Coaching
Posted on 08 July 2008 by Johnetta Miner
Life Coaching
Life coaching originated in the United States and has grown worldwide and continues to grow professionally and as a societal norm. Some clients may seek business coaching or leadership coaching. For others it may be coaching for a balanced life. All coaching can be called life coaching.
What is and is not Coaching
Coaching is utilized by individuals to assist them in creating wellness, abundance and harmonic lifestyles during the entire life cycle- before and beyond retirement. Wellness is a choice. You can choose to live a life of optimal wellness at any time. It is not a destination but, rather, a journey. Coaching can begin before a crisis such as unemployment or the ‘empty nest syndrome’ occurs. Maybe you are experiencing a transitional period in your life, want to start a new career path, you are a baby boomer in the pre-retirement stage or you’ve retired and lack direction, and you may be moving into the age group most likely at risk to develop a chronic disease. Life coaching is not a substitute for a therapist, psychologist or counselor.
Benefits of Coaching
A life coach can serve as your partner and explore ways with you whereby you can create the life you desire during pre- and postretirement. You are the ‘painter’ and the ‘architect’ of your lifestyle. A life coach will listen and assist you in defining your goal, creating a plan and determining the action steps to achieve your desired goal. A coach supports the client.
Coaching Tools
- Wellness Inventory
- Self-Assessment Checklists
- Wellness Model
WHOLE PERSON WELLNESS PROGRAM
The Wellness Inventory is a “whole person” wellness program designed to help you gain personal insight into your state of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness. The program offers guidance and tools to transform this new awareness into lasting changes in your life, and a renewed sense of health and wellbeing.
