{"id":1943,"date":"2009-08-11T13:00:53","date_gmt":"2009-08-11T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2023-05-19T19:15:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T03:15:03","slug":"become-a-life-coach-what-you-need-to-become-a-coach-who-does-more-than-just-dabble-in-their-coaching-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/become-a-life-coach-what-you-need-to-become-a-coach-who-does-more-than-just-dabble-in-their-coaching-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Life Coach: What You Need to Become a Coach Who Does More Than Just Dabble in Their Coaching Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, it seems there are a lot of people who want to <strong><a title=\"become a life coach\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/2009\/07\/become-a-life-coach-what-every-new-coach-needs-to-understand\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">become a life coach<\/a><\/strong>, and they want to know <strong><a title=\"what you need to become a coach\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/2009\/06\/what-you-need-to-become-a-coach-getting-your-coaching-career-started\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">what you need to become a coach<\/a><\/strong>. But beyond coaching skills and clients, there is a big gap between wanting to <strong>become a life coach<\/strong> and becoming a life coach. <strong>What you need to become a coach<\/strong> is to go from \u201cdabbling\u201d in coaching to being fully committed.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Dabble, Become a Life Coach that Commits<\/h3>\n<p>The reason why most people find it difficult to <strong>become a life coach<\/strong> is that most people are dabblers. Dabblers and achievers start out the same way. Both start climbing their mountains. After struggling up a 45 degree hill, they find themselves at a plateau. A lot of dabblers stay at their plateau for so long that they loose sight of the goal. When achievers hit the plateau, they continue to work hard until they start climbing again. You might think that this is <strong>what you need to become a coach<\/strong>. But, in reality it is the path to burnout. Just like John Belushi of Saturday Night Live, many people get to top and wonder if that is all there is. Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure.<\/p>\n<h3>Resisting Burnout is What You Need to Become a Coach<\/h3>\n<p>When you get to that plateau, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">become a life coach<\/span> who says, \u201cOh, great! I\u2019m ready for the next level.\u201d Recognize that there are self-imposed glass ceilings right above your head, and re-assess your plan. You\u2019re now able to back off the intensity a bit without falling, and you are at a higher level than where you started. Take a look around and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">what you need to become a coach<\/span> will become clear.<\/p>\n<h3>Become a Life Coach Who Finds Success by Utilizing a Master Coach<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Become a life coach<\/span> who recognizes that the fastest way to break through a glass ceiling is to follow a master. He\u2019ll give you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">what you need to become a coach<\/span> and take it to the next level. Don\u2019t be too proud to grab hold of that rope. Once you\u2019re at the next level, reassess from your new vantage point. Decide if this master is the master that will take you all the way, or if you need to start looking for a new master to take you to the next level. \u00a0What you need to become a coach is a mentor, a master at their trade; someone who can provide modeling and show you a faster way to the top. And hopefully a more enjoyable way to become a life coach than to repeatedly beat your head against the same glass ceilings or push yourself so hard that you burnout before you ever make it to the top.<\/p>\n<p>Colette Seymann<\/p>\n<p>JTS Advisors Designated Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, it seems there are a lot of people who want to become a life coach, and they want to know what you need to become a coach. But beyond coaching skills and clients, there is a big gap between wanting to become a life coach and becoming a life coach. 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