Coaching is NOT for everyone. Coaching requires you to work on yourself. And this for many people can be a daunting task. With coaching, you will be seeing the world from a completely new perspective. However, for some, this perspective is too much to bear. It isABSOLUTELY the same for PhD coaching.
The good thing is that your PhD coach will be there to guide you all way through. PhD coaching will elevate you to a different level where most, notoriously difficult PhD tasks will become much easier. Effective planning for experiments, writing a paper, and then writing your PhD thesis might even feel rewarding. Writing a research paper is surely one of the most important things you will leave behind. Why not make it a memorable experience? Use your PhD coach to show you the way. And, if you discover that this is something you really like, why you do not become proficient at paper writing?
Which sort of characters are more likely to easily get into coaching? We cannot say that extroverts are more likely to succeed with coaching. In fact, we know that introverts can succeed just the same. When you are an ambivert, you are typically better placed. In fact, ambiverts share traits with both extroverts and introverts. If you are interested in seeing which of these three types of characters you are, have a look at this video Carl Jung’s theory on Introverts, Extroverts, and Ambiverts, which reproduce a theory about my favourite psychoanalyst (Carl Jung).
You should spend a good deal of time understanding the problem you have. Then you think carefully about who can help you solve this problem. You should not necessarily know how to solve it. And even if you do, many times you still need support from someone else to achieve a target you find difficult to reach on your own.
PhD coaching will push you towards your limits. Nobody knows very well where are your limits. A professional coach is there to get the best out of yourself without breaking the bank. S/he will understand your potentials and work on them. S/he will also start looking at how to shed ‘dead weight’ from your shoulders in order that you run faster and reach further, using the same energies you have.
Check also our other related video Is COACHING what you really need to solve your issue? for more insights into coaching. We want to make sure you get the right ‘car’ for the ‘journey’ you want to do. A car either too big or too small will be still unsuited. And, you will also get frustrated. And, additionally, you will waste time, energies, and money.
It is important to match your needs with those who can fulfil them. Before embarking on PhD coaching (or anything else, for what matters), you better do some preliminary search.
