Benefits of Working with a Life Coach
The following results are from an International Coach Federation study conducted in 2012.
Value of Coaching
An overwhelming 98.5% of coaching clients said that money they spent working with a coach was well worth the investment.
70% of clients said their investment in a coach was unbelievably valuable
28.5% said their investment was valuable
1.5% said their investment in a coach had not been valuable
Results of Working with a Coach
Clients (who could select as many choices as were applicable) said they experienced the following benefits from working with a coach:
67.6% - Self-awareness
62.4% - Setting better goals
60.5% - More balanced life
57.1% - Lower stress levels
52.9% - Self-discovery
52.4% - Self-confidence
43.3% - Improvement in quality of life
39.5% - Enhanced communication skills
35.7% - Project completion
33.8% - Health of fitness improvement
33.3% - Better relationship w/ boss, co-workers
33.3% - Better family relationship(s)
31.9% - Increased energy
31.9% - More fun
25.7% - More income
25.7% - Stopped a bad habit
24.3% - Change in career
22.9% - More free time
17.1% - Increased profitability of business
15.3% - Other
12.9% - Started a new business
11.0% - Empowered employees
09.0% - Business turn around
05.7% - Change in residential location
Role of Coach
Clients (who could select as many choices as were applicable) characterized the role of their coach as the following:
84.8% - Sounding board
78.1% - Motivator
56.7% - Friend
50.5% - Mentor
46.7% - Business consultant
41.0% - Teacher
30.5% - Taskmaster
29.5% - Spiritual guide
13.3% - Other
Coaching Topics
Clients (who could select as many choices as were applicable) said they work with their coach on the following issues:
80.5% - Time management
74.3% - Career
73.8% - Business
58.6% - Relationships/family
51.9% - Physical/wellness
51.0% - Spiritual
45.2% - Personal
39.5% - Goal setting
38.1% - Financial
11.0% - Creativity
01.4% - Other