How Do I Become A Life Coach (Part 2)

                          

Hi and thank you for joining me here on the Altered Image Blog and welcome to Part 2 of How Do I Become A Life Coach which is:-

Finding Your Coaching Niche!

It is necessary, as you being your journey into becoming a coach, that you clearly identify you niche (or place, if you would rather put it that way).

So instead of being really generic and a bit wishy - washy begin with clarity right at the outset!  For example, you could coach people to "Find a partners without the use of dating apps" or you could provide help with "finding an impactful career".

This exercise is all about identifying your niche!

So how do you actually choose your niche?

Well I recommend that you start looking for the place between your experience and what people are prepared to pay for.

To do this create a list of your experiences and skills, together with your interests and then give thought to what people might want to pay for.

If someone else is already providing the service that you want to offer to your clients, that is a clear indicator that people want to take the service that you are proposing.

A short list of niche areas that are already our there is:-

Health Coach                    Habit Coach

Style Coach                      Career Coach

Success Coach         Leadership Coach

Relationship Coach          Travel Coach

Discipline Coach              Mindset Coach                 

Goal Setting Coach          Life Direction Coach

So next time we will take a look at moving your ideas online so that your reach more potential clients that you ever could in person!

In the meantime have a great week and I will see you again soon for Part 3.

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About Dave  Personal development coach; a therapist; speaker, radio presenter

                               

"I established my coaching practice a number of years ago and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same - to help and encourage people to live their best lives".  

Certifications
I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-
Suicide Alertness - awarded 2019
Music Therapy (Diploma) - awarded 2016
Personal Performance Coaching Certificate - awarded 2008
Life Coaching (Honours Diploma) - awarded 2007
Introduction To Counselling Certficate - awarded 1995
Introduction To Employee Investigation Certificate - awarded 1993
Crystal Therapy (Practioner)
Reiki (Practitioner)
Dementia Awareness
I have also compiled a series of short videos that help provide an 
Introduction To Mindfulness
To find out more about how we might be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please click here to send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new
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This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe") and as a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So, please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





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How To Become A Life Coach! (Part 1)

                        How

                        To Become

                        A 

                        Life Coach!

Hi and thank you for joining me on this week's blog and today we are going to look at how you become a life coach!

So let me begin by acknowledging and thanking the source of the material for this post - Luisa Zhou. 

So lets continue by setting a few questions in place namely:-

What is life coaching?

Do I need to hold a certificate?

How long does it take?

What is the cost?

Where to I position myself?

How much should I charge?

However, before I answer any of the above I feel that some background information is necessary.

Coaching is about helping people to change / improve the way they live their lives BUT there is one big thing that needs to be said before we go any further.  Do not call yourself a "life coach".  I know to my own cost that this was (and still is) a huge mistake to make.  Let me illustrate this:-

If you call yourself a "life coach" and your friend calls themselves a "health coach" which one of you is going to get the most clients?

The basic fact is that "life coach" is too generic - let me ask you a question here:- What does a life coach do?

Now let me ask you this:-  What does a mindset coach do and what does a health coach do?

So if you want to become a life coach I think that the best course of action is to select a niche from the many that exist.....for example

family coach / parenting coach / health coach / relationship coach

Another misconception is that you will need a certificate - the simple answer to that is NO YOU DON'T!  

The thing you actually need is something that is called "relevant experience"

There are no required qualifications to become a coach - although that being said there are still some areas where certification is required before you can practice!.

So in Part 2 (coming next week) we will take a look at "how you find your niche"

Until then have a fantastic week and remember not to predict the future but to create it!

DAve

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About Dave  Personal development coach; a therapist; speaker, radio presenter

                               

"I established my coaching practice a number of years ago and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same - to help and encourage people to live their best lives".  

Certifications
I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-
Suicide Alertness - awarded 2019
Music Therapy (Diploma) - awarded 2016
Personal Performance Coaching Certificate - awarded 2008
Life Coaching (Honours Diploma) - awarded 2007
Introduction To Counselling Certficate - awarded 1995
Introduction To Employee Investigation Certificate - awarded 1993
Crystal Therapy (Practioner)
Reiki (Practitioner)
Dementia Awareness
I have also compiled a series of short videos that help provide an 
Introduction To Mindfulness
To find out more about how we might be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please click here to send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new
 Altered Image Coaching page. 

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe") and as a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So, please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





LINKS

Website:
https://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/alteredimage

Wytchwynd Photography:
http://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/photographyportfolio

Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/davethemerlin/under-blue-skies/


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25/01/23 What Is Essentialism?

 

      What Is

      Essentialism?

Hi and welcome to this week's blog post - it has come about because I was flipping through some old notebooks the other day and apparently this was a post that I had started and then for some reason never completed.  So I thought that it fitted well as a part of the new "do not leave things undone" thinking I have recently adopted so I had better make use of what I had read.

So here goes:- 

over the past 20 year period I have worked with people who come from various backgrounds but they have all had one thing in common and that is that they wanted to make some changes / improvements in their lives!

Because I have been doing some further research into this topic I have discovered that interestingly (to me) Essentialism goes under the banner of "The disciplined and active pursuit of less!"

Reading that got me thinking "How do we set about doing that?" and after spending some time on this thought I believe that there are several key elements to applying essentialism to our every day lives and they are:-

1) the realisation that we have a choice (we are, after all, living in quite stressful times!)

