How Coaching Works

My Approach to Life Coaching

Life Coaching is a person-to-person relationship where I, as the coach, give my client my undivided attention, optimistic support and genuine interest to see your outlook, relationships, circumstances and experiences change for the better.

The keys are objectivity, encouragement and perspective.

• exercises for personal reflection and self-discovery, which we follow up;
• suggested reading for additional perspective and input;
• practical decisions and action that will translate new perspective into new experience, however personal or grand in scale.

Why the phone?

• Convenience: My clients are often busy, but a weekly phone call is easy to arrange, commit to and follow through.
• Time-efficiency: Ever notice how a 1-hour appointment takes out a 2-hour block of time? A 30- or 40-minute phone call only takes that long - there's no traveling time, traffic, parking or errand-juggling to complicate it. Those 30-40 minutes count.
• Access: Life Coaching can happen anywhere there's a phone line, so geography and physical proximity not barriers. It's equally convenient for both my European and North American clients.
• One-on-One: Our weekly conversations will focus on you as an individual. No groups, classrooms or conference calls.

What kind of commitment am I looking at?

1. We start with a conversation. A no-cost, no-obligation consultation to talk about you and what your life is like, and where you'd like to see changes happen. This will give us a sense for how Life Coaching would benefit you…
2. We make an Agreement that we are in this together - it's not a contract, but it is a commitment outlining how coaching will work, and where I commit to you and your efforts to make our time and energy count.
3. I give you an Introductory Package to fill in, to kick-start the Life Coaching process. It's a clear, helpful way to lay out where you are at, outlining your situation, evaluating both the positive and negative aspects of your life in a number or areas, such as how you spend your time, your health (physical, mental and emotional), family, finances, work, relationships, lifestyle, creativity, recreation, and so forth. When I have reviewed your answers…
4. We then begin our appointments, which are…
   • 30-40 minutes in length,
   • weekly, or 4 times per month,
   • and include e-mail access through the week.

For how long?

What is the cost?