Let's be honest: the whole "Life Coaching" concept can be cringe-worthy sometimes, and the coaching industry has a bad reputation in some people's minds.

Truthfully, there are a lot of misconceptions about what a "Life Coach" is, does and how they help (even among coaches!). In fact, I even call myself a "Success Coach" to differentiate because I believe it's necessary to take a stand.

Recently, I was featured on the Remodel Your Life podcast with the amazing Camille Finan. Camille is a female carpenter with an MBA who loves to remodel kitchens - and help women remodel their lives!

Her podcast is full of information on remodelling your kitchen - and your life.

On this podcast episode, Camille and I chatted about a LOT. Camille asked me the tough questions about "Life Coaching" -- and I shared my honest opinions, even though they will probably make some people angry.

This podcast episode has two important parts:

1) Sharing the truth about the coaching world and industry, including what I don't like about it

and

2) DIY Coaching - Amazing coaching exercises, strategies and mindset shifts you can do without hiring a coach

Give the podcast a listen and check out these highlights (specific times shared below):

- What a life/success coach is (2:20)

- What does a coach do (16:20) and how a coach actually helps you and examples of it (19:50)

- What makes someone a "life coach" and what you do at "life coach school" (22:45)

- What makes a coach different than a therapist or a consultant (33:45)

- What I don't like about the coaching industry (42:30)

- The best expert you should listen to (2:50) and examples of how you may be sabotaging your own success (29:20)

- What to do if your spouse doesn't support you (12:30)

- How to get over your fear of taking action (38:30) and whether you should take small steps or giant leaps (41:30)

- What I do - and YOU can do - when you get stuck, frustrated and need to get re-motivated (44:45)

When you're done, check out Remodel Your Life's other episodes. I know you'll love Camille's fantastic questions (she's not afraid to ask the tough ones!) and enjoy her podcast as much as I do.

Enjoy the podcast - and give my DIY coaching tips a try!

And of course, if you decide you'd prefer to work with a real coach and you think we would be a great fit, get your name on the waitlist for when I re-open spots for One-on-One coaching here.

Gratefully yours,

Lisa Michaud

Success Coach, Speaker & Essential Oil Lover

PS. If you're a skimmer like me, I'll get to the point.

Let's be honest: the whole "Life Coaching" concept can be cringe-worthy sometimes, and the coaching industry has a bad reputation in some people's minds.

Check out the podcast here and find out (among other things) what a coach does, what makes someone a "coach", what I don't like about the industry (here's where I'll definitely anger people), and how YOU can incororate coaching tools in your life every day.