How does it work?

My Approach

Life Coach Manchester is person centred, professional and confidential, that means that the ultimate focus of this style of life coaching is – You – the individual.

I believe that each person I meet is unique and has something unique to contribute to the world.

The Life Coaching programme for each person is therefore different and bespoke because, what is good for some, wont work for all.

And it is not any one set of ideas or philosophy that rules the Life Coaching sessions, but rather, and more importantly your individual and specific needs and requirement.

Yes, as your life coach, I may challenge you, or the ideas you have about yourself or the world, but I will not ask you to push yourself beyond your personal comfort zones, (because I believe that they are there for a reason).

This is because more than anything else I respect the dignity and honour of each individual.

Ultimately Life Coaching is it is not about the Life Coach and what I think or believe but rather what really works for you in your life and what helps you to become the person you can and will be.

This type of Life Coaching is fundamentally confidential and non-judgmental. – However it is not pure passive – it is directed and pro-active.

Which means that will not always just sit their and nod my head in quiet empathy – I will be open frank and honest with you about what I think or feel and I will definitely give you my opinion.

All this having been said, if I feel that either you or anyone else might be harmed or be in danger I retain the right to breach confidentiality and report my concerns to the appropriate authorities (as any other counselling professional would) – or refer a client to a counsellor or psychotherapist.

Please see International Life Coaching Federation code of conduct for more information.

Features & Characteristics

Private and Confidential
Space to share and talk without Judgement
Impartial Expert Advice
Helping you to discover your real goals
Support you to move forward
Celebrating your success
Insightful and Inspirational tools
Weekly/Biweekly face to face meetings
Friendly and Professional
Flexible to your changing needs
Individually tailored
Experienced Expert Life Coach
Caring and Understanding
Interested in your Personal Development

Popular Coaching Themes

A. Career Coaching – changing direction
B. Business Coaching – entrepreneurs, business owners, managers and employees
C. Social Coaching – increasing general confidence and specifically for dating
D. Crisis Coaching – for people in quarter (25-35) or mid-life crisis (40-50).
E. Body Image/Weight Loss Coaching – feed your mind/heart!
F. Spiritual Life Coaching – get more meaning and purpose in your life!
G. Success Coaching – for very successful people that want to be even more successful!

The Coaching Relationship

The coaching relationship is very special, it’s completely non-judmental and confidential, it is personal and inspired. Both the Life Coach and Client work together, being honest, open-minded and feeling free to question everything. It is a partnership of equals, and the Life Coaching session is usually a balanced conversation, 50% talking and 50% listening from both the Life Coach and the Client.

How a Coaching Session Works

Personal coaching sessions normally last 50 minutes and can for the most part be broken down into four sections. The format and structure of any coaching session usually includes:

1. Feedback: on the tasks and goals set in the previous week, celebrating the small successes and finding out what if anything was difficult or unachieved. Time is also spent finding out what the client wants to achieve from this particular coaching session.

2. Exercise: the setting of a particular exercise relevant to either the goals set in the previous week, or the particular needs of the client that week. These exercises are designed to question the clients’ primary beliefs and worldview, often challenging these assumptions. They can also include role-play, visualisations, relaxation techniques, confidence building, time management skills, interpersonal communication skills, meditation and future goal setting.

3. Discussion: about the exercise and the issues that they raise, and perhaps, if needed, a second exercise.

4. Homework: the setting of agreed goals, tasks and ‘homework’ for the upcoming week or period until the next coaching session.

There are many different types of coaching techniques that a Life Coach may use to cater for the specific requirements and needs of each unique client. Some people want to focus exclusively on their career or business. Some decide that they need to focus on their lifestyle and the broader perspective of their life. In either case, the client and Coach will generally work together on helping the client to become more relaxed, focused, confident and content.

In addition, part of the Coaching technique is the setting of small realistic personal goals on the way to the larger long-term life goals. Some of these goals or mini-exercises are set firstly by your Life Coach and then eventually by you.

Areas that might be covered in a session

You will be encouraged to explore and challenge underlying self-limiting beliefs about yourself and your life, which may be the cause of your Life / Work imbalance.

This might include addressing stress reduction and coping techniques and time management. Your Coach will help you to realise your personal vision, identify your real priorities and discover your underlying motivation and potential.

Your Coach will help you to explore your life goals and assist you in mapping your future success and ultimately helping to make your dreams a reality.

You can learn how to create a proactive problem-solving environment and reduce general crisis points in your life. Clients often report feeling a significant increase in their confidence and reduced stress in their lives.

Your Life Coach will help you to examine your own perceptions, helping you to addressing the obstacles in your life preventing you from achieving even greater success.

You may also learn how to listen deeply and how to communicate effectively. They will help you think more clearly and become more focused and motivated.

What can Life Coaching help you to address?

Life Coaching is marvellous at helping anyone suffering from minor stress related symptoms – anyone who wants to be more confident, balanced and successful.

Life Coaching can also help people who feel unmotivated, whether they are in a quarter life crisis or midlife crisis. Life Coaching can help them to face and overcome these difficult or uninspired milestones in their lives.

Life Coaching is great for anyone just wishing to change jobs or move up the career ladder.

Life Coaching is also good for people who want to learn to speak in public, or anyone looking for that to increase their motivation either at work or trying to follow a fitness programme or diet.

Max’s Life Coaching style is especially beneficial to entrepreneurs, business owners, directors and managers. Expected

The Life Coaching 10 Sessions Process

Coaching clients usually benefit most from 10 weekly sessions, after which most people only require two bi-monthly and two monthly sessions, just to monitor their progress. The coaching course itself is split into three main sections.

At the end of each month, both the client and coach review what has been achieved and what areas need to be improved, both in terms of the tasks set and also the style and usefulness of the coaching itself.

Sessions 1-4 are a chance for coach and client to get to know each other and work on building a relationship of mutual trust and respect. It is also an opportunity for the client to learn about the nature of coaching it’s format, it’s goals, the parameters of the coaching relationship, and what is realistically achievable within the given timeframe. Within this initial period the client together with the coach sets small and achievable tasks and goals.

Sessions 5-8 are usually were the real progress begins to take place, a relationship of trust has been built and the internal barriers and preventing further growth begin to come down. Goals and tasks are now set by the coach and the foundations of real personal change are being laid.

Sessions 9-10 continue the work done in the previous two months. The focus is now on integrating these changes into the client’s life and working together to make these a permanent and long lasting. The goals are again set by the client in conjunction with the coach, so that the client now learns to internalise the skill sets gained. Clients learn to become their own coach, setting their own goals, celebrating and reviewing their achievements.

Note: The above is just a general outline and each individual may require different lengths of time to achieve their own personal goals.

Many people continue weekly session for up to 24 weeks.

Contact: Max for your first Life Coaching consultation session.

Mobile: 07877 315 216

Email: max@kohanzad.com