Pauliina Hallama

As the world accelerates and complexity increases, coaching has evolved from a professional method into an essential life skill. This article reflects on 12 years of coaching practice and why learning coaching is becoming foundational for how we think, lead, and live.

Can you feel it, friend? Another year is wrapping up. Not just a date on the calendar, but a whole chapter of your life. And if there’s one thing the last few years have taught us, it’s that time doesn’t just pass, it shapes us. Some people greet the new year with relief: “I’m so glad this year is over.” Some with awe: “I can’t believe how much happened; I’m still processing it all.” Others set bold resolutions, while some quietly decide to skip the ritual altogether. And then there are those...

If you think coaching is a modern invention, you might be surprised to learn that one of the best “coaches” who ever lived spent his days wandering the streets of Athens wearing a simple robe and asking inconvenient questions. Ever heard of the Socratic Method? If so, you might already be connecting the dots. Socrates wasn’t a life coach. He wasn’t a consultant, a mentor, or a teacher in the traditional sense. He was something much more interesting: a master of conversation who believed that...