Life Coaching: Your Prescription for Change
Posted on August 03, 2014 by Diana Blake, One of Thousands of Life Coaches on Noomii.
Learn who can benefit from life coaching.
Change is inevitable. But sometimes we don’t know where and how to start. Sometimes we don’t even know what we’re looking for. Whether you’re feeling confused, frustrated or restless, life coaching can help you move forward and improve your quality of life.
Coaching is a dialogue between you and your coach that encourages change. Through skilled listening, observation, and the use of powerful questions, your coach will seek to help you generate your own strategies to move forward and improve your satisfaction with yourself and your life.
Coaching can benefit anyone who is seeking to improve his/her quality of life. People who can benefit from coaching include:
• People who want to make a particular change but don’t know where to start
• People who feel dissatisfied with their lives but don’t know why
• People who want to accomplish something but need help with planning
• People who feel they are stuck or in a rut
• People who are having difficulty making an important decision
• People who are seeking clarity on an important issue
Although it can be helpful if your coach has experience with the particular topic you are seeking help with (such as weight loss, career change, etc.), it is not required. This is because the coach’s focus is not on the topic; it is on how to motivate and empower you to identify and seek what you need and to move forward.
Coaching is not about advice. A professional life coach will ask for your permission to share her insights if she thinks they will benefit you. And although she will hold you accountable for actions you commit yourself to, her goal is to help you discover how you can be accountable to yourself. Your coach cannot do the work for you; you must follow through with action. But she will partner with you to expand your awareness, create a vision and set a course of action. She’ll support you and encourage you as you progress. And she’ll be at your side to celebrate your success with you!
