What's it All About?

What is a life coach?

A life coach is a person you employ who can provide you with the additional insight, support and accountability you need to take your personal well-being and achievement to the next level.

In the same way as Olympic athletes rely on the objective perspective of their coach to guide them towards peak performance, many people use the services of a life coach to help them reach greater success and fulfilment in their lives. A good life coach will use practices with an evidence base supporting their efficacy. However, studies show that it is equally important to your outcomes that you find someone you feel comfortable talking to. So don’t be afraid to shop around.

What are the benefits of having a life coach?

Apart from the expert advice that a life coach can provide to help you maximise your well-being and explore your capabilities, the very fact of having a person to whom you are accountable can act as a significant motivator. People often find that once they hire a life coach things begin happening much more quickly for them.

What is Positive Psychology?

If we think about clinical psychology as being mostly concerned with understanding and alleviating poor mental health, positive psychology flips this equation, focussing instead on questions of what causes some people to thrive. By studying the happiest and best functioning among us, positive psychology has identified certain characteristics that our highest performers tend to have in common, such as their attitude towards mishap or their approach when challenges loom. The really good news is that these characteristics can be emulated and cultivated by anyone wishing to propel themselves to greater well-being and success.