Benefits of Working with a Life Coach

A landslide of 98.5% of coaching clients said their investment in a coach was well worth the money.

Clients who work with an experienced, professional Life or Business Coach report many benefits. A study conducted by the International Coach Federation reported the following on why people work with coaches and what some of the benefits were:

Coaching Issues
Most clients turn to their coach for help on time management as well as career guidance and business advice. To a lesser but still significant extent, they seek coaching on relationships, family, wellness and spirituality. The top six issues were identified as:

• Time management: 80.5%
• Career/Business: 74.3%
• Relationships/Family: 58.6%
• Physical/Wellness: 51.9%
• Spiritual: 51.0%
• Personal: 45.2%

Results of Working With a Coach
The outcomes that clients most often attribute to their coaching are a higher level of self-awareness and self-confidence, a more balanced life, smarter goal-setting and lower stress levels. Clients reported experiencing the following outcomes when working with a coach:

• Self-awareness: 67.6%
• Setting better goals: 62.4%
• More balanced life: 60.5%
• Lower stress levels: 57.1%
• Self-discovery: 52.9%
• Self-confidence: 52.4%