A coaching paradox

When I was a competitive athlete, I voraciously sought out coaches to help me in all areas that would help me get better and better at my sport. When I started out as a business coach well over a decade ago, I did the same. I sought out multiple coaches and mentors to help me learn and grow as a coach. I still do, and again in various areas.

Take a look around, those driven to constantly grow and improve are often those who are the most successful in their careers and with their businesses, and they also have the most invested in and most number of coaches and others supporting them and their business.

I only work with leaders like this, with people who model open leadership, being both Brave and Hungry and also Open and Humble. They don’t have all the answers and, in fact, the more they learn the more they will achieve.

Take a look at my homepage for recommendations from several of those leaders, as well as my Linked In profile. When you do read the thoughts of those people, ask yourself how many coaches they have and how successful they are. Reader, the answers are often “lots” and “very”.

Now, this is not a new thought to share, but it is inspired today from a recent post from Seth Godin, so reposting his blog below, and to his point that seeking coaching may be seen as a sign of weakness, that we don’t “got this” (forgive the…