Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to frequently asked questions and other information about BeSomeone.
What is BeSomeone?
A free life coach for every teen: BeSomeone’s mission is global generational transformation through a viral youth movement of trained volunteer teens and college students providing free online peer-to-peer personal life coaching to help teens flourish and proactively develop their talents with a growth mindset regardless of where they go to school or what college they get into.
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Making ourselves better so we can make the world better.
Why Should I Join my School's BeSomeone Program?
As a client or aspiring coach, you’ll level up your talents, increase your confidence and resilience, improve your mental health, and explore your passions to find the path to your purpose while building an authentic supportive relationship with your coach.
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As a coach, you’ll make a real difference in your client’s lives while mastering coaching skills that will fast-track any career, not to mention boost college and job applications along with your LinkedIn profile. A Google study of its most successful managers found their #1 trait was a coaching mindset and skillset!
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And here's the really cool part: as you progress you’ll eventually mentor your own aspiring coaches, empowering them to help even more teens thrive and become coaches themselves in an ever-growing cascade, exponentially multiplying your positive impact on the world!
Our big dream is that every high school freshman gets their own personal coach building them up to become the highest and best version of themselves.
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If that vision inspires you as much as it does us, join the BeSomeone revolution today!
Coaching
What will we do in our Coaching Session?
Each coaching session will include check-ins, topics from the How to Navigate Life book, self-improvement discussions based on the five talents, and closing reflections with goal setting - all within a safe, confidential, and caring environment.
Who can join?
US or Canadian 13+ teen and college students. In the future we hope to expand to more countries.
How is my privacy maintained?
BeSomeone is a safe space and everything shared is confidential: first names only, no recordings.
You can even use your Discord username if you prefer. We collect no other information.
When will I meet with my coach?
First, set up an introductory coaching session.
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At the end of the session, you and your coach will determine a convenient weekly schedule based around your availability. We ask that you respect the coach's time and schedule when booking a session.
How can I become a coach?
How can I start a BeSomeone coaching program at my high school?
We'd love to help you - contact us here!
Cost
Does BeSomeone cost anything?
BeSomeone coaching is completely free! How? By matching you with interns that want to develop coaching experience.
We do highly recommend purchasing the book How to Navigate Life by Liang and Klein, but it's not required.
Getting Started
How do I try out BeSomeone coaching?
BeSomeone will transform your life
Before BeSomeone
After BeSomeone
Anxious about my future
Confident I'm on a self-development journey to success and happiness
School controls my development
School doesn't feel relevant
Playing the GPA game
I've taken charge of my development
Mastering real-world skills
Nurturing my true talents and potential
Unsure what to do with my life
Real purpose towards making a meaningful contribution to the world
No one knows the real me
A deep sense of belonging with supportive friends that care about me
My future fate is determined by the colleges that accept me
I'm developing durable talents that will make me successful anywhere
BeSomeone Coaching vs. Therapy
BeSomeone peer to peer coaching is designed to provide a safe space for you to learn, grow and develop your own unique talents.
However, it's important to note that life coaching is not the same as therapy. While there are overlapping elements, coaching and therapy have distinct sets of boundaries and objectives.
Topics for BeSomeone coaching
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Desire to improve your mindset
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Work on your relationships with friends, family
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Develop and implement new ideas
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Better your skills (creativity, writing, leadership)
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Implement new habits
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Problems in school
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Personal challenges
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Anxiety
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Depression
Important topics that go beyond BeSomeone
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Clinical Depression
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Severe anxiety
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Suicidal ideation
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Abuse
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Self Harm
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Trauma
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Crisis interventions
These topics are very important (so please don’t feel like you need to hide them) and should be addressed with professionals. If you recognise yourself here, BeSomeone coaches will refer you to services that can best support you.
Additional Resources
This comprehensive list of mental health resources compiled by Snapchat can be helpful if you or someone you know is in need of support.
BeSomeone Coaching Contract
The BeSomeone Coaching Contract is a brief set of ground rules to ensure security, positivity and mutual respect for clients and coaches.
Communication
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We will arrive to the meeting in time, with a full setup ready (mic/headset/earbuds, camera on, quiet privacy)
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We can use direct messages during the week to note important topics or share news, but the coaching is happening on the calls, not in chats.
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The coach will respond within 48 hours (we don’t expect our coaches to answer immediately)
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Cancellations are required to happen with at least 48 hours notice (this goes for bookings as well)
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A client is allowed 2 cancellations or no shows - we are terminating the work after a third time.
Privacy
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We will need to connect over Discord, and that is the platform Coaching calls will take place at. We won’t ask you for your phone number, email address, surname, or home address.
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Everything you say stays between you and the coach. Exceptions from the this include communication of suicidal or criminal intentions and plans in which case we will need to refer you to other professional services and supervisions (where if the details are shared it will be in a way so that your privacy is protected).
Attitude
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I am coming here with the intention to better myself, work on my relationship and skills and I will take an active approach
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I am coming with the open mind to hear new ideas
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I will implement new habits and beliefs
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I believe in the best intentions of my coach (even if it gets uncomfortable)
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I will respect my coach and expect the same from them
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I will not terminate the work without communicating it first
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If possible I will pay the service forward by becoming a BeSomeone coach
