The purpose of life is to live it,
to taste experience to the utmost,
to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
Elenor Roosevelt
to taste experience to the utmost,
to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
Elenor Roosevelt
About Life Coaching
What is it? It is "partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential." This according to the ICF (International Coach Federation), the leading global coaching organization and professional association for coaches. Your coach is your advocate. Coaches are not your friend. Coaches are NOT like a good friend to bounce ideas off and to keep you motivated? Coaches can be very nice people and very friendly, but they are not your friend. He wants the very best from you and will work with you to reach your goals and succeed. Holding you accountable and challenging you to grow and do more is what they are wired to do. They push, pull, and stretch you. If they don’t make you uncomfortable then they aren’t doing their job. Plus, different from a friend, the coaching relationship is unilateral - it is exclusively focused on you and your goals, not the coaches, your issues, not his. Life Coach Characteristics A good coach will have expertise in helping others create positive changes in every aspect of their lives by developing strategies to help them promote positive change in personal goals such as relationships, time management, work-life balance, stress reduction, simplification, health, etc.They can also assist in professional or business goals such as leadership, getting a promotion, starting a business, etc. Good coaching will emphasize an individual's strengths and aims to help individuals achieve their goals and live a better life. Not by trying to "fix" them but my engaging with them. Providing tools and perspectives that help them navigate toward a more exciting and compelling future. Do coaches tell you what to do? That is not what a coach does. Constantly giving advice or telling you what to do might be you’re spouse’s job or maybe you’re supervisor but coaches work differently. Most clients realize they don't need another parent, sibling, friend, or co-worker telling them what they should be doing. Instead, coaches help their clients explore options and come up with the best choices for them based on where they are and the client's vision for their future. Coaches are experts at the process of changing behavior, which is much more valuable than giving instructions. |