Do you have a life coach yet?

The Los Angeles Times reports on a phenomenon that is getting more popular: “Life coaches”

If you want to plant a garden, cook what you grow, find a husband, be a better husband, get a baby to sleep, get along with a teenager, get that teenager into college, get a divorce or lose 20 pounds, you don’t have to go it alone. There’s a coach to help you find your way just about anywhere you’d like to go.

Dave Herz is the founder and president of Vive Inc., a company that coaches teenagers and their parents. He said he sees many families who turn to coaching because they feel isolated. He and the other coaches at Vive work to help families create a web of support and learn to reach out to one another.

“I think in our society, we’re striving and hungry for connections with individuals — a boss, a grandparent,” he said. “That is hard-wired in human beings.”

The author of the article makes a bold statement that has been empirically verified on my own life and perhaps yours too: “To some extent, whatever our age, we just can’t help ourselves.” For daily minor problems, to be sure, we have developed methods of coping. For larger or deeper issues though, trying to solve them ourselves out is like trying to dig our way out of quicksand … it just won’t work! We need someone with a rope to help us out. Getting help is nothing to be embarrassed about and can lead to amazing life changes.

But there are many barriers to finding a life coach. What about those who can’t afford life coaches? What if there are no life coaches in your area? What about people whose daily lives are just too busy or chaotic to add another item to their overloaded to-do list? There’s also the problem of embarrassment; some problems are difficult to talk about with others face-to-face.

Online life coaching (also called mentoring) can resolve all of these problems. It’s totally free, available anywhere via the Internet, done on your own time at your own pace, and can be completely anonymous and is always private & confidential. If you’re interested in trying online mentoring, you will be matched up with a mentor who is familiar with your concerns and talk privately via email.

If mentoring is something you’d be interested in trying out, click here to write to a mentor. There is no obligation to continue if you decide it’s not for you, and it can make a big difference in your life.

Tags: counseling, darren hewer, issues, life coach, Men, mentoring, need help, problems, self-help, Women

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