An extremely good analogy is to think of a Life Coach as an enzyme in a chemical reaction: A Life Coach is a catalyst that increases the rate of reaction. Also, any individual Life Coach will be particularly well-suited for a given set of issues (reactions); make sure you are selecting the right Life Coach. Finally, the Life Coach will not change the "equilibrium" of the reactions; that is, a Life Coach will not get an individual to do something that the individual couldn't otherwise do. The individual is ultimately responsible for accomplishing the goals.