Welcome!
Coaching is a wonderful way to develop yourself as a person or professional, work on making changes in your life, and be able to maintain your life's perspectives. I welcome you into a coaching partnership with me! I am excited to get more acquainted with you and learn more about your dreams and goals. This excitement is driven by strategically working together step by step to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
The coach uses a guided methodology which does not involve telling the client what to do; but rather, you as the client will make decisions along the way. As your coach, I will ask pertinent questions pertaining to your situation which you share, until your goal or destination is reached. Again, welcome to the world of professional coaching with Dr. Kim Morrison Griggs!
What is Coaching?
Firstly, the coaching relationship is built on trust. It is never easy to open up and trust someone new. I understand. It is the responsibility of the coach to create an atmosphere conducive to a successful engaging of both parties. Typically, I open up first and tell you about myself and we move from there.
Coaching is a committed partnership that helps the client achieve personal or professional goals through active listening, powerful questions, and accountability. Coaching is not counseling or therapy. Coaching empowers people to discover solutions and take action.
Benefits of Coaching
Self-awareness
Confidence
Empowerment
Self-efficacy
Leadership Skills
Accountability
Goal Planning Skills
Organization Skills
Get the most out of your coaching experience.
I want you to get the most out of our partnership. This is a guide to help you maximize the value of your coaching relationship with me.
Know What You Want
Coaching works best when you know what you want and can translate those wants and dreams into clear, specific goals. If you don't know what you want in your life, that's a good place for us to begin our focus in our coaching sessions.
Concentrate On Being A Student Of Your Life
We are all faced with many challenges in our lives. The trick to moving beyond them is to acknowledge them, feel them, then learn from them. What can you learn about the way you handle the "stuff" in your life? What can you do differently next time to handle it better? You have no control over the things that happen to you, but taking personal responsibility for your own life means choosing how you respond to those challenges, and accepting the consequences of your actions.
Take Care Of Yourself
You are a whole, entire, complete person - Spirit, Soul, and Body. Taking care of your emotional needs, but slacking off on your fitness needs causes imbalance. Concentrating on your spiritual self, but ignoring your mental health creates the same results - imbalance. Get in the habit of doing at least one thing just for yourself in each of the three areas EVERY DAY.
Double Your Level Of Willingness
Part of working with me as your coach is that I will expect you to expect more from yourself. I will ask you to venture beyond your current comfort zones, to push the "envelope" farther than you have in the past. I ask you to be willing to take these risks, to experiment with fresh approaches, and to be open to redesigning those aspects of your life that you are able to. This creates momentum to be able to reach your goals more rapidly and efficiently. Some of the things I will ask you to do are:
Experiment and try new things
Question your current assumptions
Set goals that stretch you
Raise your personal standards
Stop tolerating “toxic” people & situations
Do your chosen fieldwork between sessions
Start treating yourself much, much better
Covenant Agreement
What I Do As Your Coach
Always flow in honesty, integrity, and respect my clients
Hold you accountable to what you tell me you want
Listen openly and actively
Ask powerful questions that help you tap into your own wisdom
Reflect/mirror back to you what I hear from and see in you
Help you clarify and focus on your definition of success
Trust you to make your own decisions
Show up with your best interests at heart
Believe in you and your greatest potential
Respect and adhere to the International Coaching Federation’s Code of Ethics (https://coachfederation.org/code-of-ethics)
What I Do Not Do As Your Coach
Diagnose or treat anything
Solve your problems for you
Do any of your work for you
“Fix” you
Judge you or impose my own opinions on you
Give you “hard” advice (e.g. legal, financial, etc.)
Take responsibility for you or your actions
What I Ask From You As My Client:
Show up on time for our session
Speak your truth to me and to yourself
Be willing to expand your comfort zones
Reframe ‘failure’ as a learning opportunity
Approach challenges as opportunities for growth
Let me know if something isn’t working for you
Be open to new ideas and perspectives
HAVE FUN AND ENJOY THE PROCESS!
Coaching Duration
Most experts agree that coaching relationships should last at least 3 months. And here's why:
Behavioral transformations take time, i.e. new habits, mindsets, and behaviors.
Coaching is a developmental process.
Establishing trust takes time, i.e. new habits, mindsets, and behaviors.
Lasting outcomes need accountablity over time.
The Coaching Rhythm: clarify goals, take action, reflect, adjust, grow. Each stage takes time to mature.
After 3 months you can decide to continue further or end the coaching partnership.
Policies and Procedures
Fees
A monthly retainer is required for all clients; and all fees agreed upon must be paid in full before coaching begins. I will send you an invoice by email, with information on making your payments online.
Extra Time
You may call me between our calls if you have a question, or can’t wait to share a win or an ‘AHA!’ with me. I do not charge extra for this time, and I ask that you keep these calls relatively brief (3-5 minutes). Please feel free to email me at any time with questions or comments, too. I do get quite a bit of email, so I also ask that you keep your emails brief and to the point.
Challenges
My commitment to you is to do all I can to make this coaching partnership rewarding, safe and productive. So if I say something that is upsetting to you, or does not feel right, please bring it up. I will do everything I can to make it right.
Confidentiality Policy
Everything you share in a coaching session will be held in the strictest of confidence and not shared with anyone, with the following two exceptions:
If release of such information is required by law (i.e. illegal activity, pursuant to valid court order or subpoena), I will comply.
If there is imminent or likely risk of danger to yourself or to others, I will notify you by email that I intend to inform appropriate authorities (if that feels appropriate to the situation), then I will make that contact.
Your Agreement
If you have read and accept the definitions, expectations, and policies outlined on this page, click below to fill out and complete the agreement form, select ‘I AGREE’, and then click Submit to confirm.
