How the coaching model of theory and practice is the best way to learn

You can’t expect to get fit by having a session with a fitness trainer, without doing the work between sessions. Of course, turning up is better than doing nothing, but you need deliberate practice if you really want to achieve your aim to get fit. The fitness coach doesn’t do the work. They may guide you with specific suggestions to strengthen muscles and build aerobic fitness, but putting it into practice is your responsibility. That is the best way to learn. You need to be accountable for consistent practice to achieve your goals. I know from personal experience when I had a fitness coach I was more likely to practice between sessions because he was holding me accountable. That didn’t stop me from coming up with lame excuses when I hadn’t done the work! It’s not dissimilar when you take on an executive coach. There is going to be work to do between coaching sessions. The coaching model is a mixture of theory and practice, which the research suggests is the way we learn best. You take new insights from a coaching session and put them into practice. Later you debrief on your successes and challenges and what you learnt. <a href="https://brian-18714.medium.com/how-the-coaching-model-of-theory-and-practice-is-the-best-way-to-learn-2498475d1a56">Click Here</a>