What is a life coach?
A life coach is a person who is trained and certified to assist people in overcoming obstacles to and restoring positive life function within their activities of daily living so that can achieve their goals of a successful life.
Why do people need a life coach?
Life has no written cognizable instruction manual that we can read and follow to achieve our goals and objectives in life. Subsequently, we will all make mistakes and missteps along our individual journeys. This is normal. However, what is abnormal is to repeatedly making the same mistakes even despite our better judgment, advice, or understanding. At this point it is wise and prudent to swallow pride and to seek competent assistance. A life coach may be the solution.
What a life coach can do. A life coach can assist in identifying and unblocking the obstacle(s) and to unlock options toward a viable pathway forward in life.
What a life coach cannot do. Make diagnosis, provide psychological therapy, apply psychiatric assessments, write prescriptions, or dispense medication, give advice, or provide answers.