150: How to Hire an Effective Coach

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week I dive into the topic of hiring an effective coach, and how to make sure that you’re getting a return on your investment. Inspired by a listener’s question, we’ll dig a little bit deeper as we go through today's episode. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find show notes at bicepsafterbabies.com/150</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow me on</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/biceps.after.babies/?hl=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Highlights:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Coaching: Its pluses and its minuses (5:38) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to know when you need a coach? (7:33, 10:29)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Coaches cannot guarantee your results  (12:41)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Definition of a coach (14:30)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">It’s not all about what you know but it’s all about what you apply (14:30)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What to look for in a good coach? (23:59, 26:56, 29:39, 31:25, 34:53, 36:40)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to know if a coach has actually been helpful in identifying self-sabotage when being coached? (37:24)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The transformational coach (44:45)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to know when you should fire a coach or switch coaches or be done needing coaching (47:56, 51:12)</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><spa