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10 things you may not know about life coaching  | What is life coaching & how it works

9/5/2014

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Even though life coaching has been around for decades, during the last year of my coaching practice, I realised how little people actually know about what life coaching is and how it can help them get more satisfaction, not to mention joy, out of life.

Most of my clients are a lot like myself a few years back. They have everything they thought they should have and still feel dissatisfied {ring any bells?}. What they need is a change and sooner or later they bump onto this site, still without having a clear idea of how life coaching can help them, but they take the leap anyway and buy the Inspired for Life Coaching Pack.  
10 things you need to know about life coaching

Thinking about Hiring a Coach? Read this list of 10 thing you may not know about life coaching.

But before they make that life changing mouse click, as they are still hovering over that BUY button, not yet having the knowledge and first hand experience of how life coaching can help them get from stuck, to moving, growing and chaining, this is what they usually think: 

"Will this help me turn my life around?"
"What if coaching is not for me?" 
"What if I don’t see any results and find myself both stuck AND resentful?" 

So, today I'm sharing with you, 10 things, you might not know about life coaching, to help you better  understand how it can help you start moving forward, into the life you want.

Allow me to begin with some breaking news... 
1. You do not NEED life coaching. No one does. But if you want to accelerate your growth and take your life from good to sensational, coaching will greatly benefit you. Scouts honour.

2. Coaching will not create an extraordinary life for you. You will. And it all starts with your burning desire to change, grow and evolve. If you're ok with settling for less than you know you deserve, coaching might not be a great fit for you.

3. Coaching is not therapy, mentoring, consulting or counselling. A coach will not heal your emotional traumas, will not hand you all the answers and will not tell you what to do. 

4. You can use coaching to take a snap-shot of your life, as it is in this moment and briefly look at your journey here, from a new, overwhelm-free perspective, but do not expect to stay there too long. Coaching is future-based and during coaching, your energy will be focused towards what could be rather than what has been.

5. What most people lack in life, is a clear, spine-tingling vision, of what their ideal life looks and feels like. Sure, we all have a vague idea of success but what does being successful really means to you? Not your parents, not your partner, not your boss, YOU. Coaching can help you create your own definition of success and if you want to thrive in life and business, on your own terms, coaching might be just what you need.

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6. Once you have a clear understanding of where you want to be in life, coaching can help you become more self aware, so that you can better utilise your strengths, explore new opportunities, experiment with different approaches, devise new strategies to overcome barriers and develop plans to reach your goals. 

7. Coaching loves action! Be prepared to do some homework, take specific action steps and try new ways of thinking and doing things. Having access to effective coaching tools and resources will also help accelerate the process of reaching your goals, while the encouragement and support of your coach, can prove to be invaluable.

8. By breaking everything down, into the next action, coaching can be profoundly useful for people who feel stuck, lack direction, in their personal or professional life or are mastering the art of procrastination. No action is too small for coaching and tiny-mini-baby steps are celebrated and acknowledged because it is these small everyday wins, that pave the way to larger more meaningful victories.

9. When you are actively involved in the process of changing your own life, instead of passively living through it, a fair amount of fear, anxiety, overwhelm and vulnerability, can be created and you might be tempted to look for reasons, not to have to change a.k.a. to quit. In a coaching partnership you always have permission to relax, a bit. Take some time to let everything sink in and make things work for you, instead of against you.

And finally...

10. Coaching is FUN, not to mention rewarding. Think about it, you grant yourself permission {maybe even for the first time, in forever} to be genuinely YOU. To use your wants and desires, as your baseline to design and build your new life. You are freeing yourself from limiting beliefs and disempowering thoughts and you get to witness your own transformation into a happier, more fulfilled person. How cool is that?
I know I am biassed when I say that hiring a life coach, can be one of the best investments, you’ll ever make, in yourself but it is. 

