Finding A Person To Coach Your Life
Posted on July 27, 2007
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Every social gathering we attend these days seems to suddenly be teeming with talk of pop-psychology again. We say “again” because didn’t we already go through this in the late 80s/early 90s? Why doesn’t anyone seem to recognize the “Secret” as a glossy repackaging of the “Power of Positive Thinking?” Who are these “Life Coaches” we keep hearing about? Are they really any better at dispensing goal-affirming advice than your everyday best friend? Intrigued by these and other questions, FindAnyoneNow.net decided to look into it.
Wikipedia defines Life Coaching as: “A practice of assisting clients to determine and achieve personal goals… Coaching is not targeted at psychological illness, and coaches are not therapists - although therapists may become coaches.” Speaking of coaching qualifications, while there are several different training programs and coaching institutes available in the United States, there is currently no official regulatory standard. In other words, there is no governed education a person must achieve before they appoint themselves a coach, and as a result, anyone can call themselves a Life Coach and take on clients. This means that while there may be a few Dr. Phils (who has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology) running around Life Coaching, it is far more likely there are a bunch of Dr. Lauras (who has a Ph.D. in physiology – not psychology) out there finding people to prescribe nothing but their opinions to about the keys to a happy and successful life.
Of course, regardless of all this, many people still claim there are a number of ways a life coach can be beneficial to anyone who is searching to find themselves. Should you choose to go the Life Coach route, you’ll want to interview many, and select one that resonates with you and understands your goals. As this industry is still young though, if you desire a little outside influence when it comes to the harrowing task of self actualizing, it may be better to find a person who is certified to help – such as a licensed therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist.
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