What Is Life Coaching? 09/26/2009
You may ask, what is Life Coaching? A while back I asked the vary question myself. Life Coaching can mean many things to many people. Like most people that discover life coaching, you may have some goals in your life that you have trouble reaching. You know what it is that you want to do, but you also know enough about yourself to know that with the rigors of the 9 to 5 taking control of your schedule is a major task. Let’s face it with all that is going on in the world you are you are busier than ever. Having a change expert to walk with you while you as you pursue your goals will keep you focused, reduce the energy that you use and allow you to tackle bigger changes more quickly. In a nutshell, life coaching is about taking action now to achieve your goals and dreams. It's about transforming into a newer happier you. Bottom line up front, life coaching is about focusing on the future path laid out before you, not looking back at the where you have been in the past. It's about experiencing joy in your life. It is very different from counseling and mentoring. Counseling is used to diagnose a patient and try to make them whole. Coaching focuses forward on creating a better future not fixing problems from the past. Very simply stated life coaching or coaches as we are called are change experts. We help people take responsibility for their own lives and take action to maximize their potential. We foster solid relationships to give you exact support you need to radically pursue you destiny. We challenge you to think, apply yourself, and get done what you know you need to get done. The coach is the one who holds you accountable for living up to your full potential and if needed gives you that swift kick in the derrière. Coaches are many things to many people, but the core of coaching is belief in people. There is not much more empowering than having someone in your life that accepts you for who you are and has unconditional belief in what you can become. There is nothing that makes you reach higher or work harder to accomplish great things. It is a partnership focused on helping you identify and achieve what you are destined to do; it uses goals and steps of action to systematically move towards that end. Coaches fall into many different areas. There are leadership, career, relationship, wellness and life, just to name a few. Athletes and actors use coaches too. Coaches can be useful in any area there is room to improve. Our goal as coaches is to raise your level of awareness, bolster your self esteem and get you thinking outside of the box. |