2) it is important that we consider and define our purpose

3) we need to focus on "The Vital Few........"

4) we need to be prepared to, and actually, say no!

5) we need to prioritise our tasks

6) we need to take "time out" and escape somewhere to think

7) we need to "re-learn" how to play!

8) we need to remember that sleep time is important!

Additionally we must recognise (and remember) that we are human beings and we should stop thinking we are superhuman and trying to do everything.  We should  also stop saying "yes" to "anything".

This then opens the way to making the best and highest contribution towards the things that really matter.

It is ok to say "No" to people, and once you get your priorities sorted then it is highly likely that people will begin to respect you

It is a simply truth that "if you don't prioritise your life, someone else will!"

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this piece!  I hope that you have found it both interesting and useful.

Until the next time have a fantastic week!

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About Dave  Personal development coach; a therapist; speaker, radio presenter

                               

"I established my coaching practice a number of years ago and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same - to help and encourage people to live their best lives".  

Certifications
I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-
Suicide Alertness - awarded 2019
Music Therapy (Diploma) - awarded 2016
Personal Performance Coaching Certificate - awarded 2008
Life Coaching (Honours Diploma) - awarded 2007
Introduction To Counselling Certficate - awarded 1995
Introduction To Employee Investigation Certificate - awarded 1993
Crystal Therapy (Practioner)
Reiki (Practitioner)
Dementia Awareness
I have also compiled a series of short videos that help provide an 
Introduction To Mindfulness
To find out more about how we might be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please click here to send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new
 Altered Image Coaching page. 

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe") and as a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So, please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





LINKS

Website:
https://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/alteredimage

Wytchwynd Photography:
http://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/photographyportfolio

Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/davethemerlin/under-blue-skies/


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And again, above all remember

"Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!"
DAve x

20/01/23 Too much to do.................(maybe!)

                                                                      Too Much 

To Do (Maybe!)

Hi things became really hectic this week, what with meetings, cars to sort, vans breaking down and lots of personal things to attend to!

It was so hectic that by the time I realised that the blog had not been done it was today (Friday)

So looks like I might be spending some part of the weekend getting in front with posts making it that I have a library to turn to ....... he says hopefully!

There are lots of things happening in my world at the moment and by the time I get home in the evening I have been known to slob in a chair until bed time!

Anyway apart from that things are good........today I have been creating a poster for a forthcoming event I am involved with.

So please bear with me as I try to get back on track.

Love and Light

DAve xx

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About Dave  Personal development coach; a therapist; speaker, radio presenter

                               

"A number of years ago I founded my coaching practice and although it has gone through various incarnations the core of Altered Image Coaching has always remained the same to help and encourage people to live their best lives".  

Certifications
I hold qualifications in each of the following disciplines:-
Life Coaching (Honours Diploma)
Music Therapy (Diploma)
Crystal Therapy (Practioner)
Reiki (Practitioner)
Dementia Awareness
In addition to the above I am compiling a series of short videos that will provide an 
Introduction To Mindfulness
To find out more about how we could be able to work together or to just dive straight in and book a session, then please send me an email

If you would like to join our Facebook group just follow the link to the new
 Altered Image Coaching page. 

This page is home to a group of like - minded people (also affectionately known as "The Tribe") and as a thank you for their continued support people who join "The Tribe" often receive exclusive content that I do not post anywhere else.  

Plus the page also provides advanced information about forthcoming projects and events.

So, please spread the word about the blog, the tribe etc. to your friends and family and I hope to see you as a member of our "Tribe" soon.





LINKS

Website:
https://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/alteredimage

Wytchwynd Photography:
http://moonshadowmedia.wixsite.com/photographyportfolio

Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/davethemerlin/under-blue-skies/


Workbook



Keep an eye open for the 2023 Workbook (#7) 
IT HAS STARTED TO FORM!


Please email: devonlifecoach@mail.com for more information



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Have a fantastic day, live a life of Passion and Power.

And again, above all remember

"Don't Predict The Future - CREATE IT!"
DAve x

12/01/23. A Quick Update Concerning A Recent Deception

 

So we got through the Yule period without a hitch and the New Year came gently wandering into our house!

Last weekend I fell prey to a little piece of deception as my family had organised a pre-birthday gathering of friends and extended family.  I knew absolutely nothing about it, having been told that we were meeting friends Dannie and Anthony for a meal at a venue I didn’t know!

Upon arrival I was feeling a little suspicious because there were no cars I recognised in the car park, but we continued moving into the place.

When we got inside the deception became apparent because the bar was full of friends old and new.  To say I was “gobsmacked” is an understatement!

Anyway the evening was fantastic, there was a lovely buffet and I felt very “under-dressed” seeing the ladies in lovely dresses etc. the men in smart casual etc. and I had turned up in a jumper and casual trousers and trainers!

However when I made the required “speech” I did apologise for my casual appearance.  

So the evening went on until quite late with tunes courtesy of Mr A. (Thanks my friend!)

And now, during the last 24 hours I have become a year older, had a family get together, received some wonderful gifts and am still getting used to being the age I am despite not being comfortable saying it!

So a great big thank you to all who came to the event, to the family and friends who organised the deception and anyone else I might have forgotten.

Now let’s get back to living my life!

DAve x