FAQS about Life Coaching:
What is coaching?
What can coaching do for me?
How does coaching take place?
Is coaching like therapy?
Is coaching right for me?
How long must I commit when working with a coach?
What is coaching?
ICF (International Coach Federation) defines coaching as: "an ongoing relationship that helps people produce extraordinary results in their lives, careers, businesses and organizations. Through the process of coaching, clients deepen their learning, improve their performance, and enhance their quality of life." Coaching works on the "now" of your life with you, gives unconditional support of your desire to change, and holds you accountable for follow through — a winning combination. Coaching is always completely confidential, a vital element in top notch communication. top
How does coaching take place?
Coaching, rather than face to face interaction is usually done over the telephone: one on one or group sessions. The art of listening closely is key in effective coaching. Many times what a client doesn't say is as important as what they say. Email or real time video conferencing is also part of the picture. It is a convenient and very cost effective structure for both the coach and the client. No matter where you are in the world, it is possible to coach using virtual tools. top
What can coaching do for me?
- You've got a professional ally who puts you first in your life, something we, as clients, can forget. A coach helps you put the oxygen mask on your own face first.
- Financial freedom and independence will become a reality as you start making and keeping more money, having reserves.
- Coaching provides you with tools, perspective and structure to accomplish what you really want, not what you think you can get.
- Coaching helps you reach goals that arise from your authentic self, not from what society or family or friends think you "should" do. top
Is coaching like therapy?
A therapist works with your past and a coach accepts that your life is "present perfect." Where you are now, without judgment or blame, is simply a reality at this moment. A coach helps you accept the responsibility you have, and have had, in creating your life and uses what you want as a blueprint to design, with you, a strategy to realize your vision. top
How do I know coaching is right for me?
Try it out. I offer prospective clients a complimentary coaching session to see if coaching is right for you. If our synergy is not right, I have worldwide contacts and colleagues available for your reference. I also have satisfied clients who are happy to answer questions you might have. Also take a look at a seminar called, The Way of Excellence. http://www.youtube.com/AdriaFire
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How long must I commit when I work with a coach?
You can work on a specific project with a coach or tailor sessions to achieve a specific goal. Usually a 3 month minimum is required, but coaching can be stopped immediately if the partnership is not working for the client. top
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Coaching with Adria has helped me immeasurably in clarifying and identifying my goals and priorities. I have worked through areas of ambiguity and conflict and gained a “big picture” view. It was a surprise to me to be able to quickly remove self-erected barriers and take risks to achieve things I didn’t think were possible.
Adria has an exceptional ability to hear through what you are saying about things that you think you should think or want. She has great listening and observational skills that cut through the surface noise of our lives. She asks key, subtle and gently probing questions that help you to identify for yourself what it is you truly feel at a much deeper soul level. I remember the amazement and lightness I felt when I realised that I really wanted something different than what I had been telling myself and everyone else.
Acknowledging what I really wanted helped me land a key interview with a world renowned ecologist only 10 days later for airing on my new radio show. Thanks, Adria, for your keen ears and your exceptional skill set.
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— Diane de Zylva, Voice Actor, Sydney, Australia
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