FAQs
Is coaching for everyone?
I would say that coaching is for those who are unsure of the direction their life is going. Some people are content and are already on the right path to fulfilling there goals/dreams. Other people need a little help to get there. There are some who do not need coaching, but there are many more that do.
How long does a session last?
The intake session can last up to two hours but each session, after the initial session, can last up to an hour. The duration of the coaching depends on you and what you want to achieve. It could be anything from a few weeks to a few months.
How does coaching work?
We identify the goal/task the client wants to work on fulfilling. Then we work together on a weekly basis taking small steps in order to reach their target or chosen goal. Through-out the weeks we discuss their achievements and what their next action/step will be.
Does the coach tell you what you should do?
No, NEVER! The coach is only a sounding board but they help you to find the answers yourself by asking appropriate questions and responding to your answers. They give you confidence and encouragement to take the next step.
How can I identify a good coach?
A coach should never be critical or judgmental. They should also be capable of the following:
- supporting clients to achieve their full potential
- actively listening to their clients at all times
- working in a climate of trust, honesty and openness.
- establish a high level rapport
- be an excellent listener
- use effectively open ended questions
- challenging and taking the client out of their comfort zone
- helping clients to explore values and beliefs
- remaining totally confident
- give encouragement throughout the coaching process
You have been coaching a client for several weeks on healthy life-style issues. You realize that they have a serious eating disorder. How do you respond?
After realizing that my client has a serious eating order I would recommend that they seek the appropriate help through counseling, therapy, support organization or a specialist in this area. I would recommend or suggest people who I think may be able to help my client. I would have to suspend the coaching session until I felt he or she was in control of the problem. In this session I would help my client to make the first step in order to get professional help.
What can I be coached on?
You can be coached on anything that you are not happy about in your life from cleaning your garage to losing weight, self esteem, money matters, and business issues. You can be coached on anything that is causing you concern in your life.
Are life coaches different from counselors, therapists or consultants?
Yes! Here is a brief description of each:
- Therapists or counselors - will look at the past to find solutions to a patient's problem. They may address a single physical or mental condition.
- Mentoring - will guide or teach someone a specific task. They will draw significantly on their own experiences. The mentor will be expected to know the answers. The mentor will have been there and done that.
- Coaching - Focuses on now and where you want to be. Your coach will always have time to work with you in order for you to achieve our goal or task. Coaching will help you to take control of every area of your life and help you to discover all the answers to life situations.
What is Life Coaching?
A rapidly growing profession that includes aspects of psychology, consultation, philosophy, mentoring, spirituality, business leadership, career development, finances, transformation, motivation and personal change.
A Life Coach is similar to a personal fitness trainer, only the goal is for you to live your whole life to the fullest and to the best of your abilities.
Life Coaching focuses on your whole life, because you function at your best when every area of your life is maximized.
How will we do that?
We will form an interactive partnership designed to co-create a vision for your future that better balances the many aspects of your life; that promotes achievement from possibilities; that inspires and motivates you to take the next step; that enhances your performance; that helps you really live the life you want to live.
Such a partnership will help you to stay focused and on track so that you develop more rapidly and produce more satisfying results in your life than you would normally accomplish on your own.
But why Hire a Life Coach?
- because you want more out of life
- because you want to grow and produce results
- because you want to make changes faster and easier
- because you want to maintain progress towards your goals
- because you want to establish and maintain balance in your full life
You can focus on your business, career, finances, life purpose, vocation, relationships, health, time management, spirituality, etc. whatever aspects of your life needs tweaking to get you back on track.
What Results Can I Expect with Coaching?
We cannot guarantee that you will achieve any specific results. You will achieve as much or as little as you put into it. It will require you to invest your own time and energy into achieving your goals. But these are reasonable expectations for your Coaching partnership:
- You will have a Life Coach who cares deeply about you, your success, your happiness, your fulfillment and balance in life.
- You will be better able to tackle the barriers and obstacles that get in the way of achieving what you desire.
- You will develop specific plans for removing those barriers and increasing the supports that motivate you to do your best and to stay focused on your goals.
- You will discover new alternatives and approaches to consider in achieving your desired outcomes.
- You will increase your awareness of choices and make better decisions.
- You will be provided structure, support and feedback to promote greater progress on clarifying your goals and concerns, to form action plans, to make decisions and to achieve your goals.
- You will be able to find more successful solutions to your challenges and concerns.
- You will be able to define and achieve your personal and professional goals faster and with more ease than would be possible otherwise.