The Gift of Coaching
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There was a major announcement in the world of coaching this week. On the anniversary of the September 11th attack and in relation to Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s joint initiative called Service Nation, there was an announcement for a new program, still under development, called the Gift of Coaching. Developed by the Harnish Foundation and others actively involved in serving others, the purpose of the Gift of Coaching is to ”unite coaches, to ask them to look beyond their coaching affiliations and come together to celebrate the gifts that we bring to others through pro-bono coaching. ”
The Gift of Coaching will be a clearinghouse to connect coaches who offer their services of pro-bono work to clients who might otherwise not be able to access coaching. In addition, The Gift of Coaching will be a forum to “show the world the magnitude of the gifts that coaches are giving”. To both of these ends, I strongly encourage you to register with the Gift of Coaching whether you already are providing pro-bono coaching or would like to do so in the future.
Please visit http://www.gift-of-coaching.com/ to read more and to register. Although there is not a lot of information now on the site, there is a link to a long video which explains more. Please pass the word along to the coaches in your network about this new initiative. I challenge all my fellow entrepreneurs – even those just starting to develop your coaching business – to include pro-bono work in your business plan and to do it through the Gift of Coaching. Help us make a difference and show people the difference coaching makes.
