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title: "Our client's context: why it is important to understand where people are coming from"
description: As a coach, we coach the entire person and it is important that we recognise who is as important as the what - how can we truly hold space in a non-judgmental way unless we recognise and work on ourselves?
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# [Our client's context: why it is important to understand where people are coming from](https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast-1/our-clients-context-why-it-is-important-to-understand-where-people-are-coming-from)

 Written by [Ruth Kudzi, MCC](https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/the-coaching-hub-podcast-1/author/ruth-kudzi-mcc) | Apr 2, 2021 10:15:00 PM

 

<https://open.spotify.com/episode/1H14YawgswrQDTOTCbH1sm?si=17decb7b3ce146d6><https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ep-054-our-clients-context-why-it-is-important-to-understand/id1515243564?i=1000515443525>

As a coach, we coach the entire person and it is important that we recognise who is as important as the what - how can we truly hold space in a non-judgmental way unless we recognise and work on ourselves? 

**Here are the highlights from this episode:**

{1:07} What context actually means

{3:07} How everybody does not have equal opportunities

{5:18} How being aware of when we need support as coaches is now an ICF competency

{6:13} How being done with coach training doesn't mean you're done with development

{8:52} Being curious about what your client bring to coaching sessions

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