Overview

Life coaching is like a synthesis of a mentor to believe in you and help you set bigger goals for yourself... A manager to break down the goals into 'do-able bits'... A personal trainer that will keep you moving along your path and a sports coach to give you feedback to help improve your game.
A Life Coach works one-to-one over an extended period of time. This way the work is targeted and focused to the client's need, plus the coach is able to make sure you really develop new skills and habits.

History

Life Coaching has been developed since the late 80s from a number of different complementary sources, the contributions of all of them being adapted and synthesised by professional coaches. These sources include Coach University and the work of Thomas Leonard, NLP and the work of Anthony Robbins and others.

Also the "Inner Game" approach to sports developed by Timothy Galway and applied to organisations by Sir John Whitmore and others.

Benefits

• Significantly enhanced performance
• Built on strengths and delegated the rest
• Better balance between work and play
• Better staff retention
• Boosted confidence
• Set bigger goals and achieved them faster
• More creative thinking
• Greater fulfilment
• Increased financial security
• New ways of working

Procedure

You will be asked for a brief history and to outline both short and long terms goals to work on. The emphasis is on taking action while growing in awareness and choice. You will be asked to prepare for the sessions and to agree to fieldwork in between. You have someone on your side, interested yet detached, to bounce ideas off, formulate strategies, and to share successes and failures with.

Clients find that they achieve their goals more effectively, easily and happily when working with a coach. As well as face-to-face work, a growing number of coaches work by phone with email support. You save on travel time and can work with a particular coach from anywhere in the world (new phone companies have resulted in minimal call charges).

Source of information: www.resultslifecoaching.com.au/what/coach.html | www.byregion.net/glossary/lifecoaching.html