In a world of constant changes and transitions, you don’t have to navigate it alone. While friends and family can be a great source of support, there are limitations. They may offer advice that isn’t always helpful or overlook issues that could hinder your progress. This is where a certified life coach can step in.
A certified life coach is an expert in a particular area based on their own experiences. Unlike a counselor or therapist, a certified life coach does not diagnose or treat mental health conditions. Instead, they focus on posing questions, active listening, and suggesting steps to help you reach your goals.
Why you should consider a certified life coach.
A life coach can be anyone who uses their skills, past experiences, and successes to help others reach their goals in the same area of expertise. The industry for life coaches is unregulated, but a certified life coach has the added advantage of having taken the required training and learned skills to communicate effectively with various people.
If you plan to make a major change in your life or see if it is possible, a certified life coach can help you get started. You can find a coach in just about any industry.
For example, if you are trying to lose weight and get healthy after years of dieting, a certified life coach in the health and wellness arena could help you set goals, choose one goal to focus on, and create a plan. As you progress toward your goal, the life coach supports you by checking in and helping you reassess and adjust, as necessary.
What a certified life coach could do for you
You want to find a certified life coach in the specific area you need to focus on. The following are common coaching topics:
Business
Having a successful mentor take you under their wing is an incredible opportunity. You can receive that with a business life coach. This person knows how to get started, find customers or clients, ensure profitability, and scale. They may have built multiple businesses from the ground up.
Career
Moving up the career ladder takes determination, hard work, and a vision. A career life coach can help you catch that vision and set goals to work with excellence and diligence so that you become an indispensable asset to the organization.
Finance
Growing wealth takes big thinking and risks. A finance life coach can help you plan out your future and find ways to reach your goals. They can show you how to monitor your wealth, save on a tight budget, and make adjustments at the right time.
Health and wellness
A health and wellness life coach will actively listen and ask thought-provoking questions meant for you to delve a little deeper into your health journey. They will incorporate all areas of your life, including physical and mental wellness.
Personal development
The goal is to become a better person today than you were yesterday. You want to set higher standards for yourself, create boundaries, and honor the mind and body God gave you. A personal development coach can help you clarify what you want out of life and how it aligns with your values, then assist you in creating a strategic plan.
Mindset
The mind is a powerful and wonderful thing. Our thoughts can determine our future. A mindset life coach helps you to identify and analyze negative thoughts and beliefs and change your perspective. This practice can break through roadblocks.
Relationship
If you are looking for a mate, a relationship life coach can help you become the person who will attract the one you want. You can also learn not to settle, set boundaries, and honor God and yourself with your choices.
Christian
A Christian certified life coach helps you reach your goals as they align with your calling and purpose. It follows faith-based principles that Christ is at the center of your plans.
Certified life coaches exist for many topics. Find one who aligns with your needs.
Delving deeper with a therapist
If you are ready to move forward in your career, business, health, or relationships, you might need the services of a certified life coach. If you want to delve deeper into specific aspects of your personality or thoughts, you may want to consider a therapist or counselor.
We offer the best of both worlds. Contact us today at Valencia Christian Counseling to schedule a session with either a certified life coach or a counselor to get started.
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Melissa Plantz: AuthorMelissa Plantz is a Christian author and freelance writer. She spent twenty years in the pharmacy industry and has specialized in faith, fitness, nutrition, geriatrics, and mental health since 2015. She writes from the beautiful Lake Marion area in S...
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