Coaching
Coaching is used to help individuals or groups determine and achieve their goals. Knowing what you want is one thing taking the action to make sure it happens is another. We can all make our list of goals and dreams but if we don’t take action that’s all they will remain…a list. Having a life coach can help you take that action!
Many people know that they are not happy with life the way it is and want to change something in their personal or professional life, but often they are not sure what it is that needs to be changed. One of the most important things in the coaching process is to determine with the help of your coach what it is you want to achieve. Only when you know what you want to achieve can you make a realistic plan of action specific to your goals.
The first coaching session is what I call “Lay it all out on the table” this is where we find out what’s working in your life and what’s not. This is an important aspect to focus on and one that helps set up the foundation of the coaching sessions to come. If you just go stabbing in the dark you may make a few small changes but you will probably not find the result that you’re looking for. Getting what you want usually comes about by discovering what is most important to you and prioritizing your life.
Something to keep in mind is that coaching is not therapy. Some coaches are experienced in a number of other lifestyle and personal development related skills such as counseling, NLP, Thought Field Therapy or EFT. These skills can be very beneficial for many coaching clients. Having a coach that has a variety of related skills to call upon during the coaching sessions is a bonus. Not to confuse the two, coaching is much more about moving forward toward a future while therapy spends a good deal of time exploring the past.
The coach will assist and support the client but cannot promise any specific outcome as success is ultimately up to the client. They are the ones that have to take the action on their goals. The coach will help to keep you on track and keep the client accountable for their actions or non actions during their coaching sessions.
There are numerous types of coaching niches.
Life Coaching
The aim of Life coaching is to help individuals determine and achieve their personal and professional goals. These goals may be around career, family, health and fitness, and a number of other areas in your life.
Business Coaching
While offering the occasional advice and support to a group or individual a coach will offers constructive feedback, positive support, and is a sounding board to the business owner. Many people are alone in a business and have important decisions to make. It is very useful to have a coach to listen to them and help them brain storm ideas. Often having a coach sit in on meetings with the business owner and staff can help achieve major benefits.
Personal Coaching
A relationship that is built between the coach and client working on areas of interests expressed by the client such as business, personal, professional, or relationship goals.
Health Coaching
A health coach will assist in the area of health and wellness. Many of those suffering from chronic illness and other conditions can benefit from working with a coach. The coach will observe, offer encouragement and hold the client responsible to their commitments to make possible changes come about.
Dating and Relationship Coaching
There are many people that have issues around relationships and dating. A coach can help with building confidence, helping deal with shyness, communication, interpersonal skills and image.
Family Coaching
Family coaching can help a family deal with conflict by working with the family as a group and or individually. Coaching can be beneficial to a family member that may need some support around preparing for exams or some other project by helping to keep them on track.
Sports Coaching
This is the one area where coaching is well recognized. Coaches have been a part of the sporting world for many years. All professional sport celebrities have coaches, swimming, golf, soccer you name it and there is a coach somewhere in the background.
There are a number of other niche areas of coaching.
Are you interested in checking out coaching sessions? Email Shirley at
info@lifeworks-coach.com
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