Why I don’t like the word trainer

To me, the word trainer carries negative connotations; it makes me thing of a drill sergeant who thinks himself as the only expert whilst shouting instructions and commands to the person they want to manage. Although not all trainers fit this stereotype, the term can be associated with a strict, authoritarian approach to teaching.

I prefer to be defined as a relationship coach.

Training is something you do to someone

Coaching is something you do with someone

Trainers deliver monologues

Coaches engage in dialogues

Trainers light a fire under someone.

Coaches lights a fire inside someone.

Trainers affect the hour they are with someone

Coaches affect the hours they are not with someone

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