Tips To Find A Wellbeing Coach That Fits With Your Goals and Objectives

These days finding scores of Life Coaches is a walk in the park. A quick Google search will yield about 109,000,000 results in 0.25 seconds. That is enough proof to the fact that Life Coaching is one of the fastest growing segments of the personal development field.

Countless business leaders, professional athletes, actors and other high achievers are reaping the rewards of retaining a Personal Development or "Wellbeing Coach". But coaching isn't only for the big shots. Housewives, students, empty-nesters, small business owners and all others in between are working with personal development coaches.

Be that as may, finding your Life Coach, one that matches your specific needs and with whom you feel rapport is an interesting part of the process. This post was created to help you on your way.

What kind of Coach do I want to work with?

As the profession has grown there are now dozens of different types of coaches. They are bifurcated into two heads - General Life Coaches and Coaches with a specific niche. Niche coaches normally look to the successes they have had in their own lives, combining these with coaching skills and then pick a niche in that area.

A Sales Coach for instance probably has a strong track record in successful sales. A Relationship Coach will normally have a good record with communication and personal relationships. A Life Purpose Coach have probably walked their talk and would have found and be living their life ‘Purpose’. 

So, realizing what sort of assistance you are looking for a good place to start. If you don't know where to start; or you would like coaching in different areas of your life, choose a general Life Coach first. Moreover, some coaches offer structured programs for specific results.

Like, each session may have a targeted topic and by the time the program ends, you would have learned, achieved a particular result, such as weight loss, getting a new job, creating a life strategy plan, or achieving emotional healing, etc. A self-belief coach would be more focused on helping clients gain more confidence. So each session will revolve around whatever is coming up for the client at the time.

What kind of person do I want to work with?

Almost any coach you’ll find offers a free consult or introduction call. This is the best time to interview your perspective coach and see, listen, and feel whether he’s a right fit. Simultaneously, the coach you are interviewing is also interviewing you since it’s always in best interest for both that the fit or match to be mutual. Coaches come in varied shapes, sizes, temperaments, personalities, backgrounds, genders, religions, etc. 

As for coaching styles of which there are countless, you'll find coaches who are intuitive, honest, by-the-book, linear, spiritual etc. Coaches come in all forms. Deciphering what type of style, you'll respond to is good to know. Some individuals prefer a gentle style and others a harder style. It's for you to choose which works best.

The Nuts Shell

The overall conclusion is that Life Coaches try to ignite a sense of curiosity and consciousness in the clients they work with and give them an understanding to recognize their inner potential.