Think becoming a career coach for recent college grads is a good move for your career? You might be right. It might be a good niche to become a bigger fish in a smaller pond. Why Career Coaches are Needed For College Graduates According to the Wall Street Journal, about 284,000 Americans with college degrees were working for minimum wage ins 2012. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that only 27 percent of the jobs in the United States require a college degree (associates degree or … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Student Success Coach – a Niche for Coaching Success?
What do you think of when you think of a student success coach? A math tutor, a SAT tutor, or someone who helps high school students polish up their college entrance essays? That really doesn't sound like something an individual trained to be a coach would consider...right? Student Success Coaching is Much More Than Tutoring Well, being a student success coach does include tutoring and essay writing help, but it is so much more than that. It's a field with plenty of possibilities, … [Read more...]
What are the Benefits of Using Business Coaching Case Studies?
Business coaching case studies are merely examples of how other coaches handled certain situations in the business coaching realm. They provide the background on specific circumstances, and detail the methods used to resolve any issues and to improve the situation. An Outline for a Business Coaching Case Study Good business coaching case studies, ones that you can use to improve your business coaching skills, should offer a few of the basics for your consideration and analysis. This … [Read more...]
What is Personal Health Coaching Humana?
Personal health coaching Humana is part of some health care plans available to Humana members. With this new individualized service, members can connect with their own personal health coach. Personal health coaching Humana is part of a trend recognizing health coaching as an integral part of the health care industry. What is Health Coaching? Health coaching assists clients is making practical and healthy decisions concerning behavior and lifestyle choices. A health coach can offer specific … [Read more...]
Accountability Coaching Tips
Coaching tips can help life coaches to effectively use the various tools in their coaching tool box. One of the most important tools coaches have is the skill of accountability. This is a very powerful tool when a life coach learns how to use it strategically. Accountability is a benefit for the client. It's not meant to be a micromanagement tool for the life coach. Many people don't really understand the purpose of accountability and how to truly harness its great power to help a client … [Read more...]
Mental Health Coaching Versus Mental Health Counseling
Is mental health coaching the same as mental health counseling? Do they do the same thing? Do they treat the same people? If not, what are the differences? The Definition of Mental Health Coaching Mental health coaching helps clients envision life without depression or other obstacles to emotional well-being. It is a niche within the coaching field which touches on therapy, but it does not work with or attempt to treat mental illness. Coaches in this niche don't view mental health in … [Read more...]
Have You Seen the New Subway Life Coach Helmet Commercial?
Have you seen the new Subway life coach helmet commercial? It's easy to check out on YouTube and see what you think. Life coaching is not often the focus of a commercial, so it's worth a look. What is the Subway Life Coach Helmet Commercial? The new Subway life coach helmet commercial starts with a couple eating at Subway. The man is wearing a helmet, which he describes as his life coach. With the old theme song from Monty Python in the background, the man is then shown going through the … [Read more...]
Building an Online Coaching Library
Having an online coaching library can be used as a marketing tool to attract and retain clients. An online coaching library can serve as a supplement to your coaching sessions and perhaps provide an advantage in a highly competitive industry. Why You Should Build an Online Coaching Library There are many reasons to create online coaching libraries. Here are a few of them: To offer free information to potential clients as a promotional tool. You can send links out to potential … [Read more...]
Find Your Niche – Success Coaching for College Students
There are numerous high school tutors, SAT instructors, private guidance counselors, and others instructing students how to get ahead in high school; there are far less people focused on success coaching for college students. It's a field open for new coaches seeking a large target market who are desperate for successful outcomes. Roommates Textbooks Classes Parties and Success Coaches College is all about education and socialization. It's about experiencing those social situations that … [Read more...]
Your Next Career Move – Stress Coaching
If you are looking for a niche in the coaching profession, you might want to consider stress coaching. Though most a life coach often deals with their client’s stress as part of a sessions, it is sometimes an overlooked or under-emphasized part of helping clients reach their goals. A Stress Coach By Any Other Name Stress coaches can be found by many names – stress management expert, stress reduction coach, financial stress reduction coach, stress management expert, or just a plain old … [Read more...]
