Frequently Asked Questions

Life coaches are professionals who specialize in guiding people to achieve specific goals and overcome obstacles blocking their personal growth. These goals may be related to any area of personal or professional development, including relationships, business, finance or health, as well as overall wellness. The coach works with the client and teaches self-awareness paired with the skills they need to increase their confidence, communication skills and any other necessary skill in order for them to reach their desired goals.

Via documented techniques, life coaching has the potential to teach smart, ambitious people like yourselves, the strategies you need to lead successful, positive and confident lifestyles.

At Lea Institute we specialize in three types of coaching:

skills coaching that encompasses training and learning

performance coaching that covers goal setting and overcoming barriers

developmental coaching that develops self-discovery, relationships to self, as well as  confidence boosting.

• Individual life coaching has been shown to help with:
• Time Management
• Making Progress on a Big Project
• Improving Key relationships at work and home
• Increasing Sales
• Launching A Business or Initiative
• Transition Into a New Role
• Finding your Identity
• Reduce procrastination
• Improve life skills and behaviors
• Enhance work-life balance
• Result in better decision making
• Improve interpersonal skills
• Develop commitment skills and ability to visualize your success
• Enhance self-reflection
• Instill strategies and goals defined to suit your needs
• Teach you to be accountable and committed to your personal empowerment and growth
• Develop high self-esteem

Coaching is more focused on helping you achieve your future goals, while psychotherapy tends to have more of a past and present focus. A life coach is someone who is trained to help you see clearly where you are today, then find ways to move forward towards your goals.

The biggest difference between coaching and counseling is the difference in approaches. Life coaches focus on creating a new life path to achieve certain goals. They help you introspect and help you find the solutions that work for you. They focus on the now and what next. Coaches focus on introspection and are action-oriented when it comes to resolving the issue.

They believe in giving the clients problem-solving skills rather than specific solutions to a problem. It helps the client handle and successfully adapt to any other situation and stress the client may face in the future. They work with you to identify the problem, set goals to resolve the problems, and create a path to achieve the goals.

The first coaching session is sometimes called an intake session, because as a new client we will discuss your goals, needs, and wants. We will discuss how you operate, what you can expect from coaching, etc. Your first coaching session is primarily all about clarifying how you will work together as coach and coaches – what commitments are expected from both sides, including the style of coaching (e.g., how does the coaches wish the client to respond if they fall behind on their goals, how challenging do they want you to be?), ‘rules’ regarding missed or late arrivals to sessions and we will address issues of confidentiality, etc. This stage is crucial as it forms the foundation of a relationship where there is trust and respect on both sides and firmly places both of you as equal partners in this relationship.

Many of the most successful names in the world have worked with a life coach: Oprah, Serena Williams, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Jackman, and Bill Gates.  These celebrities have all exalted the services of a life coach.

Numerous studies show that life coaching is effective by demonstrating moderate and positive impacts on individual-level performance and skills, well-being, coping, work attitudes, and goal-directed self-regulation.

99% of people interviewed by the International Coaching Federation about the effectiveness of life coaching indicated that the experience was rewarding. Of this population

96% stated they would do it again

65% stated that working with a coach helped them with work performance

80% stated it improved their self-confidence.

At the beginning of coaching, it is helpful to meet weekly a few times, to get into a routine and form habits. At this stage, you and your coach are digging into your inner and external obstacles, and you’re learning new and exciting things about yourself every week.

This self-discovery process lays the foundation for the action-oriented work to come. Most people get what they need out of working with a Life Coach in between 9-18 sessions. Highly motivated people, “active learners” can go through the process more quickly. It all depends on how determined you are to reach your goals.

Career coaching is valuable in many ways. You get personalized, expert advice that is tailored specifically to you. Coaching will give you the tools you need to fine tune your career path or to refine your next career step. Coaching will help you plan a  clear path towards success.

Your coach will give you tools to assess your current career situation, identify your strengths and weaknesses as well as your differentiating factors and identify potential skills gaps. Furthermore they will recommend actions to fill them.

With a career coach, you will have well-defined, realistic goals, and a clear action plan. This will make it easier to organize yourself and work towards your career goals. You get to test new ideas and messages in a safe environment.

Career coaching is a fantastic opportunity to test and improve your pitch. With the help of an expert, you will be able to craft a compelling story that resonates with recruiters and address potential pitfalls in mock interviews.

You will gain the confidence needed to build smart strategies and will prove you’re the best candidate for any role.

Career coaching will help you develop the skills and techniques to solve any conflicts regarding your career.  Furthermore, it will help you perfect your existing skills. After going through a career the coaching program, you should be able to:

• Understand your professional environment  and increase your potential.
• Gain career confidence
• Be able to pitch yourself in a compelling manner
• Plan your next career step and how to work towards it
• Highlight your strengths and minimize your weaknesses

A career coach is a facilitator, not a fortune-teller, as such you shouldn’t expect your career coach to tell you what to do with your life. They are trained in techniques that will give you the keys to discover what you want.

Your job is to use them as a guide and mentor to make long-lasting changes in your professional life, to position yourself for success, and to make the most out of your skills and knowledge to meet your career goals. You must be  accountable for your career decisions.

Coaching only works if you let it. Your coach cannot come with you to interviews, nor can they find you a job or rewrite that  CV for you. Your coach will assist you with your career challenges and job application process but at the end of the day you hold the key to your success. Be prepared to take action!

Your coach will make sure your projects are solid by challenging your ideas. They will do it until you feel comfortable with your choices and your next career step. It is important to question your goal to make it consistent. You must always be open to challenges!

Career coaches can help you get  that job you’ve always wanted. They can help you get a promotion, or even start your own business! Their expertise and  attentive focus will help you get the results you’ve been only dreaming of  and often in a only fraction of the time it would have taken you on your own.

The role of a career coach is to:

• assist clients in identifying personal goals
• help developing leadership skills
• plan career moves.

Daily tasks may also include helping clients find new employment opportunities, providing feedback on resumes and cover letters, and strategizing for a successful job interview.

With each client we focus on  targeting development areas while we provide support in setting and manage  this  goal-oriented process. Typically, we follow an established coaching model (e.g., GROW or CLEAR) focused on one’s strengths. Utilizing a goal-setting process and most often they actively emphasize increasing an individual’s strengths rather than highlighting and addressing gaps, while taking note to not ignore developmental areas.

At Lea we are aware that no two clients are the same, and we base all of our  decisions on our personalized programs  and tailored to where  the client is

A business coach will perform similar tasks, namely assisting and guiding the owner in running a business by helping them clarify their vision of the business. Business coaching is used to speed up the growth of a business – a fast track to go from where it is now to where the owner wants it to be.

Coaching and mentoring can improve the efficiency of the team, department, and the entire business. Our methods will make it easier for managers to identify the weaknesses and strengths of each employee, which in turn will allow the whole team to work smoothly and autonomously.

Transformational Life Coaching, Spiritual Coaching, Image Consulting Coaching, Career Coaching, NLP and Hypnotherapy