The Nature of a Coaching Agreement
When you choose to embark on the life coaching process, you are initiating a confidential and personal relationship, a designed alliance, between you, and me, your coach.
For a period of several weeks (usually between four and twelve), you will share a regular (e.g. weekly) coaching session with me, your coach, each lasting one hour either by telephone or face-to-face. Upon completion of the mutually agreed period, coaching may convert to a month-by-month basis if desired.
Whilst coaching is often fun and exhilarating, it a serious undertaking and can, at time, be tough going. As such both of us have to agree to commit fully to the coaching process.
Before we proceed, I would ask you to demonstrate your commitment to yourself and our coaching relationship by agreeing to:
● be on time and fully prepared for each scheduled coaching session, including telephone coaching
● remember that every coaching session is totally confidential and that it is in your best interests to be absolutely honest
● carry out any changes or assignments that we have worked out and agreed, and do so within our agreed time scale
● suspend your disbelief when necessary!
● keep going even when the going gets tough!
● accept that your are absolutely responsible for your own actions and that you initiate the coaching relationship on this basis
● give permission to be interrupted when necessary and asked challenging questions especially if, at any time, your commitment to your goals and agreed actions appears to be wavering, so that together we can determine the most appropriate way forward
● raise with me, your coach, without delay, anything that you are unhappy about in our coaching relationship
● give as much notice as possible and at least 2 working days, if you need to reschedule a session
● pay the fees in full and on time as per the terms and conditions agreed
● agree to change your life with determination and courage and despite any fear
● choose to adopt a more positive and enthusiastic perspective on life from now on
I, Jenny Thomas, as your life coach, will demonstrate my commitment to you and our coaching relationship by agreeing to:
● be available at each scheduled coaching session on time and fully prepared
● think of you, speak to you and work with you with absolute faith in you and your abilities, believing that you have all the resources you need, or can find them
● have high expectations of you and want the very best for you
● believe in your uniqueness and worth
● believe in your phenomenal potential to be, do or have whatever you want
● demonstrate my belief by taking you and your desires seriously
● encourage you to show faith and to believe in yourself
● work with you to define a plan of action for creating greater choice for yourself and achieving your goals and desires, congruent with your values and beliefs
● be focused to the best of my ability on your needs and committed to empowering you to take the steps you need to achieve your ambitions and goals
● keep you on track
● demonstrate that there is no failure, only feedback and that the way to deepening understanding is through action
● maintain strict confidentiality except when authorised by you, or if you appear to be endangering, or about to endanger, yourself or others, or if required by law
● honour agreements and keep promises consistently
● not seek to impose my own beliefs, values or views on you
● never take advantage of you in any way
● work with you to determine whether termination of sessions and/or referral to a GP or other professional is required if, at any time, we mutually agree that life coaching is not the most appropriate way forward at this time in your life
In summary, should you engage me as your coach, I will agree to coach you to the best of my ability, with 100% of my energy and commitment and you will agree that it is time to move your life forward with curiosity, commitment, and confidence. We will acknowledge this by each signing a contact and commitment agreement document.
For a period of several weeks (usually between four and twelve), you will share a regular (e.g. weekly) coaching session with me, your coach, each lasting one hour either by telephone or face-to-face. Upon completion of the mutually agreed period, coaching may convert to a month-by-month basis if desired.
Whilst coaching is often fun and exhilarating, it a serious undertaking and can, at time, be tough going. As such both of us have to agree to commit fully to the coaching process.
Before we proceed, I would ask you to demonstrate your commitment to yourself and our coaching relationship by agreeing to:
● be on time and fully prepared for each scheduled coaching session, including telephone coaching
● remember that every coaching session is totally confidential and that it is in your best interests to be absolutely honest
● carry out any changes or assignments that we have worked out and agreed, and do so within our agreed time scale
● suspend your disbelief when necessary!
● keep going even when the going gets tough!
● accept that your are absolutely responsible for your own actions and that you initiate the coaching relationship on this basis
● give permission to be interrupted when necessary and asked challenging questions especially if, at any time, your commitment to your goals and agreed actions appears to be wavering, so that together we can determine the most appropriate way forward
● raise with me, your coach, without delay, anything that you are unhappy about in our coaching relationship
● give as much notice as possible and at least 2 working days, if you need to reschedule a session
● pay the fees in full and on time as per the terms and conditions agreed
● agree to change your life with determination and courage and despite any fear
● choose to adopt a more positive and enthusiastic perspective on life from now on
I, Jenny Thomas, as your life coach, will demonstrate my commitment to you and our coaching relationship by agreeing to:
● be available at each scheduled coaching session on time and fully prepared
● think of you, speak to you and work with you with absolute faith in you and your abilities, believing that you have all the resources you need, or can find them
● have high expectations of you and want the very best for you
● believe in your uniqueness and worth
● believe in your phenomenal potential to be, do or have whatever you want
● demonstrate my belief by taking you and your desires seriously
● encourage you to show faith and to believe in yourself
● work with you to define a plan of action for creating greater choice for yourself and achieving your goals and desires, congruent with your values and beliefs
● be focused to the best of my ability on your needs and committed to empowering you to take the steps you need to achieve your ambitions and goals
● keep you on track
● demonstrate that there is no failure, only feedback and that the way to deepening understanding is through action
● maintain strict confidentiality except when authorised by you, or if you appear to be endangering, or about to endanger, yourself or others, or if required by law
● honour agreements and keep promises consistently
● not seek to impose my own beliefs, values or views on you
● never take advantage of you in any way
● work with you to determine whether termination of sessions and/or referral to a GP or other professional is required if, at any time, we mutually agree that life coaching is not the most appropriate way forward at this time in your life
In summary, should you engage me as your coach, I will agree to coach you to the best of my ability, with 100% of my energy and commitment and you will agree that it is time to move your life forward with curiosity, commitment, and confidence. We will acknowledge this by each signing a contact and commitment agreement document.