Quit Working For Other People: Hire A Life Coach.
What is life coaching?
It is the responsibility of a life coach to help develop their clients so that they can move towards accomplishing their goals. At some point many of us may wonder if our dreams will ever come true. Do you want to get a better job? Would you like to build better relationships with your friends and family? What are the things you truly value in life? Well, a life coach can help you clarify your goals. A life coach can really help make things happen for you.
According to the International Coach Federation in a survey of 210 coaching clients who been coach for an average of nine months, 98.5% of the respondents to their study on coaching, stated that their coaching sessions were valuable. At least 62% of the respondents confide in their coach at least as much as they confide in their spouse, their best friend, or their therapist. Life coaching can improve all areas of your life including building better connections with your spouse or significant other, your children, wealth, health and fitness, and much more.
Life coaching helps you in the all round improvement of your life; it includes such areas as maintaining better relations with your spouse or life partner and your children, as well as maintenance of your wealth, health and fitness and much more than that. Coaching, therapy, and mentoring are entirely different things. A coach handles normally well individuals who want to better their careers or some aspects of their lives. Your life coach will help you to find the hidden answers that already reside within you. If you are gifted and talented in any area and you aim to achieve superstar status in your life or career, carefully consider getting a life coach to help you rise to the next level.
Generally, therapy is recommended for people who need the assistance of a physician or a licensed health or medical professional to overcome their difficulties. Mentoring is geared toward people who want to emulate a successful role model and accomplish the same goals that person has already achieved.
What to look for in a life coach Look for someone who can provide you with testimonials and case studies which demonstrate their competence and proficiencies. Look for someone who has formal training and some experience in coaching or consulting. Any life coach worthy of the name will provide you with a 15-minute complimentary coaching session so you can both assess whether or not you are a good fit for each other.
Why choose life coaching?
If you want to improve your life, health, or business, life coaching may be just right for you. Your life coach will treat you like you are the only person in the world, and who couldn’t benefit from that? Don’t we all like to be listened to? Don’t we all relish speaking with someone who only wants to hear what we have to say?
Some people are reluctant to hire a life coach because they think they can’t afford it. I can certainly understand that. However, once you experience for yourself what a life coach can do for you, you wonder how you ever made it this far without one. If a life coach costs you $300 for a couple of sessions, and as a result of that you can gain additional productivity and profits that lead to $30,000, well, I would say that was money well spent. It’s like buy money at a discount.
Individuals who have used the services of life coaches, according to the above mentioned survey, give testimony to the following results:
67.6% increased self-awareness 62.4% wiser goal-setting 60.5% better balance in their life 57.1% decreased stress levels 52.9% more productive self exploration 52.4% improved self concept 43.3% better quality of life 39.5% improved communication skills 35.7% improved success in project completion 33.8% improved physical state 33.3% improved staff relations 33.3% improved family relationships 31.9% higher energy level 31.9% more fun – 25.7% increased income 25.7% quit an undesirable habit 24.3% switched professions 22.9% increased amount of free time.
Amy Watson of PROfusion Public Relations conducted the survey. The survey was created with the assistance of Jackie Rieves Watson, Ph.D., professor of Management and Statistics, Amber University.
How can a life coach help?
A life coach help you in just about every way imaginable.
A life coach will help you find the answers that you already have within you. You will learn to be more self-aware and to look within yourself for the solutions to any roadblocks that may appear.
With the help of your life coach, you will develop a plan of action to achieve your goals. In addition, your coach will hold you accountable for sticking to your plan and accomplishing the goals you set.
Your coach will help you set realistic, success-oriented goals. With these goals in mind you can make smarter decisions and act on them, which will keep your life in balance.
You can share your inner-most thoughts and ideas with your coach without fear of being judged. Working in an environment where you are free to speak without being concerned about what others think will build your confidence. The safe environment and the rapport between you and your coach will allow you to overcome any emotional roadblocks to achieving your success.
Your life coach is trained as an active, empathetic listener. He or she will ask you powerful questions that will inspire you to act to accomplish your goals. Your coach will help you align your strengths, goals and actions so that they are in harmony and you will attract more wealth and make more money.
Your life coach is trained to have infinite patience so you can progress at your own pace.
Your life coach can help you envision things from a different perspective, which can permit you to make different assumptions, allowing you to “think outside the box” , come up with new and creative ideas, and get life-changing results.
A coach places the focus directly on you – where it should be. This is the fastest and most efficient method for you to achieve success.
How Life Coaching Can Help You
Angela Arnold can help you tap into your special skills and talents. As you discover your passions, as well as your strengths and weaknesses, you will also develop your own, personal, customized action plan to lead you where you want to go.
Get a copy of Angela’s free special report , “7 Fatal Mistakes That can also Kill Your Business, and What to Do About Them”. You can also book a free coaching session by clicking the Book Now button on her homepage.