If you become a life coach, you will spend much of your days listening to your clients. Active listening involves much more than just hearing and understanding speech. It requires that you focus all of your attention on your client. Great life coaches are not easily distracted, and they do not let their minds wander when they are with a client.
Additionally, active listening requires looking beyond verbal language. Sometimes, clients do not share all of the information they should about the problems they are experiencing. They might be embarrassed about something, or they might be confused about how their personal lives can affect their business lives. It will be your job to look for the hidden cues that can tell you what is really going on.