What is a Life Coach?
A guide to what a Life Coach is and what a Life Coach isn’t
Whenever I mention that I am training to be a life coach, the response I receive is one of curiosity and scepticism. The conversation tends to end with many dismissing the premise and explaining why they believe it is a complete waste of time. Although people are free to build up their own opinions, what struck me was those same people couldn’t explain what coaching was.
Their premise and beliefs on the subject of coaching were completely misguided in ways that surprised me. Bright and intelligent people were dismissing and ridiculing an area they knew nothing about. This lack of understanding didn’t stop those individuals from trying to dissuade me from getting involved. One person likened the industry to a cult of meditating hippies hell-bent on brainwashing the world into hugging trees.
The question then led me to wonder why there was such a misconception around coaching. Why are there only a handful of people who have first-hand experience of its benefits? In this article, I hope to dispel some myths and give you a better idea of how coaching works in digestible bite-size pieces. I hope to show you a glimpse into how these simple but effective techniques can have such a powerful and lasting effect on those looking to better themselves.
