Donna Steinhorn, Life, Executive and Mentor Coach [http://www.coachingtosuccess.com], and former Director of the Schools of Coachville, shares her experience and knowledge with those who want to become a coach, and current coaches who want greater success.
About Professional Coaching
Information for professional coaches and those who want to become a coach
Coaching as a profession is coming into its own. With over 100 coach training schools, and more universities adding coaching to their curriculum, this budding profession is poised to become one of the fastest growing service professions around.
That's not to say that coaching is a brand new profession. There have been executive coaches and other specialty coaches around for decades. But it's only in the last ten years, that it has really begun to coalesce with specific coach training, professional organizations, and certifications.
That's not to say that coaching is a brand new profession. There have been executive coaches and other specialty coaches around for decades. But it's only in the last ten years, that it has really begun to coalesce with specific coach training, professional organizations, and certifications.
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
- Association for Coaching Excellence
- Coach Directory, Resources for coaches, programs for coaches, Coaching Paychecks
- 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.
Getting Coach Training
- Coach U
- One of the oldest coach training programs. A virtual training program conducted via teleclass, and the school I attended.
- List of Coach Training programs
- An updated listing of coach training schools.
- ICF accredited schools
- Listings of schools accredited by the International Coach Federation.
The Coach's Toolbox...resources and tools for you
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byThe Coach Bookshelf
Walk into any coach's home or office and you'll find bookshelves full of coaching related books. Here are some you need to own!
Co-Active Coaching, 2nd Edition: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and, Life by Laura Whitworth
A must have book on coaching from the Founder of C more...0 points
Coach U's Essential Coaching Tools: Your Complete Practice Resource by Inc. Coach U
Required for all Coach U students. Shouldn't you o more...0 points
The Coach U Personal and Corporate Coach Training Handbook by Coach U Inc.
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The Portable Coach: 28 Sure Fire Strategies For Business And Personal Success by Thomas J. Leonard
Must read from the "father" of modern co more...0 points
Coach Yourself to Success : 101 Tips from a Personal Coach for Reaching Your Goals at Work and in Life by Talane Miedaner
Talane was one of my first coach's. This book is a more...0 points
Now What?: 90 Days to a New Life Direction by Laura Berman Fortgang
A 90 Day plan dedicated to help you discover your more...0 points
Take Yourself to the Top: The Secrets of Americas #1 Career Coach by Laura Berman Fortgang
Timely tips for executives interested in taking ch more...0 points
Taming Your Gremlin (Revised Edition): A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way by Rick Carson
You create your own obstacles. Call them gremlins. more...0 points
Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live by Martha Beck
Advice for redirecting your life.0 points
The Dark Side of the Light Chasers by Debbie Ford
You can only be truly happy and fulfilled if you l more...0 points
Get Clients Now!: A 28-day Marketing Program for Professionals, Consultants, And Coaches by C. J. Hayden
Coaching is a business! A fulfilling wonderful bus more...0 points
The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield
Simple, straightforward advice in 64 Success Princ more...0 points
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
Like I said...coaching is a business. Learn from M more...0 points
The E-Myth Revisited CD : Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to do about it by Michael E. Gerber
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E-Myth Mastery: The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World Class Company by Michael E. Gerber
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The Mindful Coach: Seven Roles for Helping People Grow by Douglas K. Silsbee
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Coaching Into Greatness: 4 Steps to Success in Business and Life by Kim George
THE guide to abundance intelligence.0 points
Multiple Streams of Coaching Income by Andrea J. Lee
From Pink Spoon to multiple streams of income. And more...0 points
Money, Meaning and Beyond by Andrea J. Lee and Tina Forsyth
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Classes and New Ideas for you
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byBusiness Building for Coaches
- Multiple Streams of Coaching Income
- While it's possible to make a great living just doing one on one and group coaching, most coaches expand their offerings with multiple streams. Andrea Lee shows you how.
- The Coach's Toolbox
- My blog featuring resources and tools for coaches.
Free Teleconferencing
It used to be that you had to lease bridge lines by the call or by the month. If you were teaching several programs or teleclasses, or running coaching groups, this could add up.
In recent years there have been a proliferation of free bridge lines. These have become so popular, that even some of the coaching schools have begun using them, rather than leasing their own lines. They work equally well. (If you're wondering how these companies can do this, they get a few cents per caller into the lines from the phone companies.)
Here are some of the more popular ones:
In recent years there have been a proliferation of free bridge lines. These have become so popular, that even some of the coaching schools have begun using them, rather than leasing their own lines. They work equally well. (If you're wondering how these companies can do this, they get a few cents per caller into the lines from the phone companies.)
Here are some of the more popular ones:
- FreeAudioConferencing.com
- Free Audio Conferencing provides high quality , free reservationless conference calling services, as well as a variety of teleconferencing services such as: Conference Call Recording, Teleconference Playback, and online access to conference call recordings.
- FreeConference.com
- Allows up to 100 participants. Features both reservation and reservation-less numbers. Mutable lines
- FreeConferenceService.com
- Allows up to 50 participants. Features include conference mode and mutable lines.
