Consulting - Coaching is a form of consulting. Sports - Coaching includes several principles from sports coaching, like teamwork, going for the goal and achieving your personal best. Professional coaches strengthen the client's skills. Most best friends do not have the professional perspective to advise you on the important aspects of your business and important life decisions. It's best to have a best friend and a coach.
Coaches believe that humans are great and have much more potential than they realize.
Most people are discovering what they really want. With a coach, one can get what she or he wants faster and easier. You take more effective and focused actions sooner. You stop putting up with what is dragging you down. You create momentum making it easier to produce results.