Are you considering a new career as a coach? Or, are you a current career, executive, or relationship coach who is looking to expand your practice to include life coaching? The Life Coaching Certification Programs through the Life Purpose Institute can prepare you to effectively work with clients who are ready to make lasting, positive changes in one or more areas of their lives.
The profession of coaching is in high demand, and it is growing every year. It is estimated that personal coaching was a $1.02 billion industry in 2016 with an annual growth rate of 6.7%. This statistic indicates that a career in coaching can be not only a personally fulfilling choice for the coach but also a lucrative professional option for those looking to grow their careers.
If you are contemplating a career as a life coach, it is essential to understand what life coaching is (and isn’t). In this way, you will have a better appreciation for the work coaches do and how you can make an impact in the lives of your clients.
[x_custom_headline type=”left” level=”h2″ looks_like=”h4″ class=”mtn”]What is a Life Coach?
A life coach is a professional who helps clients achieve what they want in their personal or professional lives. The coach acts as a partner to the client, assisting the client in creating a vision for his or her life and developing strategies for reaching those visions. A life coach acts as not only a guide but also a motivator and partner who helps clients keep accountable to the goals and work they decide to undertake.
The primary responsibilities of a life coach as it relates to working with clients include:
• Helping clients identify the vision they have for their lives.
• Using their experience and education to refine the client’s vision.
• Encouraging the client to discover goals, blocks, and strategies on their own through supportive and targeted questioning.
• Holding clients accountable to the goals and strategies they have developed in partnership with you.
A Life Coach is not a therapist, although many therapists do decide to add a life coaching aspect to their practice. The primary difference between a therapist and a life coach is that a therapist generally seeks to understand the reasons behind the current behavior. A therapist’s goal is to help their clients work through past emotional trauma to understand better how it affects their current situation.
A life coach will seek to help clients as they are today, without delving too deeply into their pasts. In this way, a life coach can assist clients in making change quickly, with a focus on the future and taking immediate action on goals.
[x_custom_headline type=”left” level=”h3″ looks_like=”h4″ class=”mtn”]Who is Life Coaching For?
Life coaching is really for anyone who wants to make a positive, lasting change in one or more areas of their lives. People who seek the help of a life coach can be at any stage of life or career. The common thread is that all coaching clients are ready and willing to do the work required of them throughout the life coaching process.
However, there are some types of clients that typically seek the help of a certified life coach:
• People who are unsure of what goals they want to pursue.
• People who understand their goals, but don’t know how to achieve them.
• People who aren’t taking action on their goals because of some emotional block.
• People who are already action-takers, but want to push beyond their current levels.
If you are interested in becoming a life coach, the certification programs that are offered through Life Purpose Institute will prepare you to help clients make progress in all areas of their lives: career, relationships, health, finances, and life balance. Learn more about our programs today and see how you can begin on the next chapter in your coaching career.