been coach its more than replaced my corporate salarywomen coaches like shabeen yadav love the flexibility it offers a mother of two the job gives her time to indulge in her hobby freestyle dancing most coaches offer sessions in person or over the phone some even use webcams and skype they usually begin by asking extensive specific questions and honing in on a precise set of goals homework may include writing in a journal doing various exercises including building a life blueprint and reporting on progress with various action plansdespite its critics coaching isnt a fad that will disappear in six months a decade ago life coaches were unknown outside of the us now a google search for life coach throws up millions of sites india too has a growing tribe of practitionersthe singaporebased vij is convinced of its potential he cites a recent report which said that between 25 per cent and 40 per cent of companies in the fortune 500 list use coaching for their executivesits not a quickfix but in a time when lives and careers often come unstuck some professional advice sure comes handysudeshnachatterjeetimesgroupcom