Four ways a non-profit can be taken to the next level, with help from a life coach
While being a non-profit leader is exceptionally rewarding, it can also be incredibly overwhelming. Feeling overwhelmed can lead to burnout or loss of passion which is NOT helpful in running an organization! That is where having a Non-Profit Life Coach on your team can help.
As a leader of a non-Profit, you are faced with many unique challenges and demands every single day. You constantly have to direct workflow, meet with donors, develop strategies, and make decisions that impact the lives of countless people and/ or animals.
It’s a job that requires high levels of creativity, dedication, and resilience- but it is incredibly rewarding work. How many other jobs allow you to exert a positive impact on your community every single day?
Below are FOUR areas where a life coach can help your non-profit thrive!
Overcome your limiting beliefs
A non-profit coach can help you identify and stop self-limiting in their tracks! These negative thought patterns will not only limit the work you do, but it will end up holding your non-profit back.
Non-profit leaders are often extremely ambitious, idealistic, and passionate- however, there will always be that little voice in their head (the “Inner Critic”) that will try to hold them back. That’s where a life coach comes to play. Your coach will be able to reveal to you what the “Inner Critic” is saying, and will help you identify ways for those thoughts to get out of your way!
Questions to ask myself:
What kind of limiting thoughts have you told yourself that have kept you from moving your organization forward? How does this thought process serve me? What can you do to get past them? What would it look like if you can put those stories to the side, and achieve your goals?
Achieve your goals
While it is important to have ambitious goals, it is even more important to figure out the best way to achieve them!
A non-profit life coach can help you clarify your vision, or WHY, for your organization. From there, you’ll be able to dive into the outcomes (your WHAT) that will help you achieve that vision. Then, you will be able to develop a practical plan (the HOW) to turn those goals from “brain cells to reality”!
Questions to ask myself:
Why is this organization important to me? Why do we do what we do? What is it that we are trying to accomplish here? How can we make this a reality?
Improve your communication skills
A coach can help you really get into the weeds and to the root of what it is you want to say.
As the leader of a non-profit, you need to be able to effectively communicate your vision and goals with your team, donors, supporters, and the public at large. A coach can help you identify and overcome any communication challenges you are facing and help you determine the best ways to overcome those challenges.
By working with a non-profit life coach you will be able to workshop your organization’s message 1-on-1 to ensure that you are saying exactly what you need to say.
Questions to ask myself:
What am I trying to say? How will people take this? Is this the best way to say this? What is my worldview? How can I best build rapport with the person in front of me? Why is this relationship important to me?
Become an adaptive leader
The non-profit sector is constantly evolving and changing. In order to lead your organization through and past that change, you must be able to adapt and respond at a moment’s notice! These new challenges and opportunities are where the coach comes in.
By working with your life coach, you’ll be able to develop an adaptive and flexible leadership style that will help you navigate the rollercoaster that is running an organization. Your coach will be able to both challenge you to do more AND help ground you to stay sane!
Questions to ask myself:
How does this change affect my organization? What can I control/ do about it? How will others in the organization react? How can we use this change to our advantage? What is the lesson here?
Conclusion
Having a life coach for your organization can be instrumental to the success of a non-profit’s leadership. By holding space for you to be open, curious, and accountable, a coach will be able to help you achieve your full potential as a leader.
At Within Range Life Coaching, we specialize in helping our clients break past their barriers and achieve their goals. Schedule a 15-minute consultation today and learn how we can help you achieve your full potential.