Last month I posted about the top five life coach books. Here’s a continuation of that post with the next best life coach books. Life coach books offer additional training and knowledge for the dedicated life coach and serve as a great way to supplement the information needed to be a outstanding coach.
These two life coaching book lists are not inclusive and not necessarily in any particular order. All of these books are extremely well-written and informative. Here are my selections as the next five top life coach books.
More of the Best Life Coach Books
Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life by Laura Whitworth
This is a great book to have on your shelf to use for new ideas and as a reference tool. It has many ideas and concepts from pioneers in the coaching industry. The book contains four main parts: coaching fundamentals, co-active coaching skills, co-active coaching processes, and coach’s toolkit. The models in this book concerns both the coach and the client and works with the whole person to achieve goals. The toolkit is a comprehensive collections of exercises, tools, and resources for the coach.
Coaching for Performance: Growing Human Potential and Purpose – The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership by John Whitmore
This book talks about a way to manage people, treat people, and think about people. The book is concerned with the relationship between coaching and performance. It provides the reader with examples of performance achievement from sports and business. This book has been around for some time and is currently in its 4th edition. The author gives us his G R O W model of coaching individuals – Goal, Reality, Option, Will.
Leadership Coaching: The Disciplines, Skills, and Heart of a Christian Coach, by Tony Stoltzfus
Written by a leading Christian coach, this book contains examples, exercises, applications, and real-life stories to help you become a better Christian life coach. Part One explores the intersection of coaching and the principles of God and faith, while Part Two offers an interactive method of coaching that will help you in your practice. Though it is a book based on Christian values, it is beneficial for all coaches.
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others by James Flaherty
This informative book is filled with questions that will help coaches understand people before coaching them. Coaching is about giving people the opportunity and tools to understand what they are doing; it is not about telling clients what they need to do. It is a book filled with practical and useful tips for professional coaches.
Four Steps To Building A Profitable Coaching Practice: A Complete Marketing Resource Guide for Coaches by Deborah Brown-Volkman
Last but certainly not least on this list, is a book about the business of coaching. As coaches, our primary reason for being a coach is to help people. However, if we don’t make enough money, our coaching practice won’t survive and we will no longer be able to help people achieve their goals and dreams. This book shows you how to create, build, and market a successful and profitable coaching practice in four steps. It is a short book, but don’t let the size fool you; it is packed with valuable and useful information.
Picking up these life coach books and using them as reference material will boost your coaching ability and increase the viability of your practice. Don’t hesitate, these life coach books will make you a better coach!
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Fred Philips
Business Coach
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