Frequently Asked Questions
WHY DO PEOPLE WANT A COACH?
People seek a life coach to help them through a personal or career transition. Here is a sample list:
- Career change
- Personal goal setting (i.e., fitness, health, wealth, happiness)
- Communication challenges within an intimate or social relationship
- Decisions that are piling up
- Choices that need to be made
- Clarity around values, goals, or life purpose
WHAT KIND OF TRAINING IS REQUIRED?
The International Coach Federation (ICF) encourages certification. There are a number of coaching schools accredited with the ICF. Monica Marie Kosiorek is certified with the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC), an affiliated school of the ICF. She completed 360 hours of training and fulfilled many requirements, which included a two hour written exam followed by an oral exam. The oral exam was a coaching session evaluated by a Master Coach*.
WHAT IS ENERGY LEADERSHIP?
Leadership is not just a talent you’re born with or not. Leadership is something that can be learned, enhanced and energized. Most of what keeps us from being truly gifted leaders are our own past experiences, beliefs and behaviors that hold you back… but that doesn’t have to be!
Leadership goes well beyond corporate America—it’s the small business owner, sales professional, entrepreneurs, helping professionals, and also parents, teachers, counselors, therapists and others who interact with people on an everyday basis. In today’s environment we need strong leaders more than ever. The Energy Leadership Index is about helping you to become a more engaging leader.
The Energy Leadership Index (ELI) is an extremely unique assessment that effectively measures your energetic impact on yourself and the world around you. It measures 3 specific things:
- Your level of engagement in many areas of your life—personal AND professional
- Your level of awareness, and,
- Your level of ability to effectively lead others.
This assessment will ask you to rate how closely you identify with a series of statements and, based on your responses; it is then able to determine how much energy you have on each of 7 Levels of Energy and Consciousness. You will learn how much energy you have at each level as well as what your Average Resonating Level of energy is.
WHY DO YOU FOCUS ON WOMAN AS YOUR MAIN CLIENT BASE?
As a Life Coach, you want your clients to relate to you. As someone who has been through many life challenges, Monica’s creditability is high with women.
HOW CAN I BE SURE THIS IS FOR ME?
Every prospective client is offered a complimentary session. During that time, the coach explains and demonstrates the process, sets ground rules, and discusses expectations.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS?
Through empowering questions, the coach brings forward action to the particular focus of the client. Each session results in one or more action items to be completed over the following week. Accountability is one of many benefits the client will experience while in a coaching relationship.
HOW CAN I BE SURE THIS WILL WORK FOR ME?
The power is in the relationship between the coach and client. The coach listens, not just to the words but also to what is behind the words. Coaching is about possibilities, strength and empowerment. This is a relationship that sees the good in everyone and seeks to move the client from the head to the heart of the matter to reach real dreams, hopes and desires.
IS SUCCESS GUARANTEED?
While there are no guarantees in life, clients who are committed to the work as agreed upon between themselves and a coach will be surprised at how quickly they begin to see a difference in their lives.
WHAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT IS EXPECTED?
Normally, a minimum of three months is the desired commitment. This will be discussed during the complimentary session.
IS COACHING THERAPY?
Life Coaching is not therapy. Coaching is all about forward action. Your coach will work with you to move you from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow. Therapy, conversely, focuses on what in the past brought you to your current place.
*A Master Coach is someone who has completed 2,500 hours of paid coaching.