Life coaching is something that has struck my interest for awhile.
For those who don’t know, a life coach is someone that helps clients to determine personal goals and to achieve them. A life coach may coach a person in many aspects of their life– career transition, relationships, health and wellness, parenting, divorce, moving and more. A life coach is not a therapist or a psychologist, rather a helping hand or partner in the process of getting their clients on the right track in life.
I heard about this field a couple of years ago and it sounded like an interesting career choice. But it wasn’t until recently that i realized that it may be something that I would like to pursue. The catalyst for my realization was my mom.
A few years ago my mom, who has worked in a range of careers from flight attendant to lawyer and now middle school drama teacher, told me that she still felt that something was missing from her life. She told me that she had always wanted to write but didn’t know where to start. I suggested that she sign up for a local writing class. She signed up and has continued to take writing classes since. She was recently published and just finished the first draft of her first novel! A couple of weeks ago she told me that my telling her to sign up for a writing class was the best advice that anyone has ever given her. When she told me this I felt so amazing– I had helped my mom to make one of the best decisions of her life! I want to do this for people all the time!
I just participated in part one of a teleconference introduction to life coach training from the Coach Training Alliance and now I am feeling so excited about this whole life coaching thing. Part two is tomorrow, so i’ll let you all know how it goes!
