What Is Life Coaching

Profession Change – Becoming a Life Coach

Coaching is a form of development in which a person called a coach supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training, advice, and guidance. The learner is sometimes called a coachee. Occasionally, coaching may mean an informal relationship between two people, of whom one has more experience and proficiency than the other and offers recommendation and supervision as […]

Profession Change – Becoming a Life Coach2021-02-26T12:18:35-05:00

Coaching vs. Counseling – What’s the Difference and What’s Best for You?

When searching for help to find the right way forward, you might decide to look for a coach or find a counselor. But which one is right for you? We are going to take a look at the differences here, to help you understand which is best.   What do they help you with? The first difference between the two […]

Coaching vs. Counseling – What’s the Difference and What’s Best for You?2021-02-26T12:18:35-05:00

Life Coaching – Just another New Fad?

Life coaching is a tool that is used as a means to get people to not only identify, but also achieve personal and professional goals. Therefore it is not surprising that many Fortune 500 CEOs acquire life coaches – well, guess their secret is out. Hollywood actresses, famous athletes all rely on these coaches to help them perform better, make […]

Life Coaching – Just another New Fad?2021-02-26T12:18:37-05:00

What Can a Life Coach Help You With?

Almost everyone can benefit from working with a life coach at some point in time. That’s because life coaching features several niches you might not have known about, which means you can get coaching with just about any problem that comes up in life. If you’re not yet sure if you could really use a life coach, take a look […]

What Can a Life Coach Help You With?2021-02-26T12:18:43-05:00

How to Seek the Right Mentor for You

There is little doubt over the critical role that a mentor plays in putting the career of a professional on the path of glory. All the articles, expert opinions, books, tutorials combined cannot match the real world exposure and experience of a mentor who has been there before you. There are many professionals out there who know that mentorship is important to their career but are unaware of how to find the right mentor for them. This is an attempt to simplify their search.

How to Seek the Right Mentor for You2021-02-26T12:18:45-05:00

Popular, Yet Unfair, Myths About Business Coaching

Given that business coaching is somewhat new to the job market, many people may not have a clear idea of what it is. In short, business coaching involves helping a company to define and reach its goals on a company-wide level while also fitting in the goals of company executives. But the myths surrounding this field are detrimental to the potential positive impact that business coaching can have on whole industries. So it’s worth stepping back to find out what this novel field is really all about. Who knows, you may even discover that it could be a valuable tool for your own business!

Popular, Yet Unfair, Myths About Business Coaching2021-02-22T08:40:30-05:00

Value Identification – The Heart of the Journey

I’m often asked what I believe to be the key element in coaching my clients. I always say “current time value identification” without a doubt. Often times, a client will find that they’re stuck in trying to fulfill a goal from an earlier point in their life. While sometimes it’s revealed these goals are aligned with their current day value system, often times the goal is not in sync with today’s values. My experience as a coach has taught me that an in-depth initial client intake that includes a multi-faceted value assessment is essential, irrespective of how absolute a client may be on a particular goal. Every goal, every choice and every decision is rooted in our value system. Values change as we change and grow. Think for a moment of what you value, what’s important to you today. Now, think back 10 or 15 years, are the values the same? Usually not.

Value Identification – The Heart of the Journey2021-02-22T08:40:31-05:00

Coaching As An Acronym

There are many elements to the coaching journey and the coach/client relationships. We, as coaches, employ a number of skills and strategies in helping people identify what they truly want out of life, overcome limiting obstacles and build an action plan that gets results. When I looked at the word “coach” as an acronym I found these truths. C – Commitment The commitment of the coach to you and your vision is a given. The commitment of the client to rise to the occasion in breaking through limiting beliefs and comfort zones is critical. While breaking through ingrained habits and ineffective belief -systems is an admittedly difficult task, your coach is trained and committed to keeping you moving forward toward your vision.

Coaching As An Acronym2021-02-22T08:40:34-05:00

Coach Spotlight: Jeffrey O

In our Coach Spotlight today, we are pleased to feature Jeffrey O, a motivational speaker, life coach, and published author among many other roles. Us: How did you start coaching? Jeffrey O: Many of my professional acquaintances and friends were always reaching out to me for advice. They sought advice about their personal and professional lives. They told me that they were inspired by my words. Some of them asked if I had ever considered working as a motivational coach. I told them that I would ponder the idea. The desire to help others propelled my career as a motivational coach. I have written several motivational books, including; The World According to Jeffrey O and Get Rich, Get Happy, Get Love. My books have inspired thousands of people to improve their lives. My website, www.JeffreyO.com provides links to all of my books. Us: What do you love most about coaching? Jeffrey O: I love being able to make a difference! I have developed a large following on social media with over one million followers (combined) on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. My daily inspirational messages have impacted millions of people positively. Some of my messages have gone viral.

Coach Spotlight: Jeffrey O2021-02-22T08:40:45-05:00

7 Lessons for a Life Coach to Manage Difficult People

A lot has been said about what is life coaching and when does someone need a life coach. One of the biggest challenges of a life coach is to keep calm and mindful while dealing with a difficult client. Difficult people are out there, all around us, one of them is possibly right within us! All of us are fighting a battle to survive, become richer and happier. Our needs are ever increasing. That's how we're different from other organisms on this beautiful planet. When the needs and desires stop getting fulfilled, the unhappiness spills over to our behaviour and more often than not affects people in our social circle. When that happens, relationships with people in our circle gets destroyed, productivity is hampered at job and even our family is at stake. That's when we go to a life coach hoping to make things easy for us. A life coach isn't a superhuman with the skin of a Rhino. He or she is vulnerable to negativity just as anyone else is in a difficult person's social circle. And a life coach meets such people all the time, with the onus of transforming their miserable lives. So how does a life coach maintain poise while dealing with difficult people?

7 Lessons for a Life Coach to Manage Difficult People2021-02-22T08:40:51-05:00
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