A series of quotes defining the coaching process over photos taken in various Pacific Islands.

1. What Coaching Is…
Photography by Marisol M. Rodriguez ACC

2. “Coaching is effective self-
expression in the coach/client
relationship so that you catalyze
your clients’ manifestation of their
own desired outcomes.” Patrick
Williams
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3. “Professional/personal coaching
addresses the whole person – with
an emphasis on producing action
and uncovering learning that can
lead to more fulfillment, more
balance, and a more effective
process for living.” Laura
Whitworth
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4. "[Coaching is] helping people
discover what they could not
discover on their own, so they
can become what they want to
become." Aubrey Malphurs
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5. A coach, on the other hand [when
compared to counseling], helps us
assess the present so that we can
operate more effectively in the
future—Andy Stanley
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6. “The goal of coaching is not in fixing
what is broken, but in discovering
new talents and new ways to use
old talents that lead to far greater
effectiveness.” Elizabeth and
Gifford Pinchot
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7. “A good coach will evaluate your
performance against your potential. A
coach helps you measure your
performance against your strengths
instead of against someone else’s. A
coach will know what you are capable
of and will push you to your limit.”—
Andy Stanley
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8. “Coaching is unlocking a person's
potential to maximize their own
performance. It is helping them to
learn rather than teaching them.”
John Whitmore
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9. “Coaching is helping people grow
without telling them what to do.”
Tony Stoltzfus
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10. “Mentoring is imparting to you
what God has given me.
Coaching is drawing out of you
what God has given you.” Dale
Stoll
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11. “Great coaches do not tell people
what to think. They point people in
the right direction to find the
answers. This self-restraint is one
of the most difficult challenges of
leadership.” Thomas Bandy
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