FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW DO I KNOW THAT COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS THE RIGHT CONSULTING AGENCY FOR ME?
CLE is a company based on honesty, loyalty, compassion, and integrity. We believe everyone can learn and be successful. We are dedicated professionals seeking to help others be the best them possible. Inevitably, this improves communication, self awareness and self esteem, leading to a better life.
WHAT IS LIFE COACHING?
Life Coaching is a profession that is different from consulting, mentoring, or counseling. The coaching process addresses specific projects and goals, interpersonal successes, general conditions and transitions in the client's personal life, relationships or professions by examining what is going on now in their and promoting them to the a better future. It's about starting where you are and moving you forward.
HOW DOES LIFE COACHING DIFFER FROM THERAPY?
Life coaching is not therapy. Life coaches don’t work on past-based issues or traumas. Life coaches are not psychologists or psychotherapists. If you start life coaching, and have not resolved an issue from the past, then it is very likely you will be referred to work with a therapist to resolve the issue. It is very common for unresolved traumas or addictions to stop us from getting what we want in our lives. Life coaches focus on the present and the client’s goals for the future. We help people move forward and set personal and professional goals that will give them the life and career they really want. Most coaching clients are healthy, successful people who might be a bit stuck or simply want to make a big change in their lives and want the support of a coach to do so.
HOW DOES LIFE COACHING DIFFER FROM CONSULTING? SPORTS COACHING? A BEST FRIEND?
Consulting. Coaching can be considered a form of consulting. However, consulting is often information and expertise based. For example, you might hire a consultant to help your business with a specific problem. In which case, you’d expect your consultant to have knowledge and experience in that particular area. Life coaches on the other hand may or may not have a background or experience in your field. A coach is a life specialist, an expert on helping you develop all areas of your business and/or personal life. Unlike many consultants who propose a solution and leave you to implement it, your life coach stays with you to help you integrate the changes, new skills, and goals to make sure they really happen.This is one of the many reasons why life coaching is so effective–it is one thing to have the information and quite another to actually make the change!
Sports. Life coaching often includes principles from sports coaching, such as being your best, doing more than you think you can, working with a team, going for the goal. But unlike sports coaching, most professional coaching is not a competition. Your own certified Life Coach will help you win in your own life!
Best friend. A best friend or two or three is wonderful to have. But is your best friend an objective professional who you can trust to advise you on the most important aspects of your professional life and/or business? Sometimes, our friends can’t tell us the truth, as much as they would like to, because they don’t want to risk losing the friendship. A good coach is never afraid to tell you the truth and is willing to be fired at any time. Why not have a best friend and a professionally trained life coach?
HOW MUCH DOES LIFE COACHING USUALLY COST?
Most life coaches working with individuals charge about $200 to $1,000 per month for a 30- to 60-minute call three or four times a month.
WHY WOULD PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL HIRE A LIFE COACH?
One of the reasons there is a growing demand for life coaching is the complexity of modern day life. Things aren’t as simple as they were in the past. And, whereas your parents might have been happy to have a job that paid the bills, most people today want a job that is personally fulfilling and financially rewarding. They want to find work that is in line with their core values and is an expression of who they are. Never before in history has mankind had such an incredible opportunity for self-expression through one’s work. If you aren’t doing what you love to do, even if you are successful, you would benefit from some coaching. I certainly did! Are you doing what you most enjoy? Are you tolerating or putting up with anything? Is life easy or are you struggling? Are you on the path to financial independence? Do you have what you really want? Most people can expect a lot more out of their lives.
WHERE DOES THE LIFE COACH FOCUS WITH AN AVERAGE CLIENT?
We focus where the client wants us to focus: Your goals are our goals. Although, we might have some radical suggestions for just how to reach those goals more quickly. Sometimes, in order to be more successful in business, you need to do some personal work. So don’t be surprised if you get some personal assessments and quizzes
HOW LONG IS EACH LIFE COACHING SESSION?
Life coaching sessions take about 60 minutes, but we ask that you allow for 1.5 hours. We do not believe in “one size fits all” and we will not stop the session because the time is up. If we are in the middle of something important, we will take the time to complete the session, even if that extends the time.
DO I NEED TO COMMIT TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF LIFE COACHING SESSIONS?
No. It is your choice. We do offer multi-session packages, but you are welcome to try us out with a pay per session option. In many life coaching arrangements, you will be asked to commit to 3, 5, 10 or more life coaching sessions and pay for them in advance. We believe that your commitment is essential to your success, but we are confident in our ability to give you tremendous value with our life coaching without advance payment.
Commitment to an unknown journey defeats the purpose of our life coaching program, because it takes away control rather than giving it all to you. We want you to come to our life coaching sessions because you see the value, not because we hold the money you have paid in advance.
In our life coaching agreement, you commit only to doing your best for yourself and paying for the sessions that you receive. You may stop at any stage.
HOW OFTEN WILL I MEET MY LIFE COACH?
Most of our coaching clients want to start seeing results quickly and we believe that steady improvements and contact are much more permanent so we have scheduled the sessions weekly. However, we can adjust dependent upon client needs.