"A life coach is someone who will (among other things) work with you to help you set goals, identify unnecessary "stressors" in your life, and achieve those long-term desires you've always had but never figured out how to reach. I personally had a life coach who helped me formulate and stick to a plan to get into grad school, something I had been wanting to do for a long time but just couldn't get myself to -do- on my own. My life coach also helped me get rid of a lot of unnecessary 'clutter' in my life and to figure out how to set a weight-loss plan and stick to it." From the internet by "Stacyj"