I've been watching all the unfolding anger and questions relating to the parliamentary system and MP expenses here in the UK.
I admit to an addiction to developing news stories which doesn't sit with the mindful approach I like to cultivate, that I hold in awareness. It's definitely the move from curiosity into "nosiness!" about what's happening next. One of the things that I've found myself bringing parallels to as a coach is how we as coaches build the practical and ethical foundations for coaching as a whole and our own practices/ businesses in specific.
Some useful questions to ponder:
- If you had to share what you claim as business expenses, are they all fair and above board? Could you say that they were "solely and neccessarily" for coaching, in the same way as MP expenses should have been?
- Do you talk about what you do as a coach, and know how to talk about what your boundaries are, what you can and can't do, will and won't do, with clients, so you are being clear with them up front?
- Are you positive about coaching as a profession, and how does that show up in the way you work and market your business?
