Life Coaching 101
Whether you are a woman in the corporate world, a leader within your company, running your own business, or a working mom, there’s nothing wrong with asking for help.
Working with a life coach is the secret weapon to help professional women and female business owners improve their leadership skills, create work-life balance, increase confidence, and lead joyful and fulfilling lives. This ultimate guide to life coaching will help you understand what life coaching is, what a life coach does, the benefits of working with a life coach, and how to find the right coach for you.
What is a Life Coach?
A life coach is a skilled and knowledgeable leader who uses their experience and expertise to help clients learn new skills and reach new goals. Life coaches serve as mentors, encouragers, goal planners, and sources of accountability. They are masters of helping you create a plan to increase your performance and see meaningful results in your life.
Life coaches offer various programs depending on their areas of expertise and client needs, budget, and goals.
Life coaches:
Help you overcome fear in order to create the life you really want for yourself
Equip you with the mindset, skills, and support to make bold changes in your life
Push you to reach your goals that seem impossible or out of reach
Teach you to change your daily habits in order to increase your productivity, energy, and joy
If you run into challenges or obstacles, your life coach will assist you in navigating through these tough situations.
Life coaches begin by learning about you and your vision for success. We start with big picture goals, creating a mindset of confidence and success. Once your life coach has learned everything they can about you and your aspirations for yourself, we get into the details of what specific steps you can take to continue to develop your skill set and reach your goals.
While there is a vast amount of resources and advice available online, in books, podcasts, or social media, life coaches offer something unique and valuable: custom, personalized support created solely for an individual person, while holding them accountable for following through and reaching their goals.
Just as every person is unique, your work with your life coach will be uniquely customized to you based on your goals, vision, and all the ins and outs of your life.
A Life Coach’s Role
A life coach provides a sacred space for you to do your most powerful work.
Your life coach will provide structure, perspective, accountability, and support as you pursue your goals. While there are thousands of free resources, information, and advice available to you on the Internet, through social media, or through books or podcasts, this advice is somewhat generic and not personalized for your unique situation. A life coach, on the other hand, will create a custom plan to guide you and push you towards the life that YOU (and only you) dream of.
To stay disciplined, focused, and consistent, you need to be held accountable.
The American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) did a study on accountability and found that you have a 65% chance of completing a goal if you commit to someone. And if you have a specific accountability appointment with a person you've committed to, you will increase your chance of success by up to 95%. That’s why life coaching is the best way to ensure you’re following through on action items and staying committed to your growth.
A life coach will push you out of your comfort zone to make some big breakthroughs. My clients call me part cheerleader (reminding you to be gentle on yourself) and part tough-love coach (calling you out when you need accountability). Having a life coach is like having an experienced mentor in your corner, cheering you on and encouraging you as you navigate through life, while also pushing you out of your comfort zone and holding you accountable in the moments you need it most.
Whether you have a specific personal or professional goal you’ve been trying to achieve, or if you’re feeling aimless or in a rut and looking for more purpose and direction in your life, a life coach can provide vital insight, perspective, and accountability, which will help you focus on making positive changes in your life.
Qualities of a Great Life Coach
A great life coach is:
Empathetic: The best life coaches are fantastic listeners. They can listen deeply, hear you out, and coach you in a way that is understanding, compassionate, and inspirational. A good life coach will understand your struggles and challenges during tough times, and be there to celebrate with you when you make progress or achieve something important. An empathetic life coach will build trust with you, strengthening the coaching relationship and gaining a deep understanding of your life.
Client-Focused: A good life coach is 100% focused on helping their clients achieve massive success. They take this responsibility seriously and are committed to getting you the precise results you desire. By focusing on your specific vision and goals, your life coach will provide the most valuable coaching services, specifically concentrated on your success.
Experienced: Life coaches are familiar with a diverse set of problems. They can draw on their own skills and experience to help you avoid pitfalls, reach your goals as efficiently as possible, and skip any “trial and error” periods that might be harmful or costly. A masterful life coach brings confidence and competence to the coaching relationship, guiding you with their knowledge and experience.
Encouraging: They will consistently be uplifting you, pushing you to make positive changes, and offering inspiration and encouragement. Life coaches are often excellent motivators, and a great life coach will encourage you to stay positive, focused, and committed throughout the course of your coaching journey.
Non-judgmental: A good life coach won’t pass judgment on you for any reason. They’re not being critical of you or speculating on any gaps of knowledge. A great coach understands that no person is “broken” or “needs fixing” of any kind. Rather, a life coach is here to understand you, support you, and guide you in a way that is comfortable for you, without judgment.
Keep these qualities in mind when trying to find a life coach.
Benefits of Working With a Life Coach
Life coaches offer a wide range of coaching services, meaning they can provide guidance in a number of areas where you might be struggling or hoping to improve. A talented life coach will be able to assist you in a wide variety of areas.
The 4 main benefits of coaching with Shattered Glass Coaching are:
Strengthen Leadership Skills: It takes courage to be a strong leader- to lead with purpose and empathy. We focus on developing leadership skills to lead a team or in a professional setting, but we also focus on how to be the leader of your own life. Our life coaching programs will help you find your footing and get ready to change the world.
Increase Your Confidence: Life coaching helps you develop a confident mindset and a driven perspective to accomplish anything. We help you realize your own power and take back control over your life. Your boldest, most courageous YOU will inevitably come out during our time coaching together.
Find Your Life Purpose: Want to wake up every morning with the motivation to go serve your life’s purpose? Our life coaching programs are specifically designed to help you gain clarity on your purpose and mission in life– and how to live it out each day, so you can have a life that is impactful and fulfilling.
