Life Tools

Are You Stuck in a Rut? Working With a Life Coach Will Give You the Mind Tools Needed to Change Gears.
 

- Sisonke Labase

The era of the self-help book is making way for the new kid in motivation town: the life coach. Success seekers agree these could provide the tools to get to the top, and there’s validity in their arguments. But why does anyone need life coaching?

“If you want to change your life and need the guidance to do so, then life coaching is the way to go. Coaches are more focused on your goals – where you want to be and help you get there,” explains Dr Nadine Dunn. Another life coach Tumi Moloto of TM Change Consulting adds that a life coach will, “Unearth your talent, understand your strengths and show you how to leverage on them to achieve your goals.”

You might ask how the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton and other prominent people stay on track and in control of their personal lives, ambitions and dreams. The secret they all share is Tony Robbins, a well known life coach who says that people come to him when they’re in a slump and need to turn things around. For example, tennis star Serena Williams calls him to align her drive with what she wants to accomplish, helping her to break through and conquer what’s tripping her up.

“I help people find a way to break through from where they are to where they want to be,” said Robbins in one interview, adding that: “I’ve learned very quickly how to get inside somebody’s brain, figure out what limits them, break through and move them on so they’re able to maximise their power and performance.”