Mar

The definition of life coaching

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I’ve been on so many life coaching courses and NLP courses, met a lot of life coaches and even more NLP practitioners. But the ones that can tell me what they do are only a handful. And they fail to explain, when I ask them. It’s not that they don’t know what they’re doing. It’s that perhaps, and I’m only guessing, they can’t say because there’s a lot of confusion. And more confusion is unfortunately caused.

So what is life coaching?

Ask 10 coaches and you’ll probably get 10 answers. Here’s number 11:

The way I see it, life coaching:

1- Assesses your current situation.

2- Helps you identify a specific goal you want to achieve.

3- Helps you draw a path and follow the waypoints to your goal.

4- Motivates, guides and leads you to take steps and achieve results and attain your goal.

5- And it does this in a holistic manner so your life is kept in balance.

You can think this way about it. If your current location is London and your destination is Cambridge, what do you input in your sat nav? Your location in London and your location in Cambridge. The sat nav will then direct you on how to get there. If these variable are not input, it’s very unlikely you’re going to easily make it to your destination. Or you will simply not make it. In life, you’re your own sat nav and a life coach is there to make sure you’re inputting the right information. But surely a life coach is not needed for your sat nav! Right? When you’re done reading, remember to answer this question. I borrowed the sat nav analogy from a friend of mine.

Albert Einstein said: “You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it”

Life coaches and NLP practitioners refer to this as the scotoma i.e. blind spot. It’s when you’ve been occupied by a problem and you just can’t find a solution. This is why dreams are left behind. But then a friend comes along and asks you a simple question that opens a door to new possibilities. An efficient life coach is like that friend coming in and asking just the right questions that will challenge you and get you thinking with your problem solving mind instead of your problem creating mind. And once you are conscious of all the present opportunities you become motivated to seek the solutions and take a step further to achieving your dreams. This is a continuous process that could last from a few sessions up to a life time.