Keith JonesNovember 27, 2015

Throughout history coaches have played important roles in maximizing the talent and effort of people for hundreds of years. They create game plans and structure for achieving individual and group goals. They motivate and inspire their clients, students and peers. Most folks associate coaches with sports. That is changing. Some of the most successful leaders in the world attribute their achievements to coaches. Whether it be in business, government or community, they partner with people who help them focus and direct their thoughts, words and actions toward producing results in the most effective and efficient ways. Tony Robbins is perhaps the most well known coach in the world. By sharing his own story, connecting with people, using tools he’s developed and putting his clients’ desires first, he has helped thousands of people reach their goals.

I always considered myself a disciplined and goal-oriented person. This produced results in some areas of my life but not all of them. This was sufficient for a time but soon it was no longer good enough. You see, I want to experience “extraordinary” everywhere in my life. To do that, I needed help. Taking a page out of the books of people who inspire me, I began working with coaches.

In a recent interview on the Hal Elrod podcast, Garrett Gunderson, highly successful wealth strategist, shared how he came to partner with coaches. He said that one day his wife told him that while he was successful in business, he was underachieving as a husband and father. He said that his health was less than optimal too. Rather than become defensive, Gunderson looked at what he was doing in his business life to produce results that he wasn’t doing with his personal relationships and fitness. He noticed he didn’t have a mission and a vision statement for these areas. He wrote ones for each. The next step he took was finding coaches for his relationships and health. He allocated time and money on a weekly basis to partnering with people who would take him to the next level.

I have four coaches in my life. They work with me on my personal growth, relationships, health and fitness goals. It’s a partnership where we are completely open and vulnerable with each other. The results over the last six months are astonishing. If you want to have more success in your life, I encourage you to work with a coach in the areas that matter to you most.

Keith