One of the most common misconceptions about life coaching is that it is therapy/counselling in disguise — or that it is therapy from an unlicensed practitioner. In reality, life coaching is truly its own unique service designed to help ambitious achievers meet the outcomes that will bring them success and fulfilment, in any and all areas of life.

The idea behind counselling is to focus on past traumas and issues to change self-destructive habits, repair and improve relationships and work through painful feelings. In this sense, counselling focuses on the past and on introspection and analysis, with the hope of resolving past issues and creating a better future.

In life coaching, a client works with a coach, who is not a healthcare professional, in order to clarify goals and identify obstacles and problematic behaviours in order to create action plans to achieve desired results. A life coach enables the person receiving treatment to take charge of their life and take action to steer it toward their goals.

Every type of individual can take life coaching. The only common traits these people have is the desire to transform their lives so they are happier and living live 100%

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Life coaching is about looking at where you are now and where you want to be in each area of your life. You need a life coach to help you explore and set goals in these areas as well as help you achieve them..

A good Life coach is an expert in follow-through. He understands human behaviour and why it is so hard. He knows exactly how to help you work through it. Getting started on goals, staying motivated, dealing with outer and inner challenges such as fear of failure that get in the way of you reaching your goals are where a life coach helps.

A life coach can help you clear your head and take the big decisions of your life, to help you see a solution when you can't' see by yourself.

A great Life coach also improves confidence and self-esteem, empower you to increase life satisfaction and happiness levels, lowers stress levels and have a more balanced life. This increases energy, productivity, brings passion and focus to all of your future endeavours and relationships.

 

This depends on what you want to achieve with your coaching. Most people come to a Personal Coach with a life-changing goal in mind. It is best to take 1 session first in which you uncover where you are and where you want to be. You Life coach would suggest the number of sessions you should take. It is a very personal decision based on your individual goal.