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Against the Rules · June 2, 2020 · 40m

The Invisible Coach

Michael Lewis

Season 2 opener on the rise of coaching in America. Lewis explores how personal coaches — for everything from executive presence to sleep habits — have proliferated, and what this says about our society.

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Relationships predict life satisfaction — coaching works partly because it provides a reliable relationship
Lewis observes that many coaching clients report the relationship itself — having someone who listens, cares, and holds you accountable — as the primary benefit, regardless of the coach's specific expertise.
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Highlights

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The coaching boom reflects the collapse of informal mentorship networks
Lewis argues that people hire coaches because traditional mentorship (parents, bosses, community elders) has weakened. Coaching is commercialized mentorship for a society that lost its non-commercial version.
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