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Has anyone here a Life Coach or used a Life Coach?

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ghosty · 30/09/2008 01:24

Am interested in opinions. What is a Life Coach? Has anyone ever used one? Any bad/good experiences? Load of crap or worth it?
TIA

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ghosty · 30/09/2008 22:39

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ghosty · 01/10/2008 11:36

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robinpud · 01/10/2008 21:37

Never used one but a friend of mine used a friend of a friend who is a management consultant to talk her life plans through with. Management consultant has a life coach which costs £1000 a day. ...

Flibbertyjibbet · 01/10/2008 21:41

No I haven't. You get just as good if not better life coaching on mumsnet FOR FREE.

I think life coaches get to life coach to very gullible people who have no confidence.

AbricotsSecs · 01/10/2008 21:44

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flamingnora · 01/10/2008 21:44

In my experience, life coaches fanny about charging the earth to state the bleedin' obvious.

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ghosty · 01/10/2008 23:15

Interesting views ...

Any more?

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AbricotsSecs · 02/10/2008 12:31

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forevercleaning · 02/10/2008 12:39

have known 2 poeple who are life coaches and their opnion is that its money for old rope.

They get a phone call slot booked in, the coahc is paid up front. If the person does not call, coach keeps money. If they do, they listen to you, and eventually you make up your own life decisions.

Many are doing the ironing etc whilst you call.

Sorry to offend any coaches out there, as i'm sure there will be other views, but these are just 2 peoples thoughts who are life coaches.

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moondog · 02/10/2008 22:38

Fucking ridiculous profession

twinsetandpearls · 02/10/2008 22:40

I did a TV programme with a life coach, she helped me make the decision to leave my job.

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ghosty · 02/10/2008 23:29

Tell me why Moondog ...
genuinely interested.

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cthea · 02/10/2008 23:29

I went for a free session with a trainee. It was quite good, a very down-to-earth woman. We talked under a few headings (professional, personal, social, spiritual etc), then chose one to focus on (it being the first and free session). I chose professional. It was good talking to someone completely outside my profession, explaining in simple terms where I'm at, where I want to be, what steps I need to take to get there, when by, how will I know when I got there. It helped me clarify a few things. I could have done this on my own or with my DH or with a friend. But I never would have found a whole hour just to talk about this with DH or with a friend. The least helpful was coming up with a kind of "mission statement" (I can't remember its exact term) at the end, somekind of mantra that I should write up and put on my fridge. That was a bit unnatural and of course I wrote it then but didn't put it up. As a free session, or if you can afford the money, I think it's worth doing. And I'm getting there, just one year later than had planned last November when I saw her.

moondog · 02/10/2008 23:31

Self indulgent nonsense.
Have no truck whatsoever with such crap.

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ghosty · 02/10/2008 23:34

That's good cthea .... I am glad you got something out of it ...
So would you say it is the same as a Counsellor?
I had counselling years ago for PND and I found a similar thing as you - I could have talked it over with a friend etc but it was great having sessions talking about my problems with someone objective and never at any time say, "So, enough about ME, how's your bunion?" . I was able to focus on my problems and get them fixed in those sessions ... I really looked forward to them.
Is Life Coaching a different name for a Counsellor?

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ghosty · 02/10/2008 23:35

Self indulgent for the client, Moony, or for the coach?

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moondog · 02/10/2008 23:36

Both I'd say

HuwEdwards · 02/10/2008 23:37

A colleague of mine trained to be one and asked me to be her guinea pig. I think it's a kind of therapy.

I was v.unhappy in my job, low self esteem (unusual for me . Convos with her made me give my self a virtual kick up the ass and I went from strength to strength.

I would recommend, I really would (but not if I'd had to pay money for it

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ghosty · 02/10/2008 23:38

Ok, but if people get something out of it then surely it's a good thing ... no?
I mean people buy all those self help books and go to therapists etc etc ... there must be something in it even if YOU think it's a load of old bolleaux and 'don't have much truck with it'?

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HuwEdwards · 02/10/2008 23:38

It is self-indulgent, but with a v.busy job and 2 kids, it served as excellent time-out to discuss me and my needs for a change. Felt like a treat, it really did.

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ghosty · 02/10/2008 23:40

That's how I felt about the counselling Huw Edwards ... a chance to sit for an hour and talk about ME ... I rather think Life Coaching must be like that ...

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moondog · 02/10/2008 23:41

Churches used to offer this stuff fro free. Still do.

HuwEdwards · 02/10/2008 23:42

agree Ghosty, life just bollocks by I find, and to put and hour aside a week for 3 months to self-indulgently talk about what I wanted out of one aspect of my life, was a luxury.