Whether or not they can answer “what is coaching?”, every student at the Coactive Training Institute (CTI) begins just like everyone else: in Fundamentals. Walking into the classroom is your first test of strength and open-mindedness. The room is comparable in size to a small stage but is barely full. The new students’ eyes narrow and drift suspiciously to the circle of chairs on the furthest side. This circle is only adorned by a few diagram posters, hung with blue putty (“tacky”), and … [Read more...]
How To Become a Life Coach: Basic Skills and Knowledge
Want to become a life coach? I got you covered. Here are some interesting facts to know first: The business coaching industry is trending with a revenue increase of $15 billion in 2019.The average income for life coaches ranges from $27,000 to $100,000 annually.92% of life coaches remain active in the field, suggesting solid opportunities.The life coaching industry’s revenue is estimated to increase to $1.34 billion by 2022. So, do you have a passion for helping others achieve … [Read more...]
Finding Your Coaching Niches Means Playing to Your Strengths
Understanding coaching niches is instrumental in your success as a life coach. For a long time, life coaching wasn’t considered a career. Many thought it was simply advice, or similar to chatting with a friend about the things that confuse you… and then finding solutions as you go along the conversation. Why hire a coach when you already have a lot of friends willing to listen to you and give advice? Why hire a coach when you already have a lot of friends willing to listen to you and … [Read more...]
Online Life Coaching From The Couch
Delivering world-class online life coaching from the comfort of your home might have seemed the stuff of fantasy a few years ago. But today, it is rapidly becoming the norm. Already, video coaching packages deliver results, allowing coaches to reach clients without the time and expense of travel for either party. There are many ways in which you can become an effective online based coach, providing joy to your clients and growing a business you can be proud of. Finding Your Target User … [Read more...]
Does Life Coaching Work? Ask me After my Car Accident
Does life coaching work? When you go through tough times. How do you manage? Do you avoid? Do you freak out? OR... ...Do you coach yourself? Three ‘Life Ruining’ Situations Recently, I experienced three events that really changed my life – in one day. All three had the potential to ruin my life if I was unable to handle them. I really had to pull all of my tools together and coach myself through them. The first was a vehicle accident, everyone involved survived, but it … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Improve Your Coaching Competency
Although every coaching relationship will be unique by design, you must develop high enough coaching competency to adapt to what each client needs. In order to be most effective it is important that you treat each individual coaching session with the utmost care. As the possibilities to earn unlimited income increase with each new client gained, it is easy to lose sight of the main reason you decided to become a professional coach. In order to ensure a lasting impact is made, it is critical … [Read more...]
Does Relationship Coaching Encompass Sex Coaching?
I recently joined a third-party website to promote my relationship coaching services. It is a good platform to earn money on coaching services and I have found two new clients in the past month. Not bad for starting out. However, I believe some of these people are confused as to what relationship coaching actually is. I received several phone calls from people wanting to tell me their deep, dark secrets about fantasies and how their innate need to please themselves may be interfering in their … [Read more...]
Becoming a Life Coach to Make a Difference
When people get stuck and confused about the direction they’re going in their lives, how in the world does becoming a life coach make it possible to make any difference in their desperate quest? Who Benefits From Life Coaching? It’s part of human nature to query who we are and where are we going. Depending on where we find ourselves in our lives when asking those questions, these questions can be overwhelming, even intimidating. People yearn for balance in their lives. They want their lives to … [Read more...]
Coaching Certification: How Important is it?
Depending on whom you ask, some would say that coaching certification is important to have, while others would say that it isn’t. When considering your options, there are questions that you might want to ask yourself and then based on your answers decide whether pursing that particular designation is needed right now, or can be pursed later. Why Do I Need to Have Coaching Certification? One word: Credibility Many would argue that you cannot possibly operate this type of business unless … [Read more...]
