In personal growth coaching or life coaching, all your clients will have to deal with fear.  We all have fear.  Fear is a normal emotion and natural for your personal growth coaching client to have.  Fear in fact can be a positive thing because it can prevent us from harm.  But what causes fear?

Personal Growth Coaching:  the More Your Life Coaching Client Knows, the Less They Fear

One common cause of your personal growth coaching client’s fear is ignorance.  When your client has limited information about something, their doubts dominate their mind.  They become tense and insecure about the outcome of their actions. They will wonder if they take action whether it will work at all.  Ignorance can cause your life coaching client to fear change, the unknown and to avoid trying anything different.

The personal growth coaching here is that the reverse is also true.  The act of gathering more and better information about a subject increases our courage and confidence in that area.  Your life coaching client can see this in the parts of their life where they have no fear at because they know what they are doing.  They feel competent and completely capable of handling whatever happens.

Personal Growth Coaching:  Your Life Coaching Client Can Minimize Fear by Improving Their Health

Two other factors that contribute to your life coaching client’s fear are illness and fatigue.  When you give your client personal growth coaching, you must include their health.   That is why life balance is so essential in the coaching relationship.  When they are tired or feel unwell, or when they are in a poor physical condition, your client is more predisposed to fear and doubt.

Kris Thompson

JTS Advisors Strategy Coach