I’m sorry to hear that you didn’t find a coach that aligned with your needs at the time. Just like any consulting industry, every coach has a different approach and some will not resonate. However, just because you didn’t find the right fit, doesn’t mean that any of the coaches you spoke with, aren’t helping other people.
It sounds like you may have needed more than one person. Someone to help you work on the business aspects and someone to help you work on thr personal ones. Not that they aren’t linked, but different areas of expertise.
Some people expect a coach to kick their ass (not me, clients are adults). Some expect a coach to have all the answers (the idea is to help clients trust themselves, seek relevant resources and become self-sufficient).
Almost every coach is going to share some of their life experiences with you, because we teach what we’ve already experienced. Reciprocal exchange or trading coaching with each other only works if the terms of that agreement are clearly spelled out. I’ve also not found that to be particularly effective.
Sometimes, coaching moves along quickly. I’ve also had some clients who’ve worked with me for several years. Coaching could legitimately cost 7000, depending upon what’s being provided and the results you would be expected to achieve. It often costs less.
Coaching is generally not covered by insurance like therapy, so it’s a bit like cash paying to see a functional or alternative medicine doctor.
The benefit someone receives from coaching is directly related to the amount of time they spend implementing the changes into daily life. It’s great to have realizations during sessions, but useless if they are not integrated.
No coach should ever shame or use manipulative sales tactics, everyone is smart enough to make financial decisions on their own.
Often these types of articles cause those who read them to think our industry is bunk or exploitive. There are some bad apples, of course, but likely about the same percentage as say in banking, real estate, or any other field.
Moral of this story, choose a life advisor wisely…
