Life coaches aren’t for everyone. They can’t fix your life or help you deal with deep-rooted psychological issues, so why hire one? Well, what they can do is help you focus on your future and challenge you to think in new and resourceful ways. So rather than offer a cure for all of life’s ills, they can help guide you in choosing the right direction, helping you to stay on track and make the right decisions at important times in your life. Just like a personal trainer, working with a life coach requires time and commitment on your part.
No matter what way you look at it, the rich tapestry of life can be challenging. These last few years have added even more complications and let’s face it, sometimes we need a little extra support. We often get so set in our ways that it’s hard to see things clearly. It’s difficult to understand the possibilities that exist when we’re so used to operating in our comfort zones.
Periods of transition, like a new job or house move can be really frightening, but working with the right coach can help you examine some of that inner voice that is telling you you should be happy when you’re not.
Perhaps you’ve reached a plateau in your life and despite your best will to improve things nothing seems to be working. Expecting change, while changing nothing is a route to stalemate that’s difficult to alter. But with the right coach, you will be challenged to address your attitudes and underlying beliefs.
Often, our own self-limiting behaviour can be holding us back from making the moves we need to make to accomplish the change we seek. A great coach can help you overcome self-sabotaging behaviour in order to fulfil your dreams. They’ll support you with compassion through the fear of failure and your inner resistance, which often arises when you’re trying to create something new and exciting, like a romantic relationship.
Perhaps you’re stuck in a job that’s going nowhere, but the fear of leaving is paralysing. Lacking a clear vision of what you want out of life can be confusing. An expert coach can help you to unravel the feelings of fear and help you process what’s holding you back, while also preparing you for a new phase in your life. Powerful, probing questions will help you breakthrough and teach you ultimately, to be more curious about your life and more conscious in your decisions.
An expert coach will help you to unlearn bad habits and institute good behaviour to help you reach your goals. They can also act as an accountability partner to ensure you see things through.