Most every coach has come across the uncoachable client and wondered if there is a specific psychology of coaching for working with these unwilling clients. Why would someone not willing to be coached, pay for coaching sessions? The mystery is bewildering, to say the least. From a coach's perspective, an uncoachable client is still a paying client, so there is one benefit. But, most coaches not only like to make money, they genuinely want to help their clients and feel as if they have … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Personal Coach Jobs – Great Work If You Can Get It
To understand personal coach jobs, think of personal chiefs. You basically have one client who hires you to be there for them 24–7. Imagine working with a client who is so serious about getting your help that they make that kind of an arrangement. And while your prospect list might be short, everyone on it will, pretty much, be super rich. Here is how to make it happen, and also how to make it work. What It Takes to Be in the Running The first step to getting personal coach jobs is being … [Read more...]
Why is a Wellness Coaching Certification Essential?
Is a wellness coaching certification needed to become a wellness coach? You can peruse the Internet and find all types of advice on how to become a coach. The advice ranges from no training or education is necessary at all – just get out there and do it – to get all the training and certifications you can before you hang out a sign and call yourself a wellness coach. What advice should you follow? Should you spend the time and money getting a wellness coaching certification, or do you think … [Read more...]
Self Help Guru Suicide: Live with Something to Die For
When I heard about the self help guru suicide that happened last week in New York City – it was actually a double suicide – I thought about the irony that people, who specialized in encouraging others to live full and happy lives, would take their own. I also thought how this would be used by cynics as evidence that self help coaching is a sham. Then I thought back on the great work by Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning. And then I understood. Meaning that Calls Us to … [Read more...]
Life Coach Commits Suicide – A Problem for the Industry?
Life Coach Commits Suicide – not a headline you would expect to read. Life coaching is about helping individuals find their pathways to happiness and success, and no one would expect the life of someone dedicated to helping others to end in suicide. Not only did one life coach die by by their own hand (Life Coach Commits Suicide), two met their makers by suicide at the same fateful moment (Two Life Coaches Commit Suicide). Lynne Rosen and John Littig were life coaches who owned “Why Not Now”, a … [Read more...]
Do Life Coach Degrees Exist?
Degrees are not needed to become a life coach, but more and more coaches may be looking at life coach degrees as a way to get the proper education and get in to this expanding industry. Life coaching degrees do not formally exist at most universities or colleges, however, there are many independent programs or organizations that offer certifications or degrees in different types of coaching. Will Life Coach Degrees Become the Next Big Thing? Colleges and universities are beginning to offer … [Read more...]
Don’t Waste Time Getting a Life Coach Degree!
That’s right: don’t waste time getting a life coach degree. Look at the current state of coaching and the degree programs out there. You will quickly see that coaching has not evolved to the point where a degree gives you the most current and powerful knowledge in the field of coaching. That is unless what you are actually looking for is a degree in “counseling” or “psychology.” And if you do get such a degree, you probably should sign up for a certification program in coaching, so you will … [Read more...]
Marketing for Consultants Without Marketing
There are millions of various marketing and promotional strategies which can be employed by professionals, but the easiest and cheapest type of marketing for consultants and coaches is work-of-mouth. You don't need a large marketing budget, fancy marketing materials, or an innovative website, you merely have to be great at one thing. No Money, No Work, No Hassle Marketing for Consultants and Coaches Is it possible to market and promote without spending money or time? No money, no work, no … [Read more...]
What is a Positive Psychology Coach?
What is a positive psychology coach and why does it matter? It is the empirical study of how people and organizations prosper and flourish, what works well and functions properly, and how to positively and resiliently deal with problems and issues as they arise. Though the field is called positive psychology, it is sort of a misnomer in that it aligns itself with the practice of coaching more than it does with the field of psychology. A positive psychology coach shifts the focus away from … [Read more...]
What’s All the Fuss About Personal Life Coaches
Put the term, “personal life coach” into Google and you will get 220 million results; with this many results it sure seems like there is plenty of talk about personal life coaches. Personal life coaching, or life coaching, or personal coaching first came to prominence in the 1980s as an extension of business and sports coaching. There is no known creator or inventor or founding guru, or actual start date – the industry just evolved, and will continue to evolve and grow for many years as more … [Read more...]
