Life Coaching-What is it and how can it benefit me?

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What is Coaching?

As per The International Coach Federation (ICF):
"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 theclients' 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."

How is coaching different from Therapy or Counselling?

Coaching is not therapy (which goes into depth about various issues, usually dealing with the past) nor is it consulting ( which generally results in giving the client answers). Coaching is more action oriented and focuses primarily on the present and future. You will determine your own "answers" through the work done in the coaching partnership.

What are the benefits of working with a coach?

Coaching is proven to work when two factors are present:
The client is willing to learn, grow, and take actions
There is a gap between where he/she is now and where he/she wants to be

That's all that is necessary for a successful coaching relationship where you can develop the right strategy, implement a plan of action and achieve your goals. Anything is possible within our coaching relationship.

Who benefits from coaching?

People's motivation during Life Coaching tends to come from one of two scenarios: either they want to move away from something or they want to move towards something.

In any case Life Coaching is about positive change in one or more areas of life, e.g.

* Love
* Career
* Life transitions
* Financial
* Self Confidence
* Family
* Business
* Spirituality
* Stress levels
* Happiness

Have you ever had coaching? If so, how was it for you?