A life coach is in a nutshell part motivator, part consultant and a rent a friend. The services of a life coach can be used to help someone achieve their goals in their career or personal life and sometimes both.
Life coach is an accredited individual who is trained to tap into your full potential. Anyone can use the services of a life coach from housewives to business leaders. Accredited life coaches can be found in the International Directory of Accredited Life Coaches.
Does life coaching work?
Life coaches are trained to have the ability to see things from a distance. Some people refer this ability as ‘helicopter vision’ which is the art of throwing new light on tough situations. Life coaches act as a sound board and help you to sharpen your skills and motivation.
A recent study showed that training increased productivity by 22.5% when training was combined with weekly life coaching productivity increased by 89%.
Accountability
A life coach in Adelaide will usually have three calls a month with their clients. Regular scheduled meetings prompt clients to get more done than they would if left to their own devices.
Expertise
A properly trained life coach will know how to help you set the correct goals, and structure your personal and professional life to gain greater productivity.
Delivery
A professional coach will know how to use the correct words so that you are naturally motivated. A skilled coach does not nag at any time. Coaching works the best with a weekly meetings, to enable clients to integrate new ways of thinking and take action each week toward their ultimate goals.
Speed
A lot of people find that things start to happen very soon after hiring a life coach in Adelaide.
Who use the services of a Life Coach?
The list is huge and includes housewives, professionals, small business owners, start-ups, managers, musicians, creative people, business leaders, actors, Entrepreneurs and executives. They all reach their goals with the help of a life coach.
What would you work on with a life coach?
Usually setting and achieving goals and objectives. This might involve Planning, business career and life’s problems.
FAQs
How does life coaching differ from therapy, sports coaching, consulting or a best friend?
Therapy
Life coaching isn’t therapy. Coaches don't work on traumas or past-based. Life coaches are not psychotherapists or psychologists. Life coaches focus on the present and the client’s goals for the future.
Sports coaching
Life coaching includes principles from sports coaching, such as doing your best, doing more than you think you are able to do and to work as a team.
Consulting
Life coaching is a form of consulting. For example, you might hire a consultant to help your business. If so you’d expect your consultant to have knowledge and experience in your business. A life coach may not have a background or experience in your field. A coach is a specialist in life, an expert to help you develop areas of your business and personal life.
Best friend
A best friend usually isn’t a professional who you can trust to advise you on the most important aspects of your life or business. A good life coach is never afraid to tell you the truth.
Philosophy of Marg Hobby regarding life coaching:
If there is a discrepancy between where you are now and where you want to be in the future, then there is room for life coaching. There is no need to struggle on your own anymore when you can get the support and tools of a professional life coach.
