Yes, I had a professional coach and I find professional coaching process very useful, because it helps you to verify your own beliefs and actions, in a way you

Yes, I had a professional coach and I find professional coaching process very useful, because it helps you to verify your own beliefs and actions, in a way you won't be able to do it yourself, neither with your friends or business partners. At the same time, I am aware that there are plenty of people that call themselves 'business/life/name-it coaches' having no idea what professional coaching is. If you are looking for an experienced and professional coach, first of all you should look for a person with accreditation of any big international coach organisation, e.g. ICF [1] is one of the biggest organisation that sets professional coaching standards. You should also understand how professional coaching differs from pseudo-coaching, so if a 'business coach' offers you to share their knowledge or give you an advice, they are NOT really a professional coach [2]. And this is the moment when you realize, that there is a profession called "professional coaching" and a life coaching, business coaching, executive coaching, etc. are only branding/marketing titles, and if a coach is certified/accredited by a large coaching organisation, they should use exactly the same tools to help their clients achieve their goals (regardless of their 'marketing title'). [1] http://www.coachfederation.org http://www.coachfederation.org [2] http://www.coachfederation.org/need/landing.cfm?ItemNumber=978&navItemNumber=567 http://www.coachfederation.org/need/landing.cfm?ItemNumber=9...