JAN/FEB 2015
Benefits of a Life Coach
Growing profession can help you
navigate from point A to point B
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
Although life coaching is a
growing profession, there remains
some unfamiliarity about a life
coach’s role and impact in society.
“A lot of people are not aware
of what a life coach is,” said Chyrl
Mosley of Forward First Coaching. The job is often wrongly
associated with psychologists and
counselors, when in fact the life
coach’s job is quite different.
“It is not therapy,” Mosley said.
“Clients are healthy people who
just have goals or challenges in
life and are looking for tools to get
from point A to point B to make
the future more successful.”
This is what differentiates a
life coach from a therapist or
counselor. “A life coach helps you
navigate whatever your situations
are in life to get to a specific place
and achieve certain goals,” said
Mosley. Essentially, the life coach
takes you from where you are to
where you want to be. “We create
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