Job coach certification, like any coaching certification, can add to your credibility and set you apart from the competition. Since many job coaching opportunities lie with bigger companies providing out-placement services as part of a layoff package, certification may be necessary to get in the door. Certification can also be a waste of time. Here is why. Don’t Select a Program Because It Offers Certification Coaching is an unregulated profession. Because of this there really aren’t any … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
10 Inspiring Coaching Quotes That Rock Your World
Insightful and profound coaching quotes can serve as a great source of motivation and inspiration. Most people have a few favorite quotes and Google makes it easy to find new ones for insight, encouragement, and inspiration. Great quotes can rock your world and move you to new heights of achievement and success. It is amazing that the words of others can touch your heart, heal your soul, stimulate your brain, and rock your world. Coaching quotes can bring your practice to a new level and … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Greater Coaching Communication Competence
Communication is a two-way street; coaching communication competence not only refers to how coaches impart knowledge to their clients; it also refers to how coaches receive and process communication from their clients. Communication is definitely not a one-way street; if you strive to be a successful coach, measured by both the number of truly satisfied clients and your financial rewards, the information you receive is just as important as the information you send. Communication involves … [Read more...]
Is Life Coach Accreditation Important?
You have decided to become a life coach; should you be worried about life coach accreditation? If you are searching for advice, you may immediately get confused – some experts say “no”, while other experts say, “yes.” You will find many different opinions if you peruse the Internet. Who is right and does it really matter? Some coaching schools are accredited and some are not? Should this matter? Should you care? In the early days of the coaching industry, when the competition was light, … [Read more...]
Coaching Questions Bring Coaching Power
Using a well structured system of coaching questions can greatly increase your effectiveness as a coach. We have all heard the phrase: “He who asks the questions is in control of the conversation.” Besides giving control, questions also help you uncover issues that your client might not even be aware of. In addition, by answering your questions your client can give your message added credibility. Here’s how. Questions Give Control without Provoking Resistance When your client is answering … [Read more...]
These Words Equal Success – Certification Coach Life Online
This jumbled mess of words – certification coach life online – does not make a grammatically correct sentence or even a comprehensible phrase, but if you put these words together in the coaching industry, you can find financial and personal success as a coach. Certification coach life online is more comprehensible if we take a look at each word separately and then put them all back together at the end. Dissecting the Words – Certification Coach Life Online Certification. What does having a … [Read more...]
The Fast-Track Academy for Coach Training
Looking around the Internet, there are hundreds of coaching programs and many seem to offer their services as a fast-track academy for coach training. What does fast-track training mean? Are these accelerator programs only for people who are not currently in the work force, or are they available to anyone with a strong desire to become a coach? Most fast-track academies for coach training are designed for extremely motivated people who are seeking a fast-paced, certified coaching model that … [Read more...]
5 Client Retention Strategies That Work
Client retention is essential to your success and it is crucial to use various client retention strategies in your practice. It takes more time and costs much more money to get new clients than it does to keep the ones you have. So many coaches focus all their energy on marketing and finding new clients, but drop the ball when it comes to client retention strategies. Though you will most likely never escape the marketing and promotion treadmill for as long as you coach, investing time into … [Read more...]
How to Maximize Your Business Coaching Fees
Whether paying business coaching fees or buying a pump truck, your client should be thinking in terms of Return on Investment (ROI). That is “How much money do I get back, for every dollar I invest?” How much more money will I make in my business because I have that bigger dump truck? How much more money will I make in my business, because I am more accountable, or make better strategic decisions, or communicate more effectively – because of your business coaching? Here are some ideas on how to … [Read more...]
