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Wellness and the Coach
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Coaching World
Christopher Paterson
Christopher is the Managing
Director of ALCHEMY Career
Management, an Australian firm
that supports individuals through
career transitions, assists companies
adapting to organizational change
and delivers Wellness@Work™
programs within organizations.
You choose to coach because you want to help other people.
However, many coaches are better at supporting their clients than
they are at helping themselves. Unless you’re at your best, you
can’t support your clients effectively. Therefore, understanding the
cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects of your own wellness is
fundamental in order to be a successful and sustainable support to
your clients.
Research conducted by ALCHEMY Career Management in 2014 demonstrated that,
by making small changes based on the four recommendations outlined on the
next page, people were able to reduce stress by eight percent, decrease workload
pressure by 16 percent and increase their focus and concentration in six weeks.