What Is Life Coaching?
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A life coach is a trained professional that helps you maximise your full potential and reach your desired goals, which could span from professional to personal in nature.
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Life coaching differs from consulting, mentoring or counselling in that the coach will not give advice. Instead, the coach partners with the client to help them find their own answers.
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The proverb that I think best describes life coaching: “give someone a fish and you feed them for a day; teach someone to fish and you feed them for a lifetime.” It is the coach’s role to make themselves redundant in the process!
When Should I See A Life Coach?
A life coach can help if you feel lost, unfulfilled, fearful or unfocused. I have partnered with clients to help them to overcome anxiety, achieve a career goal, understand why they are unhappy, take up a hobby, prioritise their health, end a relationship, start a relationship, among other topics. As the client, you lead the conversation. As the coach, I will follow.
How Will A Life Coach Work With Me?
The relationship between a client and their life coach is a creative partnership that seeks to:
Identify, define and build a vision for what the client wants.
Evoke awareness and encourage the client’s growth and self-discovery.
Cultivate an action plan based on the client’s goals and personal circumstances.
Champion client accountability to increase productivity.
