Coaching and Mentors

Coaching and Mentors

Circumstances change, people come and go, but one thing remains the same since the beginning: we all face death sooner or later. In the meantime we live, but it is smart to choose a good coach in life as we’ve only got one here on Earth!

Enlarge ImageWe need models in this world. In our journey to maturity, our first coaches are the parents or tutors, then the closest relatives or some TV star "I want to look like her/him", sportsmen, rich people, princes or princesses, etc. Growing up, we realize that our parents are not perfect as we believed; we realize that there is no such thing like good old "Santa Claus". The actors or actresses we admired are not in vogue any more or they disappointed us, so we need to change the model. Later on become conscious of the fact that people will eventually disappoint us sooner or later and there is no perfect person on the Earth.

We recognize that the theories of the world change, science discovers new things that confirm or infirm the previous suppositions and conclusions. Knowledge is developing more and more yet, in spite of all that, one thing remains the same…that is the separation of the dear ones trough death. Yes, cemeteries are the same in this ever-changing world.

But we live and in our life we need a perspective, we need a purpose and a goal to achieve! Weather we are aware or not, we follow certain models and are influenced by the society we live in. A good question to put things in perspective would be "What would you like to be written on your gravestone?" "How would you like people to remember you?"

Yet, can you depend on people’s opinions? Oh…that is painfully sad. Some will love you and others will hate you … you can’t rely on their estimation of your life!

Who will be able to really weight the value of your actions or feelings? Yes, people can discern to a certain extent but it is only God the One who makes an exact judgment. He sees all circumstances, knows all influences and takes into account everything…every word, every gesture…

He is the Only One that never changes, His values are the same. "Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change." James 1:17

Yes, life comes, life goes from this planet but the Giver of life is never changing, that’s why the safest coach for your life is Him. We can know our Father through Jesus Christ His Son, through the Bible, His message toward us. Talk to Him, see what He has to tell you, read His words - the Bible – and your life will have the best coach and adviser.

I’ll let you think about coaching, make your choice and in the same time see what others discovered from their experience; the proverbs and sayings below say a lot, in a nutshell:

"No one can teach you that which they have not done. Beware of who you choose to learn from." -- Tom Hopkins

"No man is capable of self-improvement if he sees no other model but himself." Conrado I. Generoso

"Always be eager to learn, no matter how successful you might already be. In the Millionaires’ Club, we sometimes invite a billionaire to come talk to us. He says, ‘You’re doing okay, but come on. How about if you really poured it on!’" Jim Rohn

"Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions." Harold S. Geneen

"Our starting point: Past: Our cradle, not our prison, and there is danger as well as appeal in its glamor. The past is for inspiration, not imitation, for continuation, not repetition." Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) Dramatist and novelist

"The only time we should look back to yesterday is to look at the positive things that were accomplished to encourage us to do better things today and tomorrow." Stevie Wonder Musician

"To get your ideas across use small words, big ideas, and short sentences." John Henry Patterson

"Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders…Make the fault easy to correct. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest." Dale Carnegie

"The organization that can’t communicate can’t change, and the corporation that can’t change is dead." Nido Qubein

Choose a The Best Adviser and be a good coach yourself in the lives of the people who depend on you.
 
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