Coaching, it feels, is a relatively new industry in an emerging market like Nepal and other Asian markets. Although this industry is expanding exponentially worldwide, we see hardly any noticeable growth in our part of the world. Recently, I have been hearing a few professionals discuss this profession more frequently although not without some confusion regarding what it actually is, it seems.

Importantly, there seems to be a lack of clarity in distinction between coaching, counselling and consulting. Although, I would have to mention that, confusion regarding these distinctions is not only limited to our part of the world. Coaching is generally about listening to your clients, asking them powerful questions that guides them to solutions that they themselves announce and envision. Coach is partnering with the client to set and achieve the client’s desired goals in a very non-judgmental way, I feel. It focuses mostly on the present to design a future that the client view as their desired outcome that may never have even been in the client’s scope of possibility before the session. Increasing your annual revenue or sales, increasing your productivity, relationship management, corporate team coaching, performance coaching for leaders or sports people are some of the examples of what areas coaching could cover. Although, the scope of coaching can sometimes feel limitless.