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
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DAve x

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