She is passionate and empathetic with a desire for helping others – this trait allows you to understand your client’s emotions and barriers to success. A compassionate coach truly feels for their clients and the struggles and challenges they face. They are, first and foremost kind and uplifting. A coach never resorts to shaming, threats or scare tactics to motivate a client.

She helps her clients love and accept themselves, unconditionally. 

A transformational Feminine leader, knows how to hold the sacred space for her clients so that clients can deeply trust her to see and own all of themselves. Not the love and light only but the shadow herself as well. 

She knows how to work with clients when different archetypes and shadows come to surface. She is there to help her clients to realize where they need to work and what is needed to let go or call in. 

A coach takes their clients’ struggles seriously, no matter how small or insignificant these may seem. It doesn’t matter if a client is trying to complete a small project or trying to win a battle against cancer; a great coach is supportive of any and all of these challenges. Great coaches have an incredible ability to walk a mile in their client’s shoes yet retain enough distance to see the big picture and offer guidance and direction.

Her positive attitude needs to be inspiring to inspire her clients by her belief in them.

She carries a unique ability to see below the surface of a situation or a person and discern a deeper understanding is one of the most powerful skill, anyone can learn to use.

A coach never gets tired of learning and never ever says “I know enough. I can stop learning now.” They are thirsty for learning, for knowledge. 

Coaches are always looking for ways to level-up their skills and their methodologies. They never get tired of experimenting, switching, upgrading, or changing their coaching styles and format. In a sea of coaching experts, innovation sets the great coach apart from everyone else. Finding and developing a unique or unusual methodology (that works) is key. Just like in She Rise Academy we help women coaches to level up their skills by adding some incredible and powerful tools in their toolbox. 

A coach must have or learn the ability to set the tone for the climate around them. Successful coaches invite openness and vulnerability. This includes the ability to dig deeper, ask questions, and admit the need for help.

Listening to clients is what life coaching is all about. Understanding subtle tells and messages help in understanding your client’s issues

Great coaches listen more than they talk. They’re not about trying to come across as “clever”, “fascinating” or smart to their clients.

They know that client sessions are about the client and not about them. They don’t love to hear themselves speak.

Often, a coach gets completely lost in what the client has to say and holds no thought about themselves.

As a coach, your job is not to give client advice, it is to facilitate the client’s finding solutions to barriers to success in their career or personal life. 

Curiosity fosters your ability to ask questions of your clients that help them understand their own feelings and how they impact their success.

They want to know why the client feels a certain way. They want to know what inspires a client, what makes them tick, what puts them off and what keeps them going. They want to know everything there is to know about their clients so they can find the perfect way to help a client.

Great coaches learn much by observing clients and sort out the subtlest signs of worry and uncertainty. They have an incredible ability to read between the lines. They’re able to pick up and interpret the tiniest change in a client.

A shift in the tone of voice, a raised eyebrow, a clearing of the throat and long pauses between sentences. Great coaches notice all of this and can interpret what they see, hear and feel from a client, accurately.

Great coaches are able to rise above and capture lateral as well as a future vision. Lateral vision is about accurately seeing the immediate circumstances around a client’s challenge or problem and identifying what needs to be changed. The future vision is about seeing the outcome clients want to achieve and the steps that are needed to get them there.

Great coaches are brave. They’re not afraid to try new ways to connect with a client. They’re not afraid to set healthy boundaries with clients (like no calling, emailing or messaging nights or weekends), they don’t give up on the clients, and help them discover, what is making them disinterested in their own growth. 

A great coach is skilful to help their client. They have different tools in their toolbox they can use during their coaching session. 

A wise coach knows if it’s time to go deeper with their client.  

Great coaches are focused on their clients throughout a session. They aren’t easily distracted and are able to shift into laser focus mode no matter what else is going on. Whether it’s a barking dog in the background or a client’s child looking for attention from mom or dad, a really great coach can always bring the conversation back to where it needs to be.

 To be a successful life coach, dedication is the most important trait to have. A wise coach understands that it takes time to make changes and to see the results of internal and mindset shifts.

So, they settle in and make a decision to ride alongside the client through the ups and downs. Even if it takes longer than expected for clients’ to reach their goals, they will stick around as long as the client is willing to do the work.

A wise coach, do not hesitate to state the truth. They know how to deliver the truth to their clients in the most gentle way. They don’t lie to their clients just to make them feel better about themselves. If a client needs to know she’s not trying hard enough, they’ll tell her the truth. If a client needs to know that her goals are too big, they’ll tell her that too. Great coaches are always kind but they don’t shy away from the truth.

A wise coach is never unprofessional. You won’t catch them having lunch during a session, or arriving late for a session. They’re always punctual and neatly dressed. If necessary, they’re ready with notes from previous sessions and they’re instantly able to guide a client into the day’s discussion.