At some point, instead of following sound logic, we embrace our instincts and impulses. We often fail to consider all facts, and we are influenced by our biases.

What about the men and women we coach? What role does regret, the avoidance of regret, and post-regret decisions and actions play in their lives and work?

Rather than reflecting on where the state of personal and life coaching are right now, we are looking at trending that has been done over the past five years and projecting these trends forward.

We concentrate in this third study on responses to two Development of Coaches Survey questions that focus on the sources of influence in the career of professional coaches.