The principles

Life coaching is a highly responsible task, the relationship between a coach and a coach goes beyond the transmission of information, the coach will at all times seek to enhance his mirror neurons. This causes, as a result of unconditional mirroring, that he will try to imitate his coach as much as possible. It means that the coach is not only a source of information emission, but represents a series of principles and constructs generated and received in the coach's mind.

Having said this, we believe it is extremely important to point out a series of key principles that we should promote in our coaching sessions, although they are not the only ones, they are basic and necessary to carry out a successful session with good results.

Honesty

Trust in a coaching relationship is probably the most valuable attribute that exists, you can not expect the coach to take ownership of the content received if you do not trust the source that issues it. That is why we must be honest at all times, a small failure in this regard can completely lose the relationship built between the two. The coach must be transparent in his knowledge, not try to address aspects he does not master or try to solve problems for which he has not been properly prepared.

Empathy

Empathy is a valuable tool when we apply it in our sessions. Being empathic is the ability to put ourselves in the other person's place, this means that we must get rid of preconceived ideas and prejudices that may cloud our reason and try to think and feel like the other person. If we are able to enter into the depths of the feelings and the state of mind of the person we are exchanging with, we will be able to shape the development of the session towards a scenario where we capture the attention and interest of the listener, which in the end will be what determines whether that person succeeds in apprehending the knowledge received.

Positivity

Positivity as a value within a coaching session is the ability to always look towards the best version of the near future. This does not mean that we should be delusional or utopian in our desires, only that we should visualize the result we expect, a result that is ambitious but realistic, possible to achieve in the short or medium term. In this way we can focus our actions and decisions towards the path we want to follow, make our coach see what the objectives are, in a clear and precise way, always transmitting the idea that we will work hard to achieve them.

Passion

Passion is that feeling that makes us obsessive towards that which does not leave our mind. Working with passion and loving what we do is the most powerful engine that human beings have. There is no company that can be achieved if we do not put passion in the work we have to do for it. When we are passionate we are always able to give a little more, to increase the sacrifice and defend what we love.

It is very important to know how to transmit this value, not in an imposing way, but being able to awaken it in the person who listens to us, showing him the results he will obtain if he persists in his efforts, leading him through the coaching session towards that which he hopes to achieve and which is there waiting for him.

This series of principles can be very simple to understand but difficult to apply, try to work every day because they are more present in your sessions, remember that as we said at the beginning, a coach is not only a source of information, but a person to whom the coach has lent his time and trust.