One of the keys in becoming a good life coach is proper training and education education; gathering a good assortment of life coach books is a good way to supplement your training and education. There are many great life coach books available for purchase that will make a wonderful addition to your training.
Here is a list of the top life coach books and a brief summary about each one. Is one life coach book better than another? That’s up to you to decide; all the books on the list are a worthwhile read and will help you become more knoweldgeable about the profession.
The Top 5 Life Coach Books
Becoming a Professional Life Coach, by Patrick Williams
Written by the founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training, this is a great book for both experienced and new coaches. Even if you are not a coach, this book can help you improve your relationships and stimulate your personal growth. There is even a brief history of coaching at the beginning of the book that makes for an interesrting read.
Coaching Questions: A Coach’s Guide to Powerful Asking Skills, by Tony Stoltzfus
A book writen by the author and 12 other professional coaches, it provides the reader with dozens of tools and exercises for asking the right questions. There are over 1000 powerful question used by real coaches in real coaching situations. The book also includes the top ten mistakes coaches make when asking questions. A great book for any coach who wants to improve their asking ability.
The Business and Practice of Coaching: Finding Your Niche, Making Money, and Attracting Ideal Clients, by Lynn Grodzki and Wendy Allen
There isn’t a vast selection of books that discuss the actual business of coaching, but this is one that addresses it head on. The book deals with several types of coaching such as life, career, skills, executive, and wellness. It also talks about the legal aspects of running a business and how to create and run a profitable coaching practice. This book won’t tell you how to be a success in coaching, but it will provide you with a foundation for business success.
Get Clients Now: A 28-Day Marketing Program For Professionals and Consultants, by C.J. Hayden
This is not a book about life coaching, but a precise and specific marketing manual for anyone in the service industry. The book offers six different marketing strategies and then details a 28-day marketing program that provides you with specific tasks to help your business increase its bottom line. A great book for any business, including life coaching.
Becoming a Life Coach: A Complete Workbook for Therapists, by David Skibbins
This is a great book that delinetaes the difference between therapists and life coaches. It also offers great advice for therapists who are thinking of entering the field of life coaching. It is a well-organized book that allows the reader to skip around while offering plenty of information on what therpaists and coaches can expect in either field.
There you have it! These life coach books make for great reading at the beach, at the park, by your pool, in your favorite recliner, or anywhere. They are packed with valuable information that serves as a great addition to your training and education as a life coach. Make sure your office shelf is filled with great life coach books such as these!
Fred Philips
Business Coach
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Good resource, thanks for the post.