If you're a business coach and are looking to start or grow your practice, it's essential to have a simple marketing plan for a business coaching practice that will help you reach your goals. Here are some tips for creating the perfect plan. A Simple Marketing Plan for a Business Coaching Practice There are many components to a marketing plan, but simple marketing plans for business coaching practices contain at least the following: Vision Statement A vision statement is a … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2022
Top Tips on How to Choose a Life Coach Training Program
If you're considering becoming a life coach, there are many tips on how to choose a life coach training program. And if you're going to spend thousands of dollars on a coach training program, it should be one that will help you immediately succeed as a coach and make your clients happier. How to Choose a Life Coach Training Program Make sure your training program is certified and accredited by a reputable accrediting body Certification is an essential part of being a coach. It … [Read more...]
Life and Business Coach Yearly Salary: Trends and More
Global life and business coach trends The number one trend in life and business coaching is the same one that's driving all other industries: Health. People want to be healthy, and they want to improve their lives by learning new skills. The more skills you know, the more opportunities you have, and health is key to those opportunities. Healthy living means eating well and exercising regularly, but it also means having good mental health. Mental health issues are on the rise around … [Read more...]
Coaching The ‘Downward Spiral’
Last week we talked about how language creates all the meaning in your client’s life… …and how those meanings dictate their emotions, actions, and results. If your client wants to change their life… …that change starts with their language. Your client’s language falls across two simple ‘spectrums’: Disempowering / Empowering (Negative / Positive)Fantasy / Reality (Truth / Lie) If your client's language is disempowering, it’ll cause major limitations… …while if your client's … [Read more...]
A “Start Life Coaching Business” Checklist
If you are a coach and looking for a “start life coaching business” checklist, this checklist will help ensure you have everything covered before getting started. Your "Start Life Coaching Business" Checklist Becoming a life coach is an excellent way to help people achieve their goals while earning the money they deserve. If you've ever dreamed of starting a coaching business that helps people reach their full potential, having a checklist is a great way to help kickstart your … [Read more...]
Effective Tips on How to be a Successful Life Coach
Want to know how to be a successful life coach? If so, there are probably times when you feel like nobody understands what you’re going through. Maybe professional clients don’t show up for their appointments or complain about your rates. Maybe friends and family have asked you to help them out of the blue and then disappear before actually following through with any changes in their life. Perhaps even close friends have asked for advice only to forget about it ten minutes later. Here are some … [Read more...]
Giving Advice in a Coaching Session
Recently, team member Kris Thompson wrote about how Coaching Works Best in a “Loop”. His point was “Get ahead of your client through learning and experience so you can ‘lead the way’ more powerfully and authentically”. But it wasn’t more than 24 hours after he shared his message… …when another coach commented “You mean TEACHING works best in a loop. A Coach doesn’t teach”: And I thought “Oh no. Here we go.” (See my response to this comment at the end of the email.) Dogma … [Read more...]
How to Become a Certified Coach in 5 Simple Steps
Wondering how to become a certified coach? Becoming a certified coach is a big commitment. It's not like becoming an accountant, lawyer, or doctor. You don't just have to complete years of schooling, practical work, and exams. You have to decide if coaching is the right career for you. But once you've made that leap and decided coaching is for you, getting started on your path toward certification as an ICF-approved coach is pretty simple. Here are just five steps to become a certified … [Read more...]
Choosing an Executive Coaching Certification Program
The field of executive coaching is growing, and the number of people looking for the right executive coaching certification program is also increasing. That's excellent news for those interested in pursuing a career in this growing industry! But it also means many different options for learning about this exciting field. It's essential to choose wisely when deciding where you'll get your certification as an executive coach so you can be sure the program will help you achieve your career goals. … [Read more...]
The Introverted Coach
A new coaching student just quit because they’re afraid to talk to people. And it reminded me how DEADLY fear is to a coaching business. The truth is… even after 22+ years of full-time professional coaching… I’m STILL afraid to talk to you. Perhaps most coaches don’t have this fear of talking to people. Meeting people. …and, yes, COACHING people. But I certainly DO. So why am I still here, a successful coach… …while other coaches quit due to fear? I still had to … [Read more...]
