[Stephen]

Originally Posted by carl

Hi Stephen,

Quoting from Wikipedia, "Life coaching is a practice of assisting clients to determine and achieve personal goals."

I think of it as hiring a personal trainer for other aspects of your life. A good coach will provide clarity, inspiration and accountability. He or she will also be knowledgable of tools to help you get around any roadblocks.

Where and when are dependent upon the coach - I know of people meeting in person, people talking over the phone, and people communicating exclusively online. Some talk every week, some more frequently, and some less.

The why is personal. For me, when I turned 30 I had already accomplished everything in life I had set out to achieve - happily married, wonderful twin boys, an exceptional career... I felt like the dog that caught the car - "What do I do now?". I still haven't discovered my life purpose, but my coach helped me identify several facets of my life I wanted to improve, and I've made incredible strides over the last year. Even though I had already "accomplished everything I wanted", my life is now 100x better than it was thanks to the action I have taken.

Without my coach, I don't believe I would have taken the actions I took this last year. He helped me focus on what was truly important and held me accountable for taking action. I needed the focus and accountability to spur me into action, and I have benefitted tremendously because of it.

Thanks for that Carl, would you mind sharing anything tangible in way of an example. I'm intrigued by this. You obviously have the innate potential but you find that a catalyst is needed to realise it?