This is still a new profession, imported from America and growing fast here in the UK. At present no formal training or qualifications are required but if you’ve worked in any kind of training capacity before, or are simply a good communicator, you may well have what it takes to be a life coach.
Your clients’ needs will vary; some will be looking for practical support – organising their schedules, helping them juggle home and work commitments and focus on other long-term goals. Others may require more personal counselling and emotional guidance. Many will want a bit of both.
Read a wide selection of self-help books – psychology, mentoring, educational theory and life-long learning studies – and consider taking a course in one or more of these subjects.*
Life they say is a rich tapestry, and at the end of the day, it will be your own experiences - problems, challenges, changes and joys – together with an intelligent and sympathetic attitude - that best qualifies you to be a life coach.
Agree a fixed monthly fee and hours with each client, but also expect “crisis” phone calls from them at odd hours; life coaching isn’t a nine-to-five job, and if you’re good at it you’ll be regarded as a bit of a life-line too.
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*PS. You might consider a course specifically about becoming a life coach, like this one. (Download a free sample.)
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