What is a Life Coach?

A Life Coach is a trained professional who provides direction, clarity, and accountability while helping you to make decisions, set and reach goals, or deal with problems. Coaching is not therapy, or a rehashing of your past.  It’s a forward thinking approach for talking thru an issue, making a plan, creating a timeframe and identifying the obstacles.

You may recognize the need to work on a very specific issue related to : a career transition, the ebb and flow of long term relationships, adult children (will they ever be on their own?) or getting past health issues. Others  may wish to pursue more broad topics of life purpose.  There are many phases of our life. Some of us are reinventing ourselves.  Others are finding the time to identify and pursue long deferred passions. 

In general our society does not afford time for reflection.  Complex issues often require nuanced solutions.  For many individuals making the commitment to work with a life coach provides a structure that enables them to more deeply probe these dilemnas.  Most importantly, the coach helps to develop a clear cut plan to achieve specific objectives.  The ongoing dialog with the coach helps to identify obstacles and adjust the approach as necessary.

Wherever you are in life, a thoughtful plan is the surest way to get where you want to be!