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Life Coaching

Isla Baliszewska

An Introduction to Life Coaching

Most of us at some time during our lives want to change something about the way we are or about the way we are living our lives. It may be that we are in a ‘rut’, at a crossroads in our working life, or have difficulty juggling all the different things that we do. It may just be that we want to improve our life.

Life Coaching is a way of finding out what we really want and how to get it. It is a process of discovering what makes us discontented and unfulfilled, and of identifying where we want the changes to occur. We can then decide what steps to take to pursue that goal, looking at the realities of how it can be achieved.

Life coaching is a process of learning for the individual, of discovering our potential, and taking control of the possibilities presented to us to maximise our achievements and to work towards the goals that we set ourselves in the process of improving our lives.

Unlike counselling or therapy, Life Coaching is not about looking to the past to help resolve present conflicts, and it is not about one single condition or area of discontent. It is a more holistic approach, where all aspects of the client’s life are looked at in order to pick out those areas that the client wants to target for change. Similarly, a Life Coach is not a mentor as the process of Life Coaching is about empowering the client to take charge of their own decisions and goals. The Life Coach will work with the client to help them discover their own questions and answers to enable them to move forward.

The process of the coaching is in the form of an agreed number of sessions, usually lasting 45 minutes each. It is important for the client to be totally committed to the coaching process, as indeed their Coach will be, so that they can get the most out of the coaching.

There are various types of coaching, here are some examples:

~ Life Coaching for everybody
~ Personal development coaching for change of career
~ Positive impact coaching – for team building and work efficiency
~ Relationship coaching
~ Management coaching

Whichever one you choose, you will find that it provides the ideal way to discover your underlying strengths and motivations, to identify what you want to change, and to help you learn what tools you need and have in order to take action and make those changes effectively.