What Is Life Coaching? "Coaching is an on-going partnership that helps clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning ,improve their performance and enhance their quality of life. Beginning with the clients' desires, coaching uses reporting ,exploring, and a consistent commitment to move the client forward. Coaching accelerates the clients' progress by providing greater focus and awareness of choice. Coaching concentrates on where clients are today and what they are willing to do to get where they want to be tomorrow."
"Life coaching is a process used to assist clients to determine and achieve personal goals. Life coaches use a variety of methods, best suited to the client. Coaching is increasingly diversifying into niche and specialist areas. There is a considerable coaching presence and influence in the following areas: spiritual coaching, parent coaching, corporate coaching, financial coaching, business coaching" - International Coach Federation (ICF).
What Life Coaching is not: Life coaching is not counselling or Therapy, these processes focus more on evaluating the past to attain a solution. Coaching focuses more on the future and attaining goals. Coaching uses a holistic approach to enable clients to develop.
Who are your clients? My clients are people from all walks of life and ages, with different cultures, backgrounds and careers. They all have in common a desire to change, and a willingness to allow someone to be involved in the process. They are also open to new ideas and trying different approaches to achieve success.
Do I need a Life Coach? I believe that everyone would benefit from having a life coach. In essence we're all coaches every time you encourage, motivate, inspire, advise, teach or help someone you're coaching.Those adjectives could easily be describing a parent or role model.
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If you want someone to believe in you, and empower you to achieve your aspirations in the most enjoyable and effective way then hiring a life coach may be for you.
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If you have unfulfilled dreams and goals, want to make a change in your life, improve relationships, find your life purpose and or gain more confidence then life coaching may be for you.
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If you have tried to make changes with little or no success then life coaching may be for you.
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If you are successful and want to achieve even more than you are doing then life coaching may be for you.
Does wanting or having a Life Coach mean that I have failed in life? No it doesn’t, it means that you want to be the best that you can be, everyone wants that no matter what their walk of life is. Would you call Tiger Woods or Raphael Nadal two of the most successful sportsman in their fields failures because they have coaches? The coaches are there to bring out the best in them, help them remain on track, focused, motivated and enable them to be even more proficient and more successful then they already are. Other successful people who have had coaches include Richard Branson, Oprah Winfrey, Anthony Robbins, Bill Clinton and Lance Armstrong.
I have had people in my life who fulfilled the role of a life coach and I have also use the services of one. I would not call myself or anyone else a failure.
What type of coaching are you involved in? Click on the links below for more information:
Can your different types of coaching be combined? Yes they can. Most clients would normally be coached using various techniques, the depth or time spent on any particular subject and method will vary from client to client.
What type of coaching sessions do you offer your clients?
Note: Clients having Free or Concession rate sessions will only be entitled to phone coaching sessions. 2 hour intensive sessions also available.
Where is the location of sessions?
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Face to face - Clients home, place of work or mutually agreed public venue.
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Telephone - United Kingdom. I am prepared to call clients for telephone sessions, if you can provide me with a U.K landline phone number. Otherwise clients should call me for sessions.
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Instant Messenger – Any mobile phone or computer with MSN messenger installed.
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Skype - Any mobile phone or computer with Skype software installed.
What are the pro’s and con’s of each method?
Face to face
Pros: Full communication available due to body language; Will enable relationships and rapport to develop quicker; Client or coach able to show or exchange material.
Cons: Meeting times more inflexible; Not necessarily suitable if client lives miles from coach; Additional time involved for sessions i.e. travel; Client may incur additional costs due to location.
Phone
Pros: More flexibility in booking sessions; Location in U.K not an issue; I will phone the client if they prefer saving them money; Session can be scheduled at later times in the evening; No additional travel costs/ time; Client may feel more comfortable speaking being coached this way.
Cons: Extra costs of call to client if no U.K landline available; Communication that can be picked up through body language not available; Exchange or showing of information would have to take place by email or post.
Instant Messenger
Pros: Can coach a client anywhere in the world using the internet; No call charges; Later sessions can be booked with little inconvenience; Files and documents can be exchanged easily; Text Conversations can be saved and re-read at a later date; If client has a Microphone and speakers audio sessions are available.
Cons: Extra physical and mental effort to type; No verbal conversation on text messaging, reduces effect of rapport and communication.
How much does it cost? See rates section for prices on menu header or Click Here
How many sessions will I need? The number of sessions required will be dependant upon each case. However I envisage 3 to 6 sessions to be sufficient for most clients usually at weekly or fortnightly intervals. Each client will be treated differently, and methods used will be tailored to best suit the individual. Clients sometimes finish a series of coaching sessions, then at a later date book another session.
What is the Duration of each session?
Clients Standard Rates:
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Face to face – 50 minutes to 1hr 15 minutes
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Telephone – 45 minutes to 1hr 15 minutes
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Instant messenger – 45 minutes to 1hr 15 minutes
Intensive sessions:
Sessions will end once chosen areas for discussion are covered and may exceed the minimum allocated time.
What do you have to offer me as a life coach?
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A FREE 15 minute TASTER SESSION
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Introduction pack on joining including welcome gifts
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A choice or combination of face to face, telephone and / or instant messenger coaching sessions
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I will call clients for telephone sessions to any U.K and worldwide landline, saving them money on call charges
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Free email support, to answer questions or queries
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Concessions and Free sessions available to those who qualify (for more details request information pack)
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Help in developing a series of short term goals to achieve the main targets
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Improve your work life balance
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Help to find spiritual purpose, fulfilment and understanding
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Recommendation and free loans of appropriate books and e-books to increase your knowledge and awareness
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Free access to Tele-classes and articles not published on website
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Networking – I can recommend other people and or organisations to aid clients to achieve results
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Encouragement, motivation and empowerment to enable you to Be, Do and Have what you want
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A Full Refund of the initial coaching session is available if you feel my coaching is not for you
What do I need to contribute towards being coached?
- Time
- Desire to change
- Willingness to try new things
- Integrity
- Punctuality
- Honest feedback on progress
How do I book a session?
Method 1:
- Request an information pack by phone or email
- Complete the questionnaire and send it back by email or post.
- After I receive your completed questionnaire I will contact you for a brief introduction, if you still want to proceed with a session we will arrange a convenient time and discuss payment terms.
Method 2:
- Contact me for an informal chat
- Agree a time to book a session or not there is no pressure
- Receive an information pack
- Pay for the session(s)
- Complete and send back questionnaire at least 48 hours before first session
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