Did you ever wonder why every winning athlete from grade school up into the pros has at least one coach? Most professional athletes, like Lebron James have multiple coaches. Some of their coaches work with aspects of the outer (physical) game and some of their coaches work with the inner (mental) game.

Elite athletes like Lebron recognize that the inner game is just as important to their performance as the outer game, and put just as much effort into developing a winning mindset as they do into developing their techniques and their physical fitness. In fact, Lebron calls his positive mindset his “mental fitness.”

Just like an athletic coach, a life, career or executive coach works with their client by asking powerful questions that allow the client to discover the unconscious limiting beliefs or emotions that prevent them from winning at the “game” of life. The coach helps the client adopt a positive “winning” mindset. Then the client works with the coach to clarify a course of action toward their desired goals, taking into account their unique strengths and opportunities. The coach acts as a sounding board for the client’s new ideas and as an accountability partner to help the client maintain forward momentum.