What is Life Coaching?

Coaching is...

" a process that enables learning and development to occur and thus performance to improve. To be a successful coach requires a knowledge and understanding of process as well as the variety of styles, skills and techniques that are appropriate to the context in which that coaching takes place."

  -Eric Parsloe, The Manager as Coach and Mentor (1999)

Life coaching assists clients in articulating their dreams and aspirations, helps them clarify their mission, purpose, and goals, and creates a working map to achieve those outcomes. The coach invites discovery and encourages you to move positively towards achieving your goals by focusing your energy and your potential on positive solutions.

It is the art of motivating the personal and professional development of an individual by using focused questioning techniques . Inspired life coaching relies heavily on the relationship between client and coach, in which you set the agenda and are accountable for your advancement in achieving goal-orientated tasks. Coaching will develop your personal resources to enable you to achieve and progress your life in a positive and balanced way.

Difference between Life Coaching and Counseling

Life coaching differs from traditional counseling and psychotherapy by focusing on developing ambition and positive attitudes among clients. Counseling can be defined as a relatively short-term, interpersonal, theory-based process of helping persons who are fundamentally psychologically healthy resolve developmental and situational issues often associated with the client's psychological and emotional history.