Coaching
Multidimensional
Spiritual Coaching - The following description of Coaching is
a generalized concept of coaching written in the fall of 2002 when
this site was developed. In early January 2003, I gained an entirely
new perspective of coaching that I call Multidimensional Spiritual
Coaching. It is by far the most powerful form of coaching that I have
experienced. To find out more, please click here.
 Coaching
is one half "science" and process combined with one half art.
What is it? Coaching is whatever it takes to enable someone to change,
to transform. It is the method whereby we cause something to be other
than what it is. Think about it. We go through life continually causing
aspects of our lives to be something other than what they are. We hunger,
we need to change that state or condition, and so we eat. The examples
are as endless as the collective pursuits of humanity at any given moment.
Sometimes, there
are aspects of our lives that we desire or need to change, and we don't
know how. If those changes were important enough to us, then we would
change them - if we knew how. Enter the coach. Tom Landry, the original
and long-time coach of the Dallas Cowboys professional American football
team, is reputed to have said something to the effect that, "A
coach motivates you to do the things that you don't want to do in order
to be who you need to be." That's a good example of what any kind
of coach does.
Obviously, there
are coaches for just about anything anyone would want to do better or
differently. Good questions to ask of a prospective coach are:
- What qualifies
you to coach (in a particular domain)?
- What is your
coaching methodology?
- How much do
you charge?
- What is my
(the client's) commitment (to the coach) to being coaching?
- Do you have
references?
What kind of coach
am I? Although I am qualified to coach (and have done so) in a variety
of domains, now I only coach people who have a need to spiritually evolve
by:
- Awakening to
their spirituality
- Reconnecting
with our collective divinity through loving themselves
- Learning to manifest
what they need to pursue their passions
So, applying the
above questions to myself, here are my answers:
1: What qualifies you to coach spiritual evolution?
Answer: First, I have awakened my own spirituality, learned to love
myself, and am manifesting what I need in order to pursue my passion.
I am not operating from some theoretical model; I have been there and
done that. Second, I formally studied clinical and spiritual psychology,
as well as counseling techniques and practices, at the graduate school
level.
2:
What is your coaching methodology?
Answer: My method is simple, not necessarily easy. I begin with
determining if the person really has arrived at the point of needing
to evolve spiritually. If so, then we begin by examining the judgments
the person holds about him or herself. From there, we work to release
the judgments by understanding and eliminating the fears that underlie
the judgments.
During this phase,
a number of tools are provided that the person can elect to use or not.
Last, once the person has truly reconnected with who he or she is and
discovered self-love, the third step is taken which is to learn the
techniques of manifesting what the person needs to pursue his or her
passion. It is in the realm of learning how to powerfully and consistently
manifest that I possess a unique methodology. This step comes last since
a crucial requirement of powerfully manifesting is loving yourself.
Also,
if you did not read the information on Multidimensional
Coaching above,
please do so as this is the modality that
I now use with most of my clients.
I do coaching sessions by telephone, by email, and instant messaging,
or if the geography works, in person. I also take people on shamanic
based journeys.
3: How much do you charge?
Answer: Telephone or instant messaging sessions are $50
per sesssion with a minimum of one hour per
session. The actual session lasts as long as it takes to work through
the focus of the session. The fee is still $50 even if more than an
hour is needed.
Email sessions are $100 per month with a maximum of ten email exchanges
between the person and me (one email exchange is one message from the
person and one message from me). Payment is required up front, and personal
checks or credit/debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and
Discover) are accepted.
4: What is my (the client's) commitment (to me) to
being coached?
Answer: What I expect from my clients is: to keep scheduled appointments
or let me know as far in advance as possible that an appointment cannot
be kept as scheduled, speak their truth when in session, and do what
they say they are going to do as a result of a session. These two latter
commitments are also keys to creating and conserving
personal power.
5: Do you have references?
Answer: Yes, references are available. It is not appropriate
to list them here. Email me for further information. ron@ronmccray.com
As to the question of being ready for coaching, an old "how many…"
joke sums it all up quite well: How many psychologists does it take
to change a light bulb?
Answer: Only one but the light bulb really has to need to change.
What kind of light bulb are you?
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