Go YOUth! - One to One Coaching

coaching provides young adults with an opportunity to create an ongoing partnership with themselves and with their coach. Coaching is designed to help individuals, alone or within diverse groups to produce their own fulfilling results. Coaches help people who are ready, willing and able to improve their performances and enhance the quality of their life.

So what do coaches "do?"

Coaches are trained to listen, to observe and to customize their approach to individual client needs. They seek to elicit solutions and strategies from the client; they believe the client is naturally creative and resourceful and has all their answers within. The coach's job is to provide support to enhance the skills, resources, and creativity that the client already has.

What do coaches "not" do?

Coaches don't do your work, make up your mind or "counsel" or "therapize" you. Coaching is not therapy or social work and shouldn't be construed as such. If you have mental health issues, you should consult with a medical professional. Please understand these sessions are consultative in nature and that any actions and decisions are made by you and are solely your responsibility.

So what do I "do"?

You make a commitment to yourself to "show up." You are honest. You respect yourself and others. You create an open dialogue with your group, self and coach. You commit to being fully present in a 45 to 60 minute long, scheduled, weekly coaching session. The ensuing conversation, challenges and questions all deal with "you" and getting to what "you" want in "your" own way. You accept the challenges assigned you each week and are able to accomplish each one offered... each step is unique and tailored by you for you with your coach.

How long will this take?
That is entirely up to you. Coaching is a process that moves with you at your current skill and awareness level towards where you have placed your goal(s). Some clients move through in 4 sessions, some in 12, others in 24. Depending upon the goal and your readiness to take it on or re-discover you within it, the timeline is inherently yours.

In individual coaching we generally commit to a six session start. We re-assess your needs and progress every six weeks. Coaching is not an indefinite relationship. It begins and it does end. You are always welcome to come back when and if you want or need more.

Go YOUth! coaching takes place on the telephone or internet at a time and on a day you schedule

How much does this cost?

As you will learn when you begin coaching, not all things are measured by money. Coaching programs and services through , costs you, financially, nothing. While the programs and services are considered charitable work, you will need to have access to long distance services, telephone or the internet to communicate weekly with your coach in your program.

is the services arm of the Gary S. Stevens Foundation (GSSF). The Foundation asserts and believes in assisting others who want to "learn to fish" and not be "given fish." This non-profit 501c3 charitable private operating foundation allows our services to be provided at no cost to Go-YOUth participants. If you were to hire an individual coach, professional services like these would cost anywhere from $250 to $1250 a month.

The "cost" to you to participate is your ability to consistently spend your time, energy, ability and belief in yourself with us as we work toward discovering your goal and getting you on the road and to your goal destination, to have fun while growing and learning and to celebrate your uniquely perfect self.

What criteria do I need to meet and how do I apply?

You need to be between the ages of 16 and 24. You need to be able to set a schedule of one hour a week to connect with your coach. You must have access to a telephone, long distance and/or an internet connection to work with your coach. You must have a goal in mind.

To apply, fill out the application form and write a brief essay about what you want to be coached through and how it might impact your life if you accomplished it... then submit it to us. It's that simple.

Then what?

Then we'll be in contact with you via the email address or phone number you've left us. We'll set up a phone interview to answer a few of your questions and ask a few more of our own. From there, you'll be asked to take 48 hours to determine if its a course of action you'd like to undertake. The emphasis is on the word undertake because what you are asking to work on is changing or transitioning your life. This is not a small decision to consider and your readiness is a serious piece of this first step.

If you are selected and have determined that it's a green light GO, we'll set up a day of the week and time of day to begin to assist you in managing the gap that exists between where you are and where you'd rather be.

individual coaching calls are available to meet your busy schedule. They are set up by you and your coach for a day and time each week and scheduled for a six week period. Our individual coaching programs are available to schedule with your coach at a time and day each week that works for both of you.

We ask that you make application to Go-YOUth to gain insight in to your readiness to identify your goals and accept the learning that comes with coaching. Because our services are at no cost to you, we do receive many applications. We select the people we work with through this process on a first come, first served basis. Spaces are limited, but we have participants completing coaching cycles and space opens up quickly.