Giving Peace a Chance: Coaching Mediators to Striving to Make a Difference

At a loss for the perfect gift for the person in your life that has everything? How about helping them help themselves in the new year? On December 13, 2006, NBC's Today Show featured, amongst their other gifts in the annual holiday guide, the gift of coaching. From a life coach, to a business coach, to a relationship coach and even a coaches coach - the gift of coaching has caught on like wildfire.
"Coaching is the gift that is the perfect size for everyone on your list," says Dina Beach Lynch of ADRPracticeBuilder.com, a membership coaching site for those in the mediation, alternative dispute resolution, and trainers of every level who are looking to grow or build their business. "If you're looking for a gift that will continue to give all year long, think about the gift of coaching,"
Coaching and conflict are both growth industries- as long as people exist there will be opportunities for disagreement. Conflict coaching teaches people how to address an issue with less drama and more skill to create a mutually workable solution.
"Coaching as a practice has evolved over the past few years," says Beach Lynch. With the advent of technology, coaches can work as they have for decades, in person or via telephone, or they and their clients have the option to work via email or internet chat session. It's whatever works best for the coach and client in question. "Coaching is more accessible to more people than ever," says Beach Lynch. "People already stretched thin with time commitments for work and family and people in remote locations can all benefit from coaching thanks to technology."
“The holidays seem an especially good time to give the gift of Conflict Coaching, and use it as well,” Beach Lynch concludes. Giving Coaching as a gift is as easy as it is meaningful. The International Coaching Federation has a searchable database of professionals just waiting to help you make your holiday gift extra special and maybe, more importantly, meaningful and lasting!