{"id":12024,"date":"2012-06-29T06:03:19","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T14:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=12024"},"modified":"2016-08-30T17:11:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T01:11:34","slug":"how-to-become-a-personal-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/how-to-become-a-personal-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Personal Coach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before we answer the question \u201cHow to become a personal coach<\/a><\/strong>?\u201d let\u2019s answer the question \u201cJust what is a personal coach?\u201d Obviously, a personal coach focuses on the needs of the individual client, and addresses the client\u2019s individual priorities and development goals. It can deal with a wide spectrum of issues from personal struggles and achievement, to the client\u2019s ability to be successful in their relationships and careers \u2013 but always from the point of view of the client as an individual.<\/p>\n

First, Master the Basics<\/h3>\n

At this level \u201cHow to become a personal coach<\/span>?\u201d is really \u201cHow to become a master coach?\u201d To meet your client\u2019s personal needs you must master assessment, strategy and accountability coaching. We\u2019ve talked about this before. Find a science-based coaching program that mixes large doses of instruction, coaching and being coached. Be much more concerned with the rigor of the program, than with a label of \u201cpersonal,\u201d \u201ccareer\u201d or \u201crelationship\u201d coaching.<\/p>\n

Second, Focus on Your Client<\/h3>\n

Once you are a skilled and well-rounded coach, becoming a personal coach is mostly a matter of focus and commitment. That is focus on the personal needs of your client, and commitment to helping them grow and achieve their personal goals. By taking this focus and making this commitment, you are in a sense limiting yourself to viewing the world from your client\u2019s point of view. You don\u2019t need to solve the world\u2019s problems \u2013 you need to help your client achieve the goals that they find personally important.<\/p>\n

Third, Ask the Question \u201cHow to Become a Personal Coach?\u201d and then Be the Answer<\/h3>\n

At the risk of sounding a little \u201czen-ny\u201d the answer to the question \u201cHow to become a personal coach<\/strong>?\u201d is simply to be one. Once you are a master coach and achieve the focus and make the commitment, it can be as simple as that. Think of yourself as a sports coach for an individual athlete. Everything you do is focused on helping your client to be their personal best at their sport and to achieve their personal goal of winning. It is as simple as that.<\/p>\n

Special Bonus<\/strong> \u2013 Learn 3 simple ways to become a life coach with the\u00a0 “30-Days to Become a Coach” video toolkit<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0when you fill in the form at the top right and click the\u00a0 \u201cWatch The Videos Now\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> button. You’ll learn how to change your client’s life in 45 minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dave Iuppa<\/strong><\/a>
\nJTS Advisors Strategy and Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before we answer the question \u201cHow to become a personal coach?\u201d let\u2019s answer the question \u201cJust what is a personal coach?\u201d Obviously, a personal coach focuses on the needs of the individual client, and addresses the client\u2019s individual priorities and development goals. It can deal with a wide spectrum of issues from personal struggles and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,572],"tags":[822,1393],"class_list":["post-12024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-become-a-life-coach","category-how-to-become-a-personal-coach","tag-become-a-life-coach","tag-how-to-become-a-personal-coach","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19274,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12024\/revisions\/19274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}