Some coaches called themselves a business and personal coach, but isn't this really another name for a life coach? Well, let's analyze what each of these coaches do and see what we can figure out. What is a Business Coach? There are many definitions of a business coach and you can find many different descriptions online. The Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC) describes business coaching as the process of engaging in regular and structured conversation with an individual or team … [Read more...]
Psychology Life Coach – Putting the Psychology into Life Coaching
What is a Psychology life coach? Is there even such a thing? To arrive at an answer we need to define a life coach and distinguish it from a psychologist. While the life coaching world is a bit like the wild west – anyone can set themselves up to be a life coach and make their own rules – there are some factors that define a life coach. A life coach is a trained professional who, through active listening and inquiry, helps clients define, create, and achieve specific goals. A life coach … [Read more...]
Coaching Competencies or Coaching Incompetencies?
Most coaches have heard of coaching competencies, but have they heard of coaching incompetencies? Coaching competencies are basically the sufficient and necessary skills needed to be a good and effective coach, and to run a profitable coaching practice. What are the Most Important Coaching Competencies? The 11 core coaching competencies developed by the International Coach Federation (ICF) are: Meeting professional standards and ethical guidelines Establishing the coaching agreement … [Read more...]
What is a Great Salary for Life Coaches?
Wondering what a great salary for life coaches is? Well, first, you need to know what an average salary for a life coach is. According to payscale.com, life coaching salaries fall somewhere between $23,000 and $75,000 for life coaches with one to four years of experience. Other surveys have determined that the average salary for life coaches is between $35,000 and $70,000. Now that you know what an average salary is, you can start thinking about a great salary for a life coach! What is a Really … [Read more...]
Life Coaching; How to Help Your Clients Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions
Life coaching is not a seasonal job, but during the holidays, you may have clients who make New Year's resolutions and are striving to keep those promises made to themselves. How do you help your clients keep those important resolutions? According to Kathy Kolbe, an author, theorist, speaker, consultant, and organizational strategist, there are four personality types, or universal human instinct behaviors, when it comes to tackling a task. Or making and keeping a New Year's resolution. She is … [Read more...]
Why Get a Career Coach Certification?
Here is an important question for coaches: why get a career coach certification? Great question – glad you asked! Career coaching might be one of the better kept secrets in the coaching world. When people think of coaches, they usually think of sports coaches, life coaches, and wellness coaches, not career coaches. But, if you want to get into a hot field, career coaching is just the ticket and a career coach certification is the perfect starting point. Career coaching is definitely a … [Read more...]
The Five Fundamental Best Practices For Coaching
Every coach should be concerned with best practices for coaching. But, you ask, what is a best practice? Best practices are techniques and methods that have shown to be practical and effective when applied to specific coaching scenarios and contexts. The Five Fundamental Best Practices for Coaching Building Your Coaching Business Selecting a Winning Mix of Coaching Strategies Selecting the Right Coaching Media Client-centric Practice Measuring Success (and Failure) Building Your … [Read more...]
Be an Action Business Coaching Hero
So just what is action business coaching? For me, it is business coaching with an emphasis on ACTION. It means going beyond being a simple coach and even a consultant. It involves rolling up your sleeves and digging into the business, and delivering great results for your client. Action business coaching focuses on delivering business results. In fairness, it is also a term that is very similar to the names of several individual coaching practices and coaching franchises, but we will confine … [Read more...]
How to Become a Certified Life Coach
There are actually three questions here: why, where and how to become a certified life coach. If you don’t have good answers to all three of these questions, you might be making some big mistakes. Let’s take these one at a time. Follow the guidelines presented below, search the internet, study the material taught, insist on lots of actual coaching experience in addition to course material, and look for a clear track record of successful graduates and clients. Why Become a Certified … [Read more...]
Salary of a Life Coach Training; Make the Difference and Make an Income
Salary of a life coach training: make the difference and make an income as you enter a field that will grow exponentially in the coming years. Life coaching is big and getting bigger. There has been a boom in the number of individuals who are offering their services as life coaches. Life coaches can help a person move a career forward, repair relationships, get personal situations resolved, or just basically get their act together. In a field that is hot, salaries are bound to be good. You can … [Read more...]
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