What, some may ask, is life coaching? The answer is simple: life coaching means partnering with someone who can give you an objective, third-party opinion/approach for the difficult decisions you face in life. This includes finding a job, getting through nerve-wracking interviews, making marriage and family decisions, and even becoming more confident and professional.

I recently worked with a life coach, and she taught me more things in one session than I had learned in a lifetime! For example, she told me how to negotiate to get what I want (and deserve), how to stop bickering with my sister, how to take a lot of unnecessary stress out of my life, and more. Although the session was expensive (they can cost upwards of $100 an hour), she helped me land a job that I love and manage my finances in a way that stops me from living paycheck to paycheck. So, was it worth it? Definitely! In fact, I continue to have meetings with her once a month to make sure I stay on track…and, at the moment, she’s helping me work on asking for a raise and take the stress out of making wedding arrangements. What a huge help!