94. Why Top Performers Hire a Coach

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Episode Summary

Every week I sit with executives and business founders who are extraordinary problem solvers. They make decisions with incomplete information, manage competing priorities, and navigate personalities most people would find impossible. A

And still, sometimes they get stuck. Often times it's because they are so close to the problem that they cannot see it clearly. In this episode I explain what coaching actually is and what it is not. I share the cost of not having a coach, the kinds of blind spots I see in the room most often, and why the right time to hire one isn't always in a crisis.

Key Takeaways

The thinking that got you here is not always the thinking that will take you further. High performers have a track record of trusting their own assumptions, and that same track record makes it harder to see when those assumptions have stopped serving them

Coaching is not mentorship, therapy, or consulting. A mentor gives you advice based on what worked for them. A therapist helps you understand how your past shapes your present. A consultant brings expertise and frameworks from their industry. A coach helps you examine the thinking, assumptions, and emotions behind the decisions you are already making

Everyone in your life who cares about you also has an agenda for you, because whatever you decide will affect them. A coach is impartial. The only agenda is your vision, your values, and the version of yourself you are working to become

You do not need to arrive to coaching with a polished question. You can bring something as broad as "I am burning out" or "my team depends too much on me," and together we will find the pattern underneath

The cost of not having a coach is often invisible. It looks like staying in problems longer than needed, beating yourself up over decisions, letting fear drive choices you would never make from a grounded place, and losing team members, clients, or health before you notice what was actually happening