Module 1 - Overveiw Of Life Coaching

Question 1

What are the 3 main aims of life coaching?

Answer 1

1. Set, track and achieve goals
2. Build self confidence
3. Train a positive mind

Question 2

Name 4 ways coaching is different to counselling.

Answer 2

1. Coaching promotes action, counselling helps with coping.
2. Coaching sets and achieves goals, counselling provides empathy.
3. Coaching focuses on present and future change, counselling talks about past and being at peace.
4. Coaching does not deal with specific mental health or family issues, counselling does.

Question 3

What is the coaching process?

Answer 3

It’s a gradual process, to dig beneath the surface of thoughts and beliefs to understand internal objects to success and wellbeing.

Question 4

What will I do for a client, in order.

Answer 4

Identify values, listen to challenges, provide empowering emotional and motivational support, identify and eliminate limiting beliefs, form a clear and realistic vision of future, formulate action plan and stay committed to goal progress.

Question 5

When did coaching come into existence and in what field before it became big is business?

Answer 5

1980s - in the sporting field as it was known that mental blocks effect performance

Question 6

What are the benefits of life coaching?

Answer 6

Enhance clarity of thought 
Maximise potential 
Identify what we really want in life to feel fulfilled 
Introduce and maintain accountability 
Improved work - life balance 
Address and resolve mental blocks