{"id":1837,"date":"2009-07-21T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2009-07-21T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2016-08-12T08:00:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T16:00:05","slug":"what-you-need-to-be-a-coach-decide-who-you-must-be-to-become-a-life-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/what-you-need-to-be-a-coach-decide-who-you-must-be-to-become-a-life-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Be a Coach:  Decide Who You Must Be to Become a Life Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>is to decide who you really want to be.\u00a0 If you want to become a coach, decide what characteristics you need.\u00a0 What you need to be a coach is more than just being passionate, committed, and disciplined.\u00a0 Make a list of those qualities you will have when you have <a title=\"become a life coach\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/category\/become-a-life-coach\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>become a life coach<\/strong><\/a>, and then become that person.\u00a0 Not someday, right now.<\/p>\n<h3>What You Need to Be a Coach are Some Good Shoes to Fill<\/h3>\n<p>How do you do that?\u00a0 <strong>What you need to be a coach<\/strong> is to step into the shoes of a coach.\u00a0 Talk the way you would talk, walk the way you would walk, and live the life you would live if that were happening right now.\u00a0 Make a decision to <strong>become a life coach<\/strong> and then act on it.<\/p>\n<h3>Become a Life Coach Who Wouldn\u2019t Fear the Spotlight<\/h3>\n<p>One way to do this is to conduct yourself like you are a public figure.\u00a0 <strong>What you need to be a coach<\/strong> who is under constant scrutiny by the public is the same integrity you will need to actually <strong>become a life coach<\/strong>.\u00a0 Are you being appropriate?\u00a0 What would you be doing if you were already living your dream?\u00a0 How would you conduct your life if you knew people were watching?\u00a0 If you do this, many of your goals will start happening.<\/p>\n<h3>Your Future Will Dictate What You Need to Be a Coach<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What you need to be a coach<\/span> is to define who you want to be in the future.\u00a0 Once you are clear that you want to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">become a life coach<\/span>, start being that person despite what people say or what your environment looks like.\u00a0 Let\u2019s face it, reputations come and go.\u00a0 But as long as you know who you are nothing can change that.\u00a0 And your world will eventually reflect who you are on the inside.<\/p>\n<h3>Become a Life Coach Who Knows Who They Are<\/h3>\n<p>So <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">what you need to be a coach<\/span> is to step into your future.\u00a0 Know who you are despite what your circumstances are.\u00a0 Find out what some of the actions are that you would take once you <a title=\"become a life coach\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mylifecoach.com%2F&amp;ei=h9ljStWOMo3usQO4jbhn&amp;usg=AFQjCNFo63Cxi3Doq44N7E7Cil5XGcjkSQ&amp;sig2=b32-2QDhIUSIHl6QBQ2Q7Q\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">become a life coach<\/span><\/a> are.\u00a0 As you start taking those actions, you build up your beliefs about who you are.\u00a0 And if you find yourself using an old behavior, remind yourself that\u2019s how you used to be.\u00a0 At some point you will realize that what you have been seeking to achieve is who you have been all along.<\/p>\n<p>Colette Seymann<\/p>\n<p>JTS Advisors Designated Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>is to decide who you really want to be.\u00a0 If you want to become a coach, decide what characteristics you need.\u00a0 What you need to be a coach is more than just being passionate, committed, and disciplined.\u00a0 Make a list of those qualities you will have when you have become a life coach, and then 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