{"id":1936,"date":"2022-03-19T03:45:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T03:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajitkpanicker.com\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2022-03-19T03:45:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T03:45:16","slug":"who-is-a-life-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajitkpanicker.com\/blog\/who-is-a-life-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is a Life Coach?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know how you landed up here on this blog. I don’t know which part of the world you come from. But I know one thing that you were eagerly looking to find out a Life Coach. Probably the question in your mind was, who is a life coach? What does he do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you have heard someone talking about this role or maybe you must have heard, seen, or read about someone being one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you see<\/em> Life Coach <\/em><\/strong>written prominently somewhere on this post?<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, you got it right. It is below my name at the top of this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a Life Coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me tell you Who is a Life Coach?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But before I do that let me tell you that a Life Coach is not a therapist or healer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is your friend<\/em>. A friend who chats you out of your unresolved life problems and struggles. A friend who you can look forward to sharing the bottlenecks, challenges, your stories with an expectation that he would help you find out a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a professional<\/em> who will help you reach where you want to from where you are by collaboratively working with you on the path you have to tread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is not<\/strong> a solution provider<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is not simply going to provide you with a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He will help you think, question yourself, find out answers, reflect on your findings<\/strong> and then together chart a path<\/strong> you have to travel to reach your decided objective, goal, or destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is going to make you do everything<\/strong>. He is a coach who will not simply find out mistakes, gaps, or loopholes in your current actions. He will make you reflect on them and make you find the gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you know why do Life Coaches follow this technique?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is because when an individual finds out the problems on his own, the reasons- external and internal, he is able to craft a more realistic solution<\/strong> or the path to the solution. An actionable path<\/strong> that is completely relevant<\/strong> and inherent<\/strong> to the individual. Something he would have complete accountability<\/strong> to adhere to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the areas he can help you out with?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The matter of fact is that there are more than fifty niches<\/strong> where a Life Coach can help you. Just check this out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For your clarity, I have listed about sixty-five types of Life Coaches<\/strong>. I know it is exhaustive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Career Coach<\/li>
  2. Health Coach<\/li>
  3. Wellness Coach<\/li>
  4. Parenting Coach<\/li>
  5. Executive Coach<\/li>
  6. Leadership Coach<\/li>
  7. Business Coach<\/li>
  8. Relationship Coach<\/li>
  9. Marital Coach<\/li>
  10. Life Skills Coach<\/li>
  11. Finance Coach<\/li>
  12. Team Coach<\/li>
  13. Performance Coach<\/li>
  14. Sales Coach<\/li>
  15. Mindfulness Coach<\/li>
  16. Spiritual Life Coach<\/li>
  17. NLP Coach<\/li>
  18. Personal Development Coach<\/li>
  19. Recovery Coach<\/li>
  20. Sports Coach<\/li>
  21. Personal Empowerment Coach<\/li>
  22. Confidence Coach<\/li>
  23. Transistional Coach<\/li>
  24. Strategic Coach<\/li>
  25. Accountability Coach<\/li>
  26. Conflict Coach<\/li>
  27. Creativity Coach<\/li>
  28. Dating Coach<\/li>
  29. Marketing Coach<\/li>
  30. Nutrition Coach<\/li>
  31. Productivity Coach<\/li>
  32. Transformation Coach<\/li>
  33. Legacy Coach<\/li>
  34. Mid-Life Crisis Coach<\/li>
  35. Work-Life Balance Coach<\/li>
  36. Cross Cultural Coach<\/li>
  37. Reiki Coach<\/li>
  38. Mental Health Coach<\/li>
  39. Hypnotherapy Coach<\/li>
  40. Success Coach<\/li>
  41. Talent Coach<\/li>
  42. Lifestyle Coach<\/li>
  43. Time-Management Coach<\/li>
  44. Women Empowerment Coach<\/li>
  45. Public Relations Coach<\/li>
  46. Image Coach<\/li>
  47. Motivationa Coach<\/li>
  48. Change Management Coach<\/li>
  49. Yoga Coach<\/li>
  50. Weight Loss Coach<\/li>
  51. Writing Coach<\/li>
  52. Public Speaking Coach<\/li>
  53. Personal Branding Coach<\/li>
  54. Customer Service Coach<\/li>
  55. Entrepreneur Coach<\/li>
  56. Real Estate Coach<\/li>
  57. Merger and Acquisitions Coach<\/li>
  58. Language Coach<\/li>
  59. Story Telling Coach<\/li>
  60. Communication Skills Coach<\/li>
  61. Negotiation Coach<\/li>
  62. Social Skills Coach<\/li>
  63. Blogging Coach<\/li>
  64. Digital Marketing Coach<\/li>
  65. Interview Coach<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The above list is a result of my search over Google. You can find it too. I didn’t make it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Are Tony Robbins, Oprah Winfrey, Vivek Bindra, or Sandeep Maheshwari Life Coaches?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The answer is a YES and a NO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    They are life and business coaches but self-proclaimed ones<\/strong>, not<\/em> professionally certified or accredited<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So you must have started thinking is there any institute or organization that provides any such accreditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The answer is a big YES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But don’t get carried away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There is only one organization<\/strong> that provides International accreditation or credential in coaching. All others are unrecognized ones if they are providing any certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is the INTERNATIONAL COACHING FEDERATION<\/a><\/span><\/strong> (Click the link and read for more info) or ICF as it is popularly called. It is a 25-year-old organization that has evolved into a coaching ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    ICF offers three credentials: Associate (ACC), Professional (PCC)<\/strong>, and Master Certified Coach (MCC)<\/strong>. To earn one of these credentials, here are the basic steps:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n