And if you don’t want to take my word for it, why don’t you try coaching on, to get a first-hand experience, of what it feels like being coached, being supported and encouraged to identify your dreams, pinpoint what’s blocking you from achieving them and then develop specific steps to make them a reality.
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Hi, I'm Nichole, and I am a personal motivator and coach, passionate about reigniting the spark in people both in life and business. My specialty? Getting people to ACT by breaking anything down, into to the next action! 

I work with passion driven women to help them set their priorities straight and and thrive in life and business, on their own terms.

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17 Comments
Stacey link
9/17/2014 04:13:19 am

I think this is a brilliant post and completely spot on! Being a coach myself, and always having been coached by others, it is hard work...but if you are open to working hard, and need accountability and support along the way, a coach that lives in alignment with your vision and values can be the one addition to your life that ignites a new spark and becomes the client's catalyst for change!

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nichole link
9/22/2014 12:09:20 am

Beautifully said Stacey, that's exactly what a coach can become, under the right circumstance, a powerful catalyst for change.

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Anne Omland link
9/17/2014 05:42:40 am

This is a really helpful article! I love "coaching will not create an exceptional life for you. You will." Yes!

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nichole link
9/22/2014 12:12:55 am

Isn't that great? That's what I love about coaching most. Seeing people realising, maybe for the first time ever, that they themselves are responsible for creating an exceptional life and that it is in fact possible to have everything your heart desires. That you are worthy and deserving of all good things in life as long as you go out there, or in there for that matter, and claim them.

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Beth link
9/18/2014 07:01:48 am

Great rundown, Nichole. Life coaching has always seemed a bit vague to me, so this definitely helps clarify its purpose.

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nichole link
9/22/2014 12:16:46 am

Thank you Beth. I often get confused looks when I say what I do for a living. Most people are not sure what life coaching is, or how a life coach can help them and I wanted to help clear the fog!

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april link
9/18/2014 08:04:43 am

i'm a wellness and life coach, and i love love love your 10 things, nichole! "coaching will not create an extraordinary life for you. you will." i had copied this line to comment on before i even noticed that it was tweetable! so so true. it's inside each one of us - we just need to nurture and cultivate and embrace that incredible power.

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nichole link
9/29/2014 06:05:09 pm

That's one of the first things I let every person I coach. Coaching, or therapy, a good relationship, or even pills will not create an extraordinary life for you, you will and I LOVE how my clients build upon that very thought.

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Allison Carr link
9/18/2014 09:00:53 am

This is such a great breakdown of the benefits! Thanks for writing this. I love the idea that coaching doesn't create and extraordinary life, you do!

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nichole link
9/29/2014 06:22:54 pm

Thank you Allison! I had a lot of trouble putting the concept into words but it was all worth it. Now, potential clients know what they can expect from coaching and that makes a world of difference to how they enter the relationship.

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Silvia link
9/18/2014 09:06:17 am

Now that's clearly setting it straight. This post says a lot about you as a coach. Good job Nichole!

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nichole
10/29/2014 01:21:13 pm

Thank you Silvia!

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Brenda link
9/22/2014 12:00:38 am

What a great post Nichole! A coach is something so new to me and I'm sure it is for a lot of people as well. This is great to see what coaches really do and breaking it down into these 10 things makes it easier and more enticing to many people.

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nichole
10/29/2014 01:24:24 pm

Thank you Brenda. Yes, most people are not sure what life coaching is or how it can benefit them. I hope this will be helpful for you if you do consider hiring a coach in the future.

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Melissa link
9/22/2014 02:05:16 pm

Wow great post! So candid and I love the tweet,
"Coaching will not create an extraordinary life for you. You will." of course had to tweet it :-)

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nichole
10/29/2014 01:27:50 pm

Yay Melissa! You have all the means to create an extraordinary life for yourself. Coaching will help you discover it and push you to take action to achieve it.

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Louis Long link
10/26/2017 06:21:40 am

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