Life coaching is a collaborative process where a coach supports individuals in:
- Defining goals.
- Overcoming obstacles.
- Creating actionable plans to achieve personal or professional success.
It’s about unlocking a person’s potential and empowering them to make positive changes in their life.
Focuses on identifying and achieving specific goals, whether related to career, relationships, health, or personal growth.
Client-Centered???
Coaches don’t give answers but help clients discover solutions within themselves.
Actionable Steps?
Life coaching emphasizes taking practical, measurable actions to move closer to the desired outcome.
Focus on the Future
Unlike therapy, which often explores the past, life coaching focuses on where the client is now and how to create a better future.
Empowerment
Boost self-confidence, find purpose, and overcome limiting beliefs.
Career Coaching
Clarify career goals, navigate job transitions, and develop leadership skills.
Health & Wellness????
Improve fitness, manage stress, and build sustainable healthy habits.
Relationships?
Build better communication, strengthen relationships, or navigate challenges.
Work-Life Balance?
Find balance between personal and professional responsibilities.
Time Management
The coach and client discuss the client’s challenges, goals, and vision for the future.
Goal Setting
Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals are established.
Exploring Limiting Beliefs
The coach helps identify mental roadblocks or patterns that hold the client back.
Action Plan?
The client and coach create an action plan with clear steps toward achieving goals.
Ongoing Support and Accountability
Truly hearing what the client is saying without judgment or interruption.
Empathy
Understanding the client’s feelings and experiences while offering support.
Powerful Questioning
Asking thought-provoking questions to encourage reflection and discovery.
Goal Setting?
Helping clients define realistic, meaningful, and actionable goals.
Motivation and Encouragement
Keeping the client inspired and focused, especially during setbacks.
Accountability
| Life Coaching | Therapy |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Focuses on the future | Focuses on the past and present |
| Goal- and action-oriented | Healing and emotional recovery |
| Assumes the client is healthy | Addresses mental health concerns |
| Emphasizes growth and achievement | Works through trauma or deep issues |
Life coaching is all about growth, transformation, and action. It empowers people to clarify their goals, overcome obstacles, and create the life they envision.