Achieve Personal + Professional Goals: With the right knowledge, support, and accountability, no goal is too big. Life coaching will help you leave behind the land of good intentions and turn your goals into meaningful action.
Life coaching will help you create a detailed action plan that helps you flourish in both your personal and professional life.
Who Is Life Coaching For?
If you’re ready to uplevel your life, but struggling to take the first steps, a life coach may be exactly what you need.
Some people have the false perception that hiring a life coach means there’s something “wrong” with you that needs to be fixed.
While life coaches can certainly help you solve problems in areas that might feel “off” to you, life coaching is typically focused on your future dreams, goals, and aspirations. By working with a life coach, you’re not saying, “I have a problem that needs to be fixed.” You’re instead saying something much more powerful… “I have a future goal that I care about so much that I am willing to invest in myself and get the right support and accountability to reach it.”
Life coaches can help you clarify your short-term and long-term goals for your career.
Life coaches can help you find a time management system that works for your busy life.
Life coaches can help you refine specific skills that might benefit you in the workplace.
Life coaches can help you achieve work-life balance.
Life coaches can help you improve your relationships with the people you work with, live with, and socialize with.
Life coaches can help you find more joy, fulfillment, and peace in life.
When you work with a life coach, you’ll have someone in your corner pushing you to reach your goals with a roadmap that works specifically for you, no matter what else is going on in life. They will teach you to adopt habits that will set you up for success, and let go of habits that may be holding you back. Life coaches are sounding boards, mentors, and the push you need to reach your full potential.
Life Coaching With Shattered Glass Coaching
Life Coaching programs vary greatly. For example, one-on-one coaching provides a much higher level of personalization and accountability compared to a group coaching program.
As a general rule of thumb, the longer you invest in coaching, the better your results will be. Like anything, what you put into it is what you’ll get out of it.
Discover which coaching program is right for you to shatter all limits in your life:
90 Days to Courageous Leadership
This Life Coaching Program is specifically designed to empower you to gain confidence, improve your leadership skills, and take bold action to shatter all limits and unlock your full potential in life. After 90 days, you’ll be ready to command any room you step foot in. Whether you’re leading a team, running a meeting, or starting your own business, courageous leadership is the key to reaching your big, juicy goals. This life coaching program will unleash the leader within you. You’ll learn to lead with courage, communicate confidently, advocate for yourself and your team, and leave your legacy as an empowered female leader.
2 Week Immersion Program
After this two-week coaching program, you’ll emerge as a more empowered, confident woman. Get the jumpstart you need to improve your mindset and unleash your potential. We start with a 90-minute Deep Dive coaching call, in which you’ll create a roadmap towards your goals with a step-by-step plan for how to achieve them. This customized, two-week coaching experience is perfect for women looking for a short-term commitment or anyone who wants to “try” coaching before making a longer-term investment.
Accountability Coaching
Do you have big goals for yourself, but struggle with time management, productivity, follow-through, and letting overwhelm take over? The accountability coaching program will boost your productivity and push you out of your comfort zone and into the land of success. This isn’t about fluff — this is about turning your plans into tangible actions. Accountability coaching is right for you if you’re ready to follow through on achieving your goals in ways you never have before.
VIP Day
A VIP Day is an elite, high-touch experience for women who want fast, immediate results. This is a 5-hour Deep-Dive immersive coaching session that will give you immediate results, a clear action plan going forward, and the tools you need to execute your plan. VIP Days are extremely personalized, high-touch, and customized for the individual. Enjoy the perfect combination of self-development, self-care, and inspiration… all wrapped into one transformational experience. Your VIP Day can be done virtually over Zoom, or in-person. If you choose the in-person option, your 5-hour coaching experience will take place in San Diego, California. We will spend the day focused on YOU and your development… adding in tons of fun— with a special meal, guest speaker, and a self-care activity.
The Bottom Line: Why Life Coaching Works
A life coach helps improve your life.
When you commit to life coaching, you commit to your own personal development. You truly invest in yourself and take steps to become the person you want to be. Your life coach takes your personal growth seriously and will work hard to ensure you make sustainable progress and get real results.
At Shattered Glass Coaching, we help women develop their leadership skills, build unshakable confidence, and create the career and life of their dreams. We’ve helped hundreds of women find their life’s purpose and achieve success.
If you’d like to find out if our life coaching services are right for you, schedule a free 30-minute Breakthrough Session to get started!
Frequently Asked Life Coaching Questions
Q: What is the first meeting with a life coach like?
A: Your first life coaching session is a free 30-minute Breakthrough Session. The purpose of a Breakthrough Session is to share your vision and goals with your life coach. This will help your life coach get to know you so they can tailor their coaching specifically to help you. This is a friendly discussion about your career and your life, setting the foundation to fuel your powerful vision for your future. It is also an opportunity for you to learn more about their life coaching programs and ask questions.
Q: Does hiring a life coach really work?
A: Yes! Those who hire a life coach can expect to experience a wide range of positive effects in their lives. If you’ve tried things and failed in the past, chances are that you were missing one (or more) of the following things:
Knowledge
Support
Accountability
Your life coach will ensure you have the right knowledge, support, and accountability to make reaching your goals inevitable.
Q: How much do life coaching services cost?
A: When investing in life coaching services, you want to consider the cost of NOT getting support through coaching. Shattered Glass Coaching’s life coaching services have a proven record of success. While a financial investment might seem scary, it also indicates a true commitment to a better version of you. If you’d like to learn more about the exact cost to invest in our life coaching programs, schedule a free 30-minute session. In order to reach new levels of success, you’ll need to invest in yourself in a way you never have before.
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