Life Transition Coaching! Is It For Me?

Coaching is not a new profession; however, its popularity has grown exponentially in past years, making it more accessible to individuals worldwide.  The term “coach” was originally used in the 1830s by students at the University of Oxford as slang for a tutor; as tutors undertake the process of transporting a person from where they are to where they want to be.

As the usage of “coach” increased, individuals began to use it in other settings, such as sports coaching. The modern version of coaching emerged in the 1980s. It started with Thomas Leonard, a former financial planner. He was a major contributor to the development and popularization of personal coaching.

Modern Day Coaching

In the early 2000s, Hollywood scriptwriters started using the profession in their movie scripts, which further popularized it.

Despite how prominent coaches are in our films, books, and tv shows, there still remains a level of confusion about what coaches exactly do.

Coaching is often inaccurately associated with tutoring, mentoring, training, therapy, counseling, leading, and managing. While some of the aspects of these professions can be used, coaching is not focused on transferring knowledge to the client.

The focus is on the client and their personal development through self-examination and positive transformation.

International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. The process of coaching often unlocks previously untapped sources of imagination, productivity, and leadership.

What Is Coaching

Are you feeling confused? So was I when I first heard about the profession. Let me try to draw you a picture.

Imagine you are going on a journey. You go through different situations forming unique relationships. Through every interaction, you have to adjust and learn new skills to continue moving forward. At some points in your journey, you come to places where you may need help to find a hidden treasure or the best way of passage.

From the start, you are equipped with a big, complicated, and incomplete map, an image of what the hidden treasure looks like, and a compass.

The journey is your life. The map is your vision of what you want your life to be and the treasure is your goal. The compass is your coach. 

The coach helps you with navigation. The coach keeps track of your progress and helps you stay on track, making sure you get to your destination, the treasure.

You are the expert in your life! The coach helps you uncover your expertise to use it to achieve your goals and lead a more purposeful and satisfactory life.

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There are many branches of coaching – life coaching, leadership coaching, executive coaching, team coaching, financial coaching, relationship coaching, life transition coaching, etc.

While I enjoy working in many branches of coaching, my deep passion lies in life transition coaching.

I have gone through many transitions in my life, both caused by choice and some forced on me. From a deeply personal experience, I know how much stress, anxiety, and discomfort each change brings. I work hard to help my clients go through their life conversions as smoothly and successfully as possible.

“Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”
~ Mandy Hale

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Events In Which Life Transition Coaching Can Help

• Confidence building
• Job interview coaching
• Progressing in a current career
• Starting a new job
• Career transition
• Going back to school to gain additional qualifications or for a career shift
• Graduating from college and planning the next step
• Moving out to live on your own
• Moving to a different city, country, continent 
• Relationship status change (break-up, divorce)
• Starting a new life
• Starting a new business
• Leaving a job to raise a family (motherhood and fatherhood)
• Returning from maternity/paternity leave
• Returning to work after taking a break to study, raise a family, take care of a loved one, etc
• Finding purpose as an empty nester 
• Planning life after retirement 
• Any other situation that requires adapting to life changes

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How Can A Life Transition Coach Support Me

• Assists with developing the skills to successfully adapt to life changes
• A partner during times of change, whether by choice or forced on you
• Provides the platform to explore your current situation and know exactly where you stand and what your options are
• Gives you the tools to organize the details for your life transitions
• Keeps you accountable
• Helps you maintain focus
• Provides a safe place to self-explore your motives, fears, and needs
• Helps you keep your emotions and fears at bay when making decisions
• Works with you in developing a concrete action plan and turning it into a growth process
• Walks with you every step of the way until you achieve your goals
• Provides the navigation system that supports you during difficult times
• Provides the space to explore all possibilities and opportunities you have to reach your potential

“You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
~ Roy T. Bennett

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Conclusion

Changes are hard, but you can achieve a better future with coaching and have a contented life!

If you would like to talk about your life transitions and goals, send me a message.

I am offering a free 1-hour discovery session for new clients. I would love to talk to you and help you get on the road to becoming the best version of yourself.

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I am here for you!