Everything you need to become a successful coach
Donna Steinhorn, a Life, Executive and Mentor Coach, has written an article well summarizing what you need to become a successful coach. She mentioned:
What you need to become a coach
While there are currently no restrictions preventing anyone from hanging out a shingle and saying they're a coach, most often those folks are not really coaching...they maybe be consulting, counseling or advising...but they are not coaching. To be a successful coach requires more than declaring yourself to be one.
You need:
1) Coach Training. Coaching uses specific skills and it's important to learn them correctly.
2) A mentor coach. Or more than one. It's impossible to coach others if you have never been coached yourself.
3) A strong personal foundation. People are hiring you to help them achieve success, overcome challenges, live a better life. They expect you to have done all those things as well.
4) Business know-how. Coaching is a business. You need to know how to run a business. More so if you want to lead teleclasses, write books or ebooks, create programs and ecourses.
5) Marketing know-how. You need clients...you'll need to know how to market yourself, or hire someone to do it for you.
6) Resources. Coaching resources and tools, business resources and tools. Marketing resources and tools.
You need:
1) Coach Training. Coaching uses specific skills and it's important to learn them correctly.
2) A mentor coach. Or more than one. It's impossible to coach others if you have never been coached yourself.
3) A strong personal foundation. People are hiring you to help them achieve success, overcome challenges, live a better life. They expect you to have done all those things as well.
4) Business know-how. Coaching is a business. You need to know how to run a business. More so if you want to lead teleclasses, write books or ebooks, create programs and ecourses.
5) Marketing know-how. You need clients...you'll need to know how to market yourself, or hire someone to do it for you.
6) Resources. Coaching resources and tools, business resources and tools. Marketing resources and tools.
Coaching Organizations
- International Association of Coaches
- An independent coaching organization that provides resouces and certification.
- International Coach Federation
- The oldest coach association, with a fee-based coach directory and annual conference. The grandaddy.
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