To find out if you need a Life Coach ask yourself a few questions like:

1. Where do I see myself now?
2. Do I call myself successful?
3. Am I satisfied with my progress?
4. Am I doing ok?
5. Do I need help?
6. Could I have done much better with help?
7. Have I done well this far but now don’t know where to go?
8. Have I done well this far but am stuck?
9. Have I done well this far but can’t seem to gain momentum to quickly leverage my present to catapult myself to a much higher level?
If any of your answers to questions from 5 to 9 is yes then you will be greatly served by a Life Coach. You will surely benefit by taking the assistance of a professional 1:1 coach. A personal coach will help you gain clarity of thought and stay focused. He or she will also keep you accountable to goals you would have set for yourself. Picking up a Life Coach can be a very important support system that can be a great support in your achieving your goals.

Once you have decided that you need a coach look out for these attributes in anyone you chose as your coach.

1) Ensure that a Life Coach is futuristic thinker: Make sure that what you are looking for is future oriented. A life coach will ask powerful questions to help you find the right answers and solutions to your problems or challenges. A life coach will help you strategize your life. There are no ready made plans to change your life. You need to have a coach who can understand you well and read your situation and then who can help you move in the direction that you have chosen for yourself.

2) Ensure that they are well experienced: The skill of coaching is based on scientific research and well-trained coaches utilize evidence-based coaching models and Neuro Linguistic Programing in their work. Today, many call themselves coaches, but few are sufficiently trained to be of genuine help. Make sure that the life coach you choose is well experienced and futuristic.

3) Determine the Cost: Life coaching doesn’t come free. It can be a very expensive investment. It is best you talk to your life coach and get a clear idea of the costs. Find out what the package offers and get as much of detail as possible. Does the package offered include tools? Make sure that you are making a good investment.

4) Have a Consultation with the Coach: All good coaches will interview you before taking you on as a client. They want to know your needs and also want to gauge your pulse and figure out if temperamentally you make a good fit for them. You too could and should gauge his or her ability to help you and also see if temperamentally, you make a good fit. Check to see if you feel comfortable working with the coach. If you do not feel comfortable then look out for someone else.

5) Assess Their Successes and Results: Read about the life of yoru coach. Does he come across as a successful person? Are his successes impressive? In the first place has the coach managed to hold of his own life together? All these factors need to be evaluated before you sign up a coach.

I too have a coaching program and have been coaching many highly acclaimed business professionals including young entrepreneurs for many years now. Should you feel I may be able to help you do get in touch with me and we could fix up an interview. Refer to coaching for my 1:1 coaching program.