{"id":8642,"date":"2011-10-20T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=8642"},"modified":"2016-08-14T17:57:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T01:57:17","slug":"life-coaching-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/life-coaching-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Coaching Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a great advocate for reading books, especially <strong><a title=\"Life Coaching\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/how-to-be-the-personal-coach-who-attracts-clients-like-a-rock-star\/8589\/\">life coaching books<\/a><\/strong>. As a coach I find it is important to my business and for my life to stay up to date with the latest books on coaching in a broad range of areas and niches.<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits of Reading Life Coaching Books<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The more knowledge you have, or are perceived to have, the more trust and credibility you&#8217;ll build with your clients and network. Reading books is one of the best and most efficient ways to increase your knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>When it comes to networking talking about the latest book you have been reading is an easy way to break the ice. If it is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life coaching books<\/span> what better way to start a conversation with potential client or contact. It can then lead to the opportunity to share what you know in your niche or area of expertise.<\/li>\n<li>It keeps you up to date with the latest trends, techniques, tips, insights, and information in the life coaching world that you may want to incorporate into your business. It also keeps you energized with new ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Read<\/h3>\n<p>How you read a life coach book is important.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If it is your book, mark the parts that say something to you in the margins, and if it\u2019s not your own book or an eBook, then write notes in a note book.<\/li>\n<li>When you have finished the book, record the date and then summa\u00acrize what you learned from that book either in the back of the book if it is yours, or in your note book.<\/li>\n<li>Remember the greatest value you\u2019ll get from reading<strong> life coaching books<\/strong>, lies in your decision to take action on the things that you read, so act on your notes.<\/li>\n<li>In addition, as you are reading, when you run across a recommended book that looks good, jot down the name and author and obtain it soon after.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>A list of Life Coaching books<\/h3>\n<p>Here is a short list and a brief of some <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life coaching books<\/span> that might spark your interest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am a Life Coach, by Sarah Koch: A practical training course. Easy reading and short.<\/li>\n<li>Neural Linguistic Programming Coaching, by Susie Linder-Peiz: An evidence-based approach for coaches, leaders and individuals. Very technical but interesting if you want to learn more about NLP.<\/li>\n<li>Starting and Running a Coaching Business, by Aryanne Oade: A complete guide to setting up and managing a coaching practice. There are plenty of coach marketing books on the market. Take your pick.<\/li>\n<li>The Coaching Playbook, by Keith Rosen: Over 400 coaching questions. Very good resource book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I encourage you to start making a list of<strong> life coaching books<\/strong> you think would be helpful to you and your clients then go out and buy at least one this week and start reading.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like me to do some proper book reviews of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life coaching books<\/span> I\u2019m reading, please leave a comment. I need a ground swell to do so, but would be happy to oblige if there is enough interest.<\/p>\n<p><em>By the way\u2026 you\u2019re invited to claim your FREE step-by-step \u201c<strong><a title=\"Life Coaching Books, Life Coaching\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coachestrainingblog.com\/sp.php?adsource=blogtext\" target=\"_blank\">Life Coaching Business Blueprint<\/a><\/strong>\u201d video toolkit. Just go<strong><a title=\"Life Coaching Books, Life Coaching\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coachestrainingblog.com\/sp.php?adsource=blogtext\" target=\"_blank\"> HERE<\/a><\/strong> now to get your<strong><a title=\"Life Coaching Books, Life Coaching\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coachestrainingblog.com\/sp.php?adsource=blogtext\" target=\"_blank\"> life coaching business blueprint videos<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/bio\/dana-bosley\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dana Bosley<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSpiritual Growth Coach<br \/>\nWriting team, Coaches Training Blog Community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a great advocate for reading books, especially life coaching books. As a coach I find it is important to my business and for my life to stay up to date with the latest books on coaching in a broad range of areas and niches. 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