The great philosopher Galileo once said “You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him discover it within himself.” This quote is profound as it sums up coaching in its purest form. Life Coaching is about living your life in keeping with what’s important to you. It enables you to:

• take stock and get clarity
• regain control and
• achieve balance in your life.

Coaching addresses all manner of issues:

• Where am I now?
• Who am I?
• Where am I going?
• What do I want?
• How do I resolve this particular issue?
• How do I sort out my often confusing and stressful life?
• Which career path should I pursue?

When explorers set off on an exhilarating journey, they may well take a guide or indeed a map. When they complete the journey and celebrate their achievement, they know they are responsible and have achieved their dream. But they also know that they probably wouldn’t have done it without the help of the guide or map. The guide did not make the journey for them, but it was there at every stage to encourage, motivate, help with the navigation and remind the explorer why they took the journey in the first place and kept them on course.
Similarly, having a coach is all about YOU and assisting YOU in finding the key, to see through the fog and to give you the tools and insight so that YOU can achieve everything you wish to achieve.
Finally, take the elastic band analogy. An elastic band stretched has energy going all ways. When you let it go, you don’t know in which direction it will fly. So, it is that energy and direction that life coaches harness and identify, encouraging the client to let go and to use those powerful and positive forces to their benefit rather than their detriment. The positive power and magic of coaching is without doubt immeasurable.