5 Lessons from a Life Coach

As a life coach, clients (and strangers) sometimes ask me to solve their problems. They want me to tell them the secrets to finding the perfect job, choosing the right partner, being happy. But guess what? I don’t have the answers.

Coaching isn’t telling people what to do! Practiced properly, coaching is holding up a metaphorical mirror that allows a person to see their own truth, find their own answers, and make their own choices.

A coach is a guide, a questioner, a cheerleader … a coach isn’t a Magic 8 Ball.