Treasures- personal or public?
We all have personal treasures – a love letter, a personal gift, the photo we carry in our wallet or on our phone – and we don’t need to consider the value of such things. Their value is to us, and no other. There are things in life where the agreement of others is important to be able to judge value. For example, a pound coin is only worth a pound because everyone in the country agrees that it’s worth a pound. Sometimes these agreements change – try selling your house in a recession and you’ll see what I mean!
The value of knowledge
I have had great insights about myself, my life, my work and the nature of our world, but they are personal and of little value to others unless I can make them relevant. You could study on your own 
until you’ve read every book ever written on a subject. Try using that knowledge to get a job where it says “graduates required”! That is why we have universities and exam boards, who oversee courses and set standards of learning. As a result, courses accredited by exam bodies are valued above those which are not. That’s why, when CSP Coaching decided to offer a new coaching course next year, we applied for it to carry University College Marjon’s accreditation to Higher Education level 5, which is an established national standard.
Have it both ways!
CSP are also offering a chance to get to know this course first hand. Steve Scott and I are partners in CSP and we will be running several taster days early in 2011. We started these very successfully i
n 2010 and found that the combination of a course which carried the guarantee of oversight by a Higher Education institution, plus a chance to get to know the tutors, structure and content of a course at first hand was a real motivator for people and helped them to make an informed choice. These taster days take place in Plymouth on January 15th, where the theme will be Life by Design, February 12th, (Boost Confidence and Self-esteem), March 5th (Coaching in Practice) and March 26th, (Making a Contribution). There is no cost for these one-day workshops and previous attendees may come again (subject to space). Please contact alan@cspcoaching.com to reserve a space.
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