Do You Need a Life Coach? - By: Chris Robertson

If you've ever wondered about the value of coaching, just look at the recent accomplishments of athletes in Beijing. On one end of the spectrum, you have the Chinese divers and men's gymnastic team, who have trained with coaches since they were small children. On the other end of the spectrum, you have Dara Torres, who relied on a literal team of coaches to enable the 41-year-old swimmer to make Olympic history with her silver medals. And, of course, there's Michael Phelps, who would never have achieved his Olympic dream without the assistance of his coach Bob Bowman.

In athletics, coaches serve a multitude of roles, but the bottom line is that they can see the big picture. They have independent expertise in the sport they're coaching, and can pinpoint the athletes' strengths and weaknesses. Coaches can plot strategy, push athletes to perform their best, act as cheerleaders, and refer them to other specialists who can help them achieve their goals. The one thing that a coach can't do, however, is the actual work involved in reaching an athlete's potential.

A life coach plays a role similar to that of an athletic coach, but instead of focusing on sports accomplishments, she focuses on life accomplishments. Your goals are your own, and you have to do the work, but your life coach has independent expertise, can see the big picture, and can pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses. Like an athletic coach, she can help you plot life strategy, be a source of support and encouragement, and push you to perform your best.

How do you know if you could benefit from a life coach? One sure sign is the feeling that something is missing. After all, our lives are jam-packed with activities and responsibilities, but there are times when no matter how busy we are, we feel a void. In fact, there are times when overscheduling is a way of coping with that place of emptiness.

But life coaching addresses more than existential issues. It can deal with highly specific aspects of your life. For example, perhaps you are at a crossroads, and are unsure which direction to take. It could be that your children are getting older and you are ready to re-focus your energy on your dreams and aspirations. Maybe you're dissatisfied with your current career path but don't know how to make the transition to another. Perhaps you're forced into a job change and are having a hard time making the best of it.

A life coach can also help with the relationship aspect of your life. Maybe you and your spouse no longer feel like a couple, or perhaps you simply feel stuck. It could be that you seem to choose friends who take advantage of you, or that you're recovering from a separation, divorce, or the loss of a loved one.

Whatever issue you're facing, a life coach can ask you powerful questions that will help you focus on your priorities and redirect your energy to achieve success in all areas of your life. Through phone consultations, she can enable you to unleash more of your potential to be more productive and more secure in the knowledge that you are on the right life path. With a life coach, you may not win an Olympic gold medal, but you can certainly achieve greatness.

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