WHAT'S A COACH?
WHAT IS A LIFE COACH?
A life coach is like a sculptor who can observe with precision the potential you hold with the ability to achieve all that you desire. A Life Coach works with the clients to help them achieve goals, overcome obstacles and make life lasting changes leading to extraordinary results. A Coach works with a client as a partner, knowing that the client has the ability to create the changes they seek. The client can be an individual or a group and the topic can range from life balance to professional achievements.
Through specific strategies and skills, the coach helps you define yourself and to create a life vision. Coaches help you focus, provide direction, challenge you, support you, motivate you and celebrate with you. A Life Coach will help you create a plan, with detail action steps and then hold you accountable for following through. They use skills that include observation, active listening, asking empowering questions, challenging and motivation. Coaching is based on the principle that the client has full capacity to determine and achieve their goals. Everything is based on the present and what you want to achieve moving forward.
Coaches work with all types of clients, from people who are full of momentum and want to take life to the next level to people who are stuck and need a coach to nudge them in the right direction.
Generally, Life Coaches meet with their clients face to face. This can be based on the preference of the coach or the client or the type of coaching being delivered. For example, executive coaching is often delivered face to face at the workplace of the client. A coaching session will last 45-60 minutes, depending on the coach.
WHY DOES LIFE COACHING WORK?
“Coaches have the ability to view things from afar. In what some call helicopter vision, coaches can give new light on difficult situations. Often they can act as a sounding board through tough decisions, help sharpen skills, and motivate.” -CFO Magazine-
Life Coaching increases productivity by 88%. Here is why:
1. ACCOUNTABILITY. Most life coaches meet once a week with their clients. These regularly scheduled sessions prompt clients to get more done. Think about it, if you work out with a personal trainer at the gym, you work much harder than on your own. You are less likely to give up and more likely to give a 100%. Clients take bigger actions, set bigger goals and think bigger when they work with a professional Coach.
2. EXPERTISE. The trained Life Coach knows how to help you set the right goals, make more money, and structure your personal and professional life to achieve greater productivity with less effort. You’ll achieve more in less time with the input of a credited Life Coach on your side.