What is a Life Coach and Do I Need One?

Picture this:
You are eating lunch at your desk - again.
While surfing the Internet you notice an advertisement for your dream job. You start fantasizing about how wonderful and fulfilling your life would be if only you had that job. You see that the deadline to apply is next week. If only ...

Sound like you? Knowing what you want but stumped as to how to get it? Are the “what if’s” and “if only’s” piling up in your life? If so, then you just might need a life coach.

What is a Life Coach?
First we should start off by defining what a life coach isn’t. A lifecoach is not a psychiatrist, psychologist, counsellor or therapist. A life coach will not sit you down on a couch and analyze. your dreams, childhood or relationship with your mother and/or father. Nor will a life coach bring your spouse into the room and ask you to share your feelings without shouting.

A life coach is a consultant with only you and your goals in mind. A project manager who helps you design a plan to reach your goals and a guide that ensures you stick to it. Life coaches are incredibly good listeners, insightful and apt at solving problems. They are only interested in you and how to make your life more fulfilling and stress-free.

Why would I see a Life Coach?
You would visit a life coach if you are generally satisfied with your lot in life but see room for improvement and need objective advice as to how to fill those gaps. People who want help but are wary of the touchy-feely-ness of therapists are more likely to visit a life coach. If you are stressed, stuck in a dead end job or bad relationship, experiencing difficulty in your family or wallowing in dept and despair, then you just might need a life coach.

What does a session with a Life Coach involve?
A typical first session with a life coach begins with a self-evaluation. You will be asked to fill out a series of questionnaires that will help define where you are in life, what needs sorting out and what you want to get out of the coaching experience. These questions will open up your mind and get you thinking about yourself in a way that is probably new to you.

A life coach is a consultant with only you and your goals in mind. A project manager who helps you design a plan to reach your goals and a guide that ensures you stick to it. Life coaches are incredibly good listeners, insightful and apt at solving problems. They are only interested in you and how to make your life more fulfilling and stress-free. During subsequent sessions you and your life coach will begin designing the plan or plans that will help you achieve the goal(s) defined in your initial evaluation. Skilled in problem solving, the life coach will present strategies and tools to help you get on the path towards success.

Together you will determine the steps you need to take to accomplish your goals and you may be surprised with what you come up with. For example, if you came to the life coach because you wanted a more satisfying job you may find that one of your first steps is to change your diet and start a fitness routine. The role of the life coach is to offer you guidance and encouragement, not absolute answers to your problems. By helping you adhere to the plan, the life coach enables you to furnish your own solutions. And once you have achieved your goals you should be able to use the tools you’ve learned from the life coach in other aspects of your life - for the rest of your life.

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