Life Coaching And Personal Growth Are Integrated.
Self-Awareness
Life coaching entails helping people achieve their dreams and goals,
but some clients don’t even know what those dreams and goals are.
So there are life coaches who dedicate their practice mainly to helping
clients with self-discovery. Coaches may use a variety of tools, profiles
and assessments to help clients determine their strengths, likes and
dislikes, or the coaches may be more informal in their approach, asking
thought-provoking questions and carefully feeding back the responses.
Work/Life Balance Coaching
Work/life balance is one of the central themes of life coaching, and some
coaches work exclusively on this area. There is no shortage of busy
people who could potentially benefit from a little help in balancing
their hectic work and home schedules. Clients might want to spend less
time at work, and more time with their families, or just the opposite.
Maybe part-time work or even a different job is the answer.
Coaching & Personal Growth is about Helping People Set Goals:
We’ve all heard that when you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Life coaches
can help people give form and structure to their desires. Talk is cheap,
goes the saying, but when clients put their thoughts on paper, read
them aloud and see them every day, they become more focused, more
serious. People who say, “I want to be happy/rich/successful, etc.”
are not being clear enough. Coaches help them break down generic,
unformed ideas into concrete plans. Plans are further subdivided into
steps. After all, climbing one step at a time is far more practical than
leaping up an entire staircase.
Life Coaches Evaluate Clients’ Goals
Always remember that the clients’ goals, not the coach’s, are what
matters. Your clients need to decide what they want and how they are
going to get it.
Once a client begins goal-setting, you will often find that a client will
list many goals. The two of you need to prioritize which one you will
tackle first. Two or three small goals may be handled simultaneously,
particularly if they are closely related.
For example, a client who wants to both lose weight and feel better about their appearance can likely combine the two goals. But if a client has goals such as getting married, starting a new career, and buying a new house, trying to work on all three at the same time would likely be overwhelming.
Prioritizing goals and letting one accomplishment lead to new
aspirations is a good way to keep clients coming back. You and the client
establish a goal, and set a timeframe to meet it.
The subsequent success can open up new opportunities, and lead the client to investigate new possibilities they never even imagined before. In addition, once a client has achieved a major milestone or even taken successful steps to
accomplish smaller goals, you can ask, “What else would you like to
accomplish?”
