Life Coaching...

What is it?

Life coaching entails the development of a very special relationship between coach and client. The Life Coach will focus exclusively on what the client wants and offer an amazing level of encouragement and support. So, whether your life has come to a halt, or you are just starting out, life coaching can help you discover the best way of kick starting or changing any aspect of your life.

Life coaching is a unique, effective way of moulding your future through support, encouragement, empathy, and challenge. It encourages you to look at your future from a different angle, effectively refreshing your perspective, and clearing out your mental clutter.

Remember, your plans and dreams will become reality when you take positive, measured steps toward achieving them.

Code of Conduct.

The coach / client relationship is based on absolute trust. This is imperative if the partnership is to be successful. First consideration is always to act in the best interests of the clients, with honesty, integrity and passion. The following list contains values and the corresponding behaviours that a coach must strive to achieve.

Confidentiality.

• Maintain client confidentiality at all times, unless instructed otherwise by the client.

Effectiveness.

• Respond accordingly to the needs of the individual.
• Devote 100% of your energy during sessions to helping the client achieve their desired changes.
• Motivate.
• Inspire.
• Question and challenge.

Compassion and Empathy.

• Understand and value the diversity of each client.
• Facilitate the clients personal journey of self discovery.
• Treat clients with dignity, respect and empathy.

Communication.

• Focus on developing the client in respect to their aims and goals.
• Listen attentively and actively.
• Provide appropriate feedback.

Trust.

• Be non judgemental.
• Refrain from providing information that may negatively influence the clients’ wellbeing.
• Establish rapport.

Quality.

• Provide a high level of customer service, support, and encouragement throughout the clients coaching programme.
• Individually tailor the programme according to the clients needs.

What does Life Coaching offer?

When someone decides to use the services of a life coach, they are, if you like, submitting to an MOT on their life and during the process they may chose to:

• Assess career options and enhancement
• Increase self-esteem and confidence
• Identify and overcome hurdles
• Review your achievements, recognise your talents
• Get up out of a rut, make decisions
• Build more rewarding relationships with colleagues, family & friends
• Resolve problems
• Plan strategies for the future, make action plans
• Overview your lifestyle
• Overall feel more fulfilled personally and professionally

Skills coaching.

Some clients want to concentrate on areas of their life more specifically connected with business or career and this is where NLP is particularly effective. One of the core beliefs of NLP is that we are all able to learn do

If you want to fast-track learning to:

• Assert yourself
• Be a first-class listener
• Be a good team-player
• Coach your staff and self-coach
• Deal with Awkward Customers & other Difficult People
• Handle anger, resolve conflict
• Improve your relationships, in your working & personal life
• Lead and manage staff effectively
• Manage Pressure and Stress
• Manage time, life and workload
• Prepare for an interview
• Recognise and confront bullying at work
• Speak confidently in public
• Write confidently and clearly

By combining the coaching skills with those learned in NLP, it is possible to become a far more effective life coach, achieving incredible results in a fraction of the time.