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I have always known that I would not be fulfilled in my career if I was not involved in a helping profession.
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When someone discusses a problem or challenge with me, my mind automatically begins looking for that person's current strengths.
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I have no difficulty with using the "Socratic Method" of asking people the right questions to help them realize solutions instead of telling them what to do.
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I firmly believe that people typically have answers within themselves, but that they can sometimes use help in drawing those answers out.
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One of my deepest values is facilitating the human growth process.
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At some point in my life, I considered being a therapist (or was a therapist), but felt that the client population was not the right one for me because of the focus on reducing pathology or psychiatric problems.
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When someone tells me about a difficulty, I do not automatically jump into giving advice.
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I have always been someone who is very good at carefully listening to what others tell me, and at showing them that I am listening.
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Over the years, several people have told me that I have a unique ability to help people achieve their goals.
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I typically have thoughts such as, "If I were not able to work with people to help them better themselves, I would never feel completely content."
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When I was young, I was often the kid that helped other kids do things like try out for and make the soccer team, get an "A" in a class, or create an incredible art project.
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It is not difficult for me to draw out the strengths in others that they may not have been aware of previously.
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I have done a significant amount of volunteer work at least one time in my life.
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It is sometimes hard for me to imagine how people can work in industries where they are not directly helping others.
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I know the difference between coaching, consultation, and therapy, and I feel that I am a better fit in the coaching profession.
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As a coach (or in other professional relationships), I have not found it difficult to maintain a balance between maintaining a professional relationship, but keeping the balance of power equal between myself and others.
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People have often told me that I tend to ask very poignant questions.
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I am someone who believes strongly in encouraging a diversity of opinions, viewpoints, and perspectives.
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I have an ability to contribute valuable observations that push others to consider possibilities from a different angle.
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I have a track record of helping individuals or teams to accomplish results at an accelerated rate.
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I seek to incorporate objective or semi-objective assessments into the work that I do.
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I do not have a strong need to be seen as an expert consultant, instead I like approaching a professional relationship as an equal.
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Fostering the self-awareness of others is amongst the most interesting and rewarding things in my life.
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I do not want to work with people on improving functioning based on a psychiatric diagnosis such as depression or anxiety.
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I am not afraid to ask people challenging and thought-provoking questions.
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Some words that tend to describe me are: patient, inspirational, creative, focused, and dedicated.
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I have a good sense of humor and can use it to add different viewpoints, lighten up a situation, or strengthen relationships.
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I think the best profession for me is one in which I am able to look at individuals' strengths and identify means of building on those capabilities.
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I can articulate at least three reasons that I would better serve as a coach than a therapist or a consultant.
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Many times I think of how incredible it feels to coach someone or of how much I want to get into coaching to experience that feeling.
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I believe that people have within them the capabilities of accomplishing their goals and dreams.
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I am often told that I have a unique ability to motivate people and inspire them to achieve all that they want to.
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Since I was young, I have always been a person who has a high degree of empathy for others.
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My most comfortable way of relating to others is as a partner, rather than as an expert, a consultant, a healer, a mentor, or authority figure, or teacher.
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One of my personal and professional missions in life is to help others to develop themselves to become what they desire to be.
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Pushing others and challenging traditional viewpoints energizes me and does not make me nervous.
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When I have worked in other professions, I found that I naturally gravitated towards the types of strategies and behaviors that coaches use, even though I was not technically "coaching."
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Other people have told me that I should seriously consider entering the field of coaching.
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The process of coaching is amongst the things that are most energizing and fulfilling to me in my life.
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I have a fairly high tolerance for uncertainty, risk, and ambiguity.
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I am someone who firmly values education and I continually push myself to learn about all the latest information in my profession.
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I well recognize the limits to my professional competencies, such as when someone is a better therapy than coaching client, or when I am not the best person to meet a client's needs.
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I tend to be someone who lives in the present and looks towards, rather than focusing on the past.
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I have worked with a coach myself or done other significant personal or professional development work.
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I try to surround myself with other competent professionals to bounce ideas off of, collaborate with, or seek a "second opinion" when necessary.
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I tend to be very action and results oriented.
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I am able to put aside my own views at times to help my clients to achieve what they want to achieve.
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A strength of mine is in holding other people responsible and accountable for their behaviors and actions.
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I have always wanted to be involved in a helping profession, but was not interested in medicine or some of the other traditional helping professions.
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I believe that all people deserve to reach their fullest potential regardless of their diverse ideologies, values, behaviors, or backgrounds.
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Others have told me that I have a unique ability to make them feel understood, heard, respected, and motivated.