What is Coaching?

Coaching is a process. It is a safe space co-created by the client (person who is being coached) and the coach in which transformation happens.

Coaching space is like what Cocoon is for the Caterpillar while it transforms into Butterfly. 

Here “Caterpillar” is one’s current self and “Butterfly” is one’s fullest potential. The Metamorphosis process is a close equivalent to the Coaching process. Here are a few comparisons –

In the Metamorphosis process during the butterfly in the caterpillar stage is said to eat continuously till it becomes immobile and transformation becomes inevitable.

Similarly, a Human Being in the quest of becoming accumulates a lot of mental conditioning which becomes a paradigm and limits one’s growth. A need to transform becomes inevitable due to the need for growth (aspiration) or due to a necessity (challenges).

The immobile caterpillar secretes a fluid which when comes in contact with “AIR” starts forming a Cocoon.

Similarly, a human being limited by their mental conditioning seeks external support to develop and transform.

Cocoon offers safe, contained and nourishing space for caterpillar to transform.

Similarly, the Coaching space offers a confidential, trusting space with love, care and unconditional positive regard for human beings to transform.

Also, Cocoon is detached – it lets the butterfly struggle for it to come out as this detachment strengthens its wings.

Similarly, Coaching is also a detached, non-judgmental space that offers enough challenge to expand one’s innate potential.

The  Coach is the “AIR” which is invisible but plays a significant role in co-creating the Coaching Space.