tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post5834441792407342166..comments2024-03-22T04:12:44.008+08:00Comments on Breaking the Word: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-6590048404139524112008-06-24T12:35:00.000+08:002008-06-24T12:35:00.000+08:00The rage in the corporate world today is coaching....The rage in the corporate world today is coaching. Just what does a coach do? Allow me to share a few thoughts, themselves gleaned from various sources. <BR/><BR/>A coach is someone who is not only an expert on the subject s/he coaches, but someone who knows the individual being coached very well; his/her strengths and limitations, even his/her emotional and psychological states. A coach is therefore different from a trainer who sets goals that s/he thinks the trainee can achieve - and then technically helps him/her do that. In coaching, the one being coached <I>learns from doing</I>, profiting from both successes and failures. This experiential learning is supposedly more cogent and more enduring. This, to me, has been how my Divine Coach operates.<BR/><BR/>O Divine Coach, consider not our fears and shortcomings, but guide, encourage, and console us until the finals are over. Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-82533784027490115072008-06-24T00:14:00.000+08:002008-06-24T00:14:00.000+08:00In line with the pattern of my non-intelligent and...In line with the pattern of my non-intelligent and non-insightful comments, I do not have much to say in comment to the homily other than:<BR/>Thank you.<BR/>Today's reading and the homilies, coincidentally, resonate very much with my life and current situation.<BR/>But then again, I guess nobody can really believe in both God and coincidence.<BR/><BR/>In response to anonymous' comment, an I must have a disclaimer here to state that I really am nobody to respond to such big questions,<BR/><BR/>1. Perhaps the best coach is the One who knows all there is to know about us, things even we don't know ourselves. The One who not only knows our thoughts and feelings and words and actions but above all, loves us infinitely and unconditionally that He so willingly gave Himself for our sakes and souls. Perhaps He is the best coach of all.<BR/><BR/>2. If we pick the right coach, then what may seem <I>too</I> difficult may really only seem so because our judgement is clouded by fear and insecurities. If the coach is right, then He wouldn't test us beyond our abilities. And He who knows all would know what our abilities are. And He who loves us would also want what is best for us.<BR/><BR/>Just humble thoughts of mine, =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24383995.post-51679840936347450012008-06-23T17:35:00.000+08:002008-06-23T17:35:00.000+08:00Yes, we all need to face the foe within, possibly ...Yes, we all need to face the foe within, possibly through the guidance of those who love and care for us. My questions are:<BR/><BR/>1. How do we find good coaches (or advisors) and recognize them? I've received some really bad advice from people who love me.<BR/><BR/>2. What do we do if and when our coaches set goals that seem too difficult for us? Dare we tell our coaches to set easier goals so that we can take baby steps towards greater well-being?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com