During this time he practised and refined his skills and techniques. With this extensive tool box, his client list grew and happy clients indicated his techniques were working. He wrote a 12 week program and this forms the structure for the life coaching approach used at Results. The next obvious step was to train life coaches. Joined by his wife Lisa and a third partner, a training program was written and the first trainee life coaches started their course in April 1998 .
Life coaching itself is an elegantly simple idea.
Based on the premise that better results are had by working with people individually, a client is put in touch with a life coach. Together, client and coach work on establishing a set of goals. For the next 12 weeks, the coach supports and facilitates the client to reach these goals. It s sort of like paying someone to nag, prod and pester you. But, unlike your parent, you re paying them.