{"id":1876,"date":"2009-07-30T17:50:42","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T17:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=1876"},"modified":"2016-08-12T08:02:42","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T16:02:42","slug":"become-a-life-coach-what-every-new-coach-needs-to-understand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/become-a-life-coach-what-every-new-coach-needs-to-understand\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Life Coach: What Every New Coach Needs to Understand to Survive"},"content":{"rendered":"

In order to become a life coach<\/strong><\/a> it\u2019s essential that you learn to overcome rationalization.\u00a0 Most of the time, a new coach<\/strong><\/a> will avoid the very thing that would free him.\u00a0 Just like people avoid exercising when they are stressed out and students clean their dorm rooms before studying for exams.\u00a0 It\u2019s not easy to become a life coach<\/strong> who makes a good living.\u00a0 Whether you are a new coach<\/strong> or a veteran, the trip to the top takes enough guts.<\/p>\n

Become a Life Coach Who Doesn\u2019t Rely on Excuses<\/h3>\n

The most important step to become a life coach<\/strong> who overcomes rationalization is to identify what\u2019s the story you\u2019re telling yourself.\u00a0 Be honest with yourself.\u00a0 Now is not the time for positive thinking.\u00a0 Real freedom comes from the truth, even if it\u2019s painful at the time.\u00a0 A new coach<\/strong> might justify lack of income by saying \u201cI\u2019m doing everything I can\u201d or \u201cI need a little more time to refine my skills before I start coaching people.\u201d\u00a0 Nothing gets better until someone admits that it\u2019s wrong.<\/p>\n

The Transition Point from New Coach to Seasoned Pro<\/h3>\n

And to become a life coach<\/span> you need to recognize that if something is not at the level you want it, it\u2019s wrong.\u00a0 I know that sounds painful, but that pain will transform you from a new coach <\/span>without an income to a seasoned coach.\u00a0 When we rationalize, we make the bad feeling go away.\u00a0 But simply feeling good without changing anything leads to mediocrity.\u00a0 That is settling for less than who we really are.\u00a0 The only thing that really makes us feel good is living at our optimal level.<\/p>\n

You Need Every Ounce of Yourself to Become a Life Coach<\/h3>\n

So how to you become a life coach<\/span> who implements this strategy.\u00a0 A great model for a new coach<\/span> is John Wooden, who is called one of the winningest basketball coaches of all times.\u00a0 He led U.C.L.A. to win 11 of 12 national championships.\u00a0 Yet he didn\u2019t focus on winning.\u00a0 He said that at the end of every game only you know if you win or lose.\u00a0 No matter what the score was.\u00a0 If at the end of the day you gave every ounce of yourself, you could count it as a win.<\/p>\n

Push Yourself Past Being a New Coach<\/h3>\n

So the key to become a life coach who is wins is to face the truth and overcome our natural tendency to rationalize our own mediocrity.\u00a0 Every new coach has the potential to step into leadership by being honest.\u00a0 Let\u2019s face it; lies suck the life right out of us.\u00a0 To really live life at the edge, we must continue to push ourselves to go beyond what is comfortable and never settle for less than our best.<\/p>\n

Colette Seymann<\/p>\n

JTS Advisors Designated Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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