Life coaching works because it focuses on exactly what you want to achieve and helps you get there faster. Using the tools and techniques life coaching teaches you will help you become more outcome and focus driven in your goal achievement by identifying options that you may not have considered.

Although both coaches and counsellors offer a support system to help you gain strength and clarity to move forward, coaching deals with where you are now and where you want to be. Counsellors are often interested in helping you deal with past trauma.

The simple answer is all types of people can use a life coach at some time in their life. However, there are some common characteristics of people who have a life coach; a deep desire for change, a need for direction and focus in achieving their dreams.