What are the benefits of coaching?

The biggest impact of coaching occurs when there a person’s thinking shift. This is called an “Aha!” moments. This sudden moment of realization, inspiration, recognition, or comprehension are called insights, and best described as the process in problem solving when a previously unsolvable puzzle becomes suddenly clear and obvious. Insights occur because what we experience changes through the questions that are asked.

The fMRI results of patients having insights showed that the activity in their right hippocampus increased significantly during these Aha! moments. This increased activity in the right hippocampus may be attributed to the formation of new associations between old nodes. [See more]

Overall, during a coaching engagement, coachee can expect a greater self-awareness being, a challenging self-discovery process, and hard and life-changing work. A coach can only do so much, it is up to the coachee to implement the promises made to oneself.