Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT IS LIFE COACHING?

• Coaching is a co-active relationship where you discover what is truly important to you, what you are passionate about and find joy in, what is at the core and essence of who you are, and what you truly want in life.
• Coaching helps you get clear on your vision, helps you see the gap between where you are and where you want to be, and together you and your Coach create a plan for reaching your goals.
• Coaching uncovers new perspectives that open up possibilities never thought imaginable.

WHAT IS A LIFE COACH?    
A Life Coach:

• sees your greatness and holds you as magnificent, creative, and resourceful, no matter what.
• helps you create the life that you truly want.
• provides insight and calls you to be your best.
• states the hard truth, as difficult as it is sometimes to hear, all in service of your life's desires and commitments.

WHO HIRES A COACH?    
People who:

• want to achieve peak health in all areas of their life.
• may be stuck and know what they want, but not sure how to get there
• want to grow & develop, and are seeking life balance.
• want to live life with ease and comfort, not struggle and frustration.
• want their work and personal life to be more satisfying and meaningful.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COACHING AND THERAPY?  COACHING AND CONSULTING/COUNSELING?

• Coaching and Therapy both cause people to see significant improvements in the quality of life. Therapy focuses on what may need to be healed or missing while Coaching focuses on what's right with people, what you want more of.
• Therapy often looks into the past, which Coaching is about being with what is now in the present and looking at creating the future.
• In Consulting, the Consultant is the expert, offering advice and direction. In Coaching, the client is the expert. The Coach asks powerful questions to facilitate the process, yet the Client has all the answers. =The Coach also provides insight, intuition and states the truth as what they notice or see.

WHAT IS EXPECTED OF ME IN THE COACHING RELATIONSHIP?

• The Client is expected to be open to growth and development, committed to change and to striving for what they truly want - to be "coachable".
• The Client is responsible for communicating to the Coach when something is not working or when the Coach's style does not suit the Client.
• The Client is responsible for making requests of the Coach when necessary. The Coach is responsible for providing a safe space for the Client to communicate whatever is there.