"Coaching is an on-going partnership that helps clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life. Beginning with the clients' desires, coaching uses reporting, exploring, and a consistent commitment to move the client forward. Coaching accelerates the clients' progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice. Coaching concentrates on where clients are today and what they are willing to do to get where they want to be tomorrow." - International Coach Federation, ICF Life Coaching is all about helping people get from where they are in their life to where they want to get to.
If everyone is being honest with themselves, I think we could all do with improving an area or two of our lives.
But why don’t people do anything about it?
Everyone knows what to do in life to become more successful but they don’t do what they know.
It is a Life Coach’s job to help people get what they want in life in by breaking down the barriers that people impose on themselves.
The best analogy you can ever use is that of a Personal Fitness Trainer.
When you go to a gym they will first ask you what your goals are:
Lose weight?
Lose fat?
Build muscle?
Build endurance?
Increase stamina?
Etc
They will then see where you are at with regards to your goal.
So for example, if you want to lose body fat they may ask you to take a body fat composition test that will measure your current levels of body fat, you may be asked to take a fitness test, asked what your current eating habits are etc
After establishing exactly how much you want to lose and over what period of time you want to lose it the trainer will then devise a plan of action of what you must do in order to achieve your fat reduction goals.
Along the way your personal fitness trainer will encourage and motivate you, ask you questions about your motivations and any barriers that you face and will help you.
The end goal of a trainer is to help you achieve your goals a lot quicker and more effectively than if you did it yourself.
A Life Coach does EXACTLY the same as a Personal Trainer but with areas of your life.
This could include:
Confidence and self esteem
Feel good about yourself
Remove the self doubt
Meet new people and feel confident
Speak in front of groups
Career
Know what career is for you
Get a better job
Do your job better
Get a promotion
Start your own business and go it alone
Relationships
Develop listening skills
Work through problems with your partner
How to get through tough times
Build stronger bonds
Communication skills
How to communicate with anyone
How to make small talk with strangers
How to get your point across effectively
Losing weight/health
Improve your health
Reduce stress
Sticking to a healthy eating plan
Sticking to an exercise plan
Dreams and achievements
Set some compelling goals
Work out what you want from life
Provide direction and purpose
Have more fun
Have more energy
Money/Finance
Earn more money
Save more money
Work out and stick to budgets more effectively
Getting what you want in life
Becoming more organised
Getting rid of barriers and negative thinking
Manage your time more effectively
Discover your values in life
Remove the clutter that bogs you down
How to stay focussed
