Why do we need a Life Coach?

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Eighteen Years back, I started my journey as a Life Coach. It was not an easy transition. I need to make people understand about the nuances of coaching and what coaching can do. Initially it was very difficult to convince people about life coaching. But now people have understood its importance.

I still remember that people say that I am not mentally retarded or mad. Why should I go to a Coach. Then I have to make them understand about the difference between a therapist and a Life Coach. When I got accredited as a certified life coach by International Coach Federation US, I was more confident and professionally equipped to handle my clients. I got to know that people want to succeed but they are not ready to go to a professional person for a consultation.

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Whether ascending the corporate ladder or paving a path all your own as an entrepreneur, one fact remains true across the board: We all need a little support. Living your best personal and professional life requires intentional self-reflection and continual personal development. Even at our best, however, we all have blind spots that prevent us from seeing the whole picture of our lives and the thoughts, habits and behaviors that hinder our growth. The same is true of our friends and family. While loved ones may have the best intentions, they often lack the discernment to appropriately analyze and deliver actionable advice. So, who do we turn to for unbiased evaluation and expertise? Enter the life coach.

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Successful people don’t leave their progress up to chance — they grab it by the horns. Hiring a life coach is a great example of how those seeking personal and professional expansion can take charge of the vision they have for their lives. In fact, some of our favorite high achievers have publicly vouched for the value of coaching. For example, both Oprah Winfrey and Bill Gates have been quoted praising their own experiences with life coaching. Winfrey has long worked with coach Martha Beck, saying, “Coaching helps you stop the crazy mind chatter in your head that tells you all the time that you’re not good enough.” Gates, meanwhile, has offered that, “Everyone needs a coach. We all need people that give us feedback. That’s how we improve.”

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Below, learn three specific ways that working with a life coach can enrich your life.

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1. Goal identification and prioritization

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For many people, the problem is not a lack of ambition but a lack of clarity. When we go through the motions every day, we often find ourselves caught up in the rat race, chasing a vision of success that was handed down to us, instead of one created with care and intentionality. It’s no surprise that so many people spend their entire lives doing what they consider to be “the right things,” i.e. going to college, landing a job and starting a family, only to wake up one day and realize that they are not happy.

When you work with a life coach, you begin to connect to yourself fully, allowing yourself to design and create the life you want based on your own standards. As Arboleda explains, “Through that connection, you get to choose what balance looks like for you and what you want to empower in your life that aligns with that idea of balance.”

For you, that might mean becoming a full-time entrepreneur, starting a side business or embarking on a creative passion project in your free time. A life coach helps you connect to yourself to identify and prioritize these new goals in a way that makes sense.

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2. Cultivating and transitioning to a new identity

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In addition to specific goals and projects, life coaches are a wonderful aid in moments of great transition. From career shifts like changes in industry to personal shifts like divorce, a life coach can help you remain grounded in the midst of huge changes. Part of the reason why change can be so difficult is because it challenges the stories that we have created for ourselves. Who am I outside of working for this company? Who am I outside of this marriage or relationship? These kinds of questions can be scary when faced alone, but a life coach can help to reframe your personal narrative in a way that sets you up for an empowering and exciting new chapter.

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