Human beings have unimaginable potential, only if they allow themselves to see it, feel it and experience it. Yet many of us live life in a sub-optimal way, choosing to settle rather than finding the courage to overcome fear and go after our dreams, desires and ambitions.

Or sometimes we are so driven by our ambition that we may lose sight of other aspects of our life and regret that in hindsight.

So how does a life coach help? A Life Coach, at the very least,  is an objective sounding board, and can look you in the eye and show you a mirror without judgement and without undermining your sense of self. A certified Life Coach is skilled and trained to help you become aware of your thinking and behavioural patterns and change them to work towards your life goals.

So when to hire a Life Coach? How can a life coach help you? Here are 5 situations when a Life coach is your only working solution:

1. When you want to change something in your life but feel stuck – As adults we have answers to our problems within us or at least how to start solving the problem, provided we know where to look. A life coach will help you examine your thought patterns and get rid of limiting beliefs that are coming in the way of finding the solutions to your problems.
2. When your self-doubts come in the way of self-growth – We are often our worst critic and even before we can start moving forward in the direction of our simple and complex goals, our self-doubts become the barriers to action. They hold you back from unleashing your full potential. A certified Life Coach will help you to clear the path and find your  way out of the fog of self-doubts.
3. When life feels unbalanced and unproductive – Sometimes we have to juggle many roles and it can create dilemmas and conflicts that can be extremely stressful. When we have competing motivations, a life coach can be the lighthouse that guides your path so that you navigate your way around obstacles.
4. When you want to clarify your values, wants, needs and set goals for the future – A certified life coach will take you through a systematic process of discovering your values, needs and desires and setting meaningful goals that align to your values and principles.
5. When you wake up and don’t feel excited at the prospect of what the day will bring for you or if you go to bed feeling dissatisfied frequently. The secret to living well is to keep learning and growing. Zest for life is the elixir that keeps us on the growth path. How can a life coach help? A life coach will help you to let go of your perceptual filters that might be giving you a limited view of life and help you see what might be holding you back.