Importance of Coaching and Being Coachable

Its been almost 4 months of Internity, and we are ready to launch with Internship in June. We have been getting calls and messages from our dear fellows as how different is this internship,

will we be benefited out of it etc. Back of my mind, a thought always strikes, we are new in this field which already is on its maturity with various sources of learning available online and offline.

All these questions become very valid ones, and obviously all those who've joined us will be having a huge trust on us. So this blog brings an aspect of Internity offerings to provide a life altering experience to our interns.

Internity believes in coaching model, and hence internship is an offering to bring forth the importance of coaching and how being coachable can transform lives of our young fellows.

Two days ago, a movie got released on a man's life who united the entire nation with his game. 'Sachin - A Billion Dreams'. We all know the great man, and the miracles he did.

He too thanked his coach Ramakant Achrekar for all the practice in structure and environment he provided to him. We also saw 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', where Milkha Singh even after having so many

achievments worked with his coach till the end. Even in our holy books, there is a saying that a Coach(Guru) has a highest stature in a person's life.

Now, you all must be wondering why coaching model in internship, when so many learning sources are available with classroom offerings, online tutorials etc. Effective Learning requires a structure, 

Our internship provides a structured learning so that an intern generates an efficient output, and our coaching model provides that same structure to the interns, where every intern is

having a coach.

A coaching model is one of the best mechanism of effective and transformative learning, where a coach makes his student to inquire on why, what & how? analogy, by providing an environment to 

the student to play fullout, so that the best effort can be generated. A coach can alter lives of people he's coaching, like Gary Kirsten provided coaching to Indian Cricket Team

and took them to No. 1 spot in all formats of the game. A coach is not one who gives solutions, he lets you inquire deep into the problem and make you generate the solution for that problem

by providing scenarios. 

As we all know that for making things work a two way approach is required, so even though coaches are important, for interns, Being Coachable is most important to get the best out of 

coaching model. Being Coachable only means 'Doing what your coach says to do'. Sachin Tendulkar, Milkha Singh, Usain Bolt all were coachable and hence caused miracles, they did what their

coach asked them to do. At times, there will be regrets, complaints etc. due to the work, but its all for your betterment, coaches only have a commitment to transform your life.

Few days ago, I came across a video where a speaker was talking about Mental Strength and Self-Belief. A coach is a commited listener who enhances self-belief and mental strength. 

At the same time, being coachable brings this into our life and this makes us unstoppable.

I know it is getting a bit longer, but I want to ask a query, as why do all goverment leaders, organisations, NGO's have advisory boards?

Just to bring their work into the structure, these advisors are like coaches to coach on where things are lagging. 

You can now count on us, we are providing a 'Tried and Tested' approach.

Want to experience, Join us..!!

Till then Happy Reading..!!

Rishab Ilwadi

The Hidden Gaps

They : You entered in College with a lot of dreams. How many of them are achieved ?

Me : I didn't get proper guidance to achieve them

They : You did very good in studies but still not able to implement what you learnt in theory, why ?

Me : I didn't have proper resources and coaching to implement them in practical

They : You are a good coder but what are you doing in a company that doesn't have work, worth your skills

Me : I had very less opportunities and i had to secure a job for my family as soon as possible.

They : Ohh, so you want your own name as founder of a millionaire dollar company. Pretty cool, how far have you come to reach your goal ?

Me : I am trying but i don't know how to do it, from where to start.

Relative, right !!

Each one of us have gone through these questions and the answers are more or less, the same. They are nothing but the "hidden gaps" which never let you complete your success journey and this blog is going to throw some light on these gaps.

The moment you think of an idea and start its execution, you fear of "from where the money will come ?" i.e. the gap of resources, "what will be my parents' reaction when i will tell them ?" i.e. the gap of resisting changes, "i have my studies/work to do, how will i be able to give time ?" i.e. the gap of time management, "what should be my approach to this ?" i.e. the gap of guidance, "how will i manage my team, i have no experience" creates a gap of leadership and you leave the execution in the middle.

Yes, you already knew all this, then how can they be called as hidden gaps ?

They resist you from achieving your success which makes them gaps and you never get a solution to remove them and always avoid, makes them hidden reasons.

Bravo!! Now we are a step ahead, we know the hidden gaps. It’s time to fill them. HOW ?

We call it "The Honest Commitment" theory.

When we start a task, we give a commitment with a "Yes I will do it" to ourselves and then any question which comes in our way, we have a answer for it.

You think of an idea, you start with a commitment that no matter what, i'll do it in. The money problem, i'll solve it using my skills to communicate with them who has money and show them how they will get a huge revenue from my idea and i’ll find a way to approach them as i am committed to my idea. Telling parents, be honest and tell them, ask for a time and show them that you are committed to achieve your goal, you will move forward with their blessings. Time management, that is the piece of cake for you when you are committed as you know the priorities of tasks at different times. Team management, once you are committed, you will make your team committed with love and integrity.

And, any other obstacle comes, you will have a answer and the ultimate success.

Share your views regarding the hidden gaps, you faced and the solutions you found :)