The Role Of A Life Coach

Coaching is a modern and rapidly growing method forthen to help you plan and set goals. Part of the role of
helping others to improve, develop, find personala coach is to help you to sort through your goals and
success, achieve aims and manage life change anddreams, to clarify where you want to go and then to
personal challenges. Life coaching is effective for allhelp you set manageable and achievable action steps
situations, whether in personal life, career, sales orto help you get there.
corporate and business life. Coaching draws out rather4. Tell the truth. You do not need a coach that is going
than puts in. It develops rather than imposes.to never be realistic or real with you. A good life coach
So lets say you decide to try a session of lifewill help you set realistic goals and give you a push in
coaching just to see what it is all about. Here is a littlethe right direction when you need it!
of what you can expect.5. Provide accountability. For me, this is one of the best
The role of your life coach is to:roles of a coach. When I know that somebody is going
1. Support and encourage you. They are not there toto be asking me how I am getting on with my action
impose their values on you. They are there to supportsteps, it provokes me to get them done.
and encourage you to reach your daily action steps6. Provide a fresh perspective. Sometimes this is just
and in time to see your long term goals fulfilled.what you need, fresh eyes to look at your situation
2. Listen. They should not be doing all the talking duringand help you decide what next step to take.
a session! A good life coach, needs to be a good7. Trust you to make your own decisions. A life coach
listener and be interested in your opinions, beliefs andis not a counsellor or therapist. At the end of the day,
goals.they are there to support you in your decisions, not
3. Help you explore your life, wishes, and dreams andmake them for you.