My family sometimes debates which is better and more useful, a couch or a couch, and of course, after several arguments are given the result is a draw, or we can conclude that both are very useful, each in its own way.

Of course we all know about the Couch, but when it comes to the Coach, well, I’m not too sure. It is, after all, another foreign word in our country, the use of which is widespread and not exactly clear to everyone.

Although it would now be interesting to write about the differences between these two terms in theory and in practice, and about what the benefits of either of them are , I still decided to clarify a little what a Coach (with an o) actually is.

Many have heard of the term and say, oh I know, it’s a Life Coach, Life Skills Trainer or Sports Coach, Business Coach, etc, which is essentially the same, but there is a difference in the niche that the person has chosen, that is, the target group, spoken in a marketing manner.

Perhaps the most important fact about a coach is the support that he provides to others who want to work on themselves, he works with mentally healthy people when they need to overcome some new difficulties and challenges in life, to improve relationships with others, private and professional, to improve their self-confidence, self-esteem, to make their goals, desires and dreams a reality and to make a change in any field of life.

Of course, some of the prerequisites for coaching are that:

 You have a burning desire for change, or rather, you feel the so-called itch for change, when something scratches, torments, suffocates and presses you and when you say: Alright, I’ve had enough, I’m going to sit on the couch (whoopsie), to the Coach! and as some younger people would say today – it’s not just in vogue, it’s a must have (meaning: it’s obligatory);

 You have a magnetically attractive irresistible and inexorable goal that pulls and pulls you down and makes you feel that you need a little support and encouragement from an expert;

 The Coach suits you as a person, when it comes to his sensibility, intuitiveness, energy and values he lives (or doesn’t live) by;

 You have confidence in the Coach and the coaching-training process;

 You actively participate in the process – you are the main actor in your film and in your life, including in coaching, and the Coach only guides you through safe steps towards success.

I hope that you found this short serio-comic text useful. Next time I will write a little more seriously about everything that a coach is not. Feel free to write suggestions and which topics pique your interest. To schedule a free consultation and coaching with me, send me an email here: kontakt@andrijanaristic.com, and if not, the couch is perfectly fine