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Coaching vs Counselling - What's the difference?

It is often said that the difference between Counselling and Coaching is that Counselling is about recovery, whereas Coaching is about discovery. 

Coaching is a professional relationship designed to assist you the client to identify, and work towards, achieving your personal or business goals or aspirations.

Coaching focuses on increasing the awareness of you the client and letting you take responsibility for the choices that you make, through a structured session or sessions of self-exploration. Your coach will facilitate you to have an honest conversation with yourself in a safe space.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.”

It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

- Marianne Williamson, as quoted by Nelson Mandela at his inauguration

Executive coach, Marius van Niekerk can be contacted obligation-free on +27 (0) 76 730-3144, marius@avestan.co.za or use the Contact Us page

David Rock, international author and coach further clarifies:
http://www.businessperform.com/articles/coaching-mentoring/what_is_coaching_.html


 
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