Again, a coaching model is there to offer structure to the coach. But a coach shouldn't stick to a coaching model too much. If a client wants to achieve a certain goal and is working on that with his coach, it could very well be that halfway the coaching process a shift takes place towards a slightly different goal. Goals are forever changing, therefore the coach must be flexible with goals and the way her coaching model deals with goal-setting and goal-achieving.
A very powerful question for a client who want to reach a specific goal is: 'what is stopping you from achieving your goal?'
A coach has to let go of the idea of 'the coaching has to come from me', 'I have to be good this session', 'I have to plan the whole coaching session, I have to be prepared'. The source of these thoughts are fear of lack of control and lack of faith in her own abilities. Coaches must be able to just let go. A coaching model can undermine natural and just in time coaching by giving too much structure.
Also clients don't always come to the session and tell their coach where to go today. So it is important to do what is right at the time; it is not necessary to have a pre-defined model and coaching process.
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