There are different methodologies and it quires skills, but to be an effective life coach, one must have the ability to work within the context of the relationship with the client.
With the Co-Active Coaching model, you are trained to coach the clients' "whole life". This coaching can be done for personal and professional agendas. Every client is unique, and therefore it is a journey that is taken together with the coach and client.
These are just a few of the questions that will need to be answered when coaching someone's "whole life". The power of coaching is in the relationship between the coach and the client.