflect, quickly get to the heart of an issue, develop
practical strategies and motivate you to succeed. I will strive to help you not only achieve what you set out
to do, but also increase self-awareness and attain a healthy balance in life.
You set the agenda of the calls. I will make requests of you. It is your option to accept or reject those
requests, or modify them to make them work for you better. My guarantee to you is that I will do what I say
I will do. The action is up to you. I may at times offer advice, suggestions or opinions but you determine
whether or not you will act upon these offers and you are ultimately responsible for your actions.
If there is a lack of clarity over any issue, question it immediately. I will often ask you to explore ideas that
may be beneficial, but I will not tell you what to do. I will support you in deciding your best course of action.
As your coach, I am a resource and a presence.
Provide yourself with adequate time to progress. Coaching is an investment in yourself. The benefits
multiply themselves for a lifetime. I would recommend finding a way to capture notes, assignments and
learning you have through this process by using a three ring notebook or other organization method.
Coaching is never to be confused with therapy. If I sense there are problems preventing you from moving
forward and counseling seems appropriate, I will tell you. I also require you let me know if you’re working
with or begin working with a mental health professional and that they are aware we are working together.
How to Get the Most from your Coaching Experience
How to Get the Most from your Coaching Experience
ENJOY IT! You have my full attention. I am trained to not only hear what is in your head, but also
your heart. While your situations may be quite serious in nature, there will be lightness and
laughter on the calls. Working together should be something you look forward to.
BE READY FOR THE CALLS. Fill out the post coaching form after each call and send it back to me
within 24 hours and the prep form at least 24 hours prior to the next session. This saves lots of time
and avoids going through catch up conversation on the call. On those days when you feel frazzled or
not ready for the call, make it anyway, as it can be very valuable in helping you deal with stress.
BE FLEXIBLE. Give e yourself permission to enjoy flexibility.
BE AWARE OF CHANGES. You will find yourself with fewer problems along with increased
effectiveness and satisfaction with your life. You will also find yourself being very clear on what you
want and how to get it.
AVOID TIME FRAMES FOR COACHING. Sometimes people commit (either openly or privately) the
length of time for the coaching relationship. This is generally not a grand idea. My clients tend to
work with me for a long time, as there are new challenges and development issues.
BE REALISTIC. Some coaching sessions will have those “a-ha” moments that help you turn corners,
some provoke new ideas and creative action, and some will simply be times where the above does
not apply, but are just part of the overall process.
KNOW THE POTENTIAL. Each call lasts approximately 45 minutes, but you may reflect on it all
week or month. If you don’t have a focus or a passion right now, we will work on that!
APPLY YOURSELF. Our work will sometimes be very purposeful, goal-directed and dependent on
you doing some ‘homework’. Other times it will be very broad in scope, requiring time in reflection.
Either way, your real growth will come from the work you do in the time between our calls. Make
this a pivotal season of your life!
STAY ORGANIZED: The best way to remember and act upon your fieldwork from call to call and see
your progress is to have a folder and/or notebook to keep your coaching information in. This can be
a digital or hard copy format and would include your: client agreement, pre and post coaching
forms, notes from during your call, conference line information for coach calls, etc.