The following is taken from David’s interview with Michael O. Cooper in 10 Super Coaches.

What training, experience and qualifications did you have when you started coaching?

None! My first client told me they wanted to hire me before I even knew what coaching was. She gave me an article about coaching, told me I would be perfect for it, and wanted to hire me on the spot. I spent about four weeks reading all I could, enrolling in Coach U and hiring my own coach before our first session.

I subsequently discovered that I had been using a coach approach in managing teams, working with clients and developing strategy in my role as a management consultant.

What were the biggest doubts you had in your early months?

The need to be an expert! My own coach helped me see that I was rarely an expert in my role as a management consultant, but that I had a methodology, framework and best practices to help clients improve their businesses and systems – it was an easy shift to apply this same approach to my coaching business.