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Finding the right life coach


  • Shamans
  • Love
  • Light
  • Yoga
  • Kundalini 
  • Yogini
  • Namaste
  • Tattoos
  • Crystals
  • New age 
  • Woman in robes with long hair
  • Releasing chakras
  • Accessing your blocked energies
  • Attracting abundance
  • Living in the present moment


The above are some of the things you will see most spiritual teachers and coaches mentioning in their blog, instagram feed and website.They will claim to release all your energy blocks and help you attract love and abundance in your life.All they will expect you to do it pay them obnoxious amounts of money for their mere presence or even a skype/telephonic.They will give you crystals to wear and some pre-recorded meditations and claim that it will overhaul your life

There is a second bunch of coaches who will have a fantastic story of an epiphany they had due to which they left their corporate job and wanted to help and serve people and are hence coaching.They will claim that you too can have financial abundance and live a life of complete freedom if you adopt their lifestyle.Their instagram feed will have pictures of them lounging in exotic locations with their dog/partner all the time .Rest of their feed will consist of bashing capitalism.Where the money for these travels comes from, whether they are able to pay bills and what kind of life they are actually living beneath the bubble of their social media are things nobody knows.

Both the above mentioned categories are to be avoided.They are both gold diggers looking to make an easy buck at your expense.They lack training,know how and skills to help a person transform though.

Avoid the prospective coach if they have following red flags:

  • No certifications
  • Act pushy on the first call
  • Make unrealistic claims
  • Can't explain onboarding and coaching process with ease
  • Are charging towards the top of the range
  • You get uncomfortable in their presence
  • They seem inauthentic
  • Their claims distort reality
  • They seem too glib and smooth to be true


Things to look for in a prospective coach

  • Empathy
  • Compassion
  • Resilience
  • They don't make any unrealistic promises
  • You feel comfortable around them
  • They have track record of stability and paying clients
  • They are constantly trying to improve their own self


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