A mental health coach is a type of life coach that specializes in non-clinical mental health issues. The coaching ventures deeper than typical life coaching but stops short of diagnosing or treating mental illness. Mental Health Coaching may sound vague …
According to the 2023 global leadership development study conducted by Harvard Business titled, Ready for Anything, “Leadership development has always been about preparing leaders for future challenges – what’s becoming less certain is what exactly those challenges will …
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It is a common misconception that you cannot use NLP in ICF-style coaching. They are not mutually exclusive, and that line of thought is simply incorrect! Let’s start with an overview of both models. ICF accreditation is achieved …
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According to Connor Jackson, JD, there are four things counselors do that life coaches legally cannot do. Of these four, only one is potentially confusing. Point #3 makes clear that life coaches (and mental health coaches) cannot diagnose …
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Want to learn how to Become a Life Coach? This article will show you how to do it. We wrote this to make a practical difference between success and failure. This is the ultimate step-by-step guide! What is …
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Mental health coaching makes its debut in a world that knows it has a mental health problem. The World Health Organization continues to remind us that the number one disability on the planet – depression – continues to …
Are life coaches allowed to talk about the past with clients? The past often comes up in coaching sessions. This is where many life coaches tense up a bit, wondering if they are allowed to go there. Let’s …
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The benefits of NLP training make many life coaches wonder how they ever got along without it. NLP provides essential coaching tools that are missing from most coach training programs. What are the benefits of NLP skills for …
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Do you have to be certified to be a life coach? This post will give you the simple truth. If you’re thinking of becoming a life coach, this is for you. You do not have to be certified …
The ICF credentialing process can be a bit complicated to understand, so we are going to break it down for you. If at any point your brain just can’t take it anymore, give us a call and we’ll …
Let’s say you’ve got your custom coaching packages set, have a clear message for your niche market, and are seeing a fairly steady stream of clients as a result of your marketing efforts. Perhaps you are feeling confident …
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There are numerous and creative ways you, as a certified coach, can market your new life coaching business. You can start with free options such as social media postings, local area business listings, and word of mouth. Or …
Life coaching isn’t like going to the doctor or hiring a plumber; we all know when we need to make a dentist’s appointment or call an electrician. But most people don’t know when to seek out life coaching. …
Based on over 25 years of personal experience running a life coaching business, training others to do the same, and setting up and establishing my own coaching practice on three separate occasions, I have put together a list …
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You’d do well to realize clients want one thing: Solutions to pressing problems. They won’t be coming just to hang out with you. They need solutions that they cannot find on their own. If you become a life …
Wisely is the operative word. Anyone wanting to become a life coach needs to understand how (and how not) to transition into the business, particularly regarding what to expect as far as income. Your income expectations can make …
Beyond the life coaching skill set that you’ll learn in training, there are a number of areas in which you will need to become a competent professional life coach. These are in the category of professional development and …
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What is a coaching vision? It’s a broad, inspiring view of your business, including a clear statement of who you are going to serve and how. If aptitude and ability are the sail on your journey towards becoming …
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There are three styles of life coach training available: In-Person (traditional learning) Blended Learning (online with live classes) Purely Online (independent study with little or no oversight) As online platforms became more accessible and user-friendly, purely online training …
Do you have what it takes to be a good life coach? How do you know you’re a fit for life coaching? Perhaps people have often come to you for advice. Maybe you have a desire for helping …
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We surveyed our last 100 life coach certification students at the beginning of their coach certification program to ask about the primary obstacle to becoming a successful life coach. If you’re interested in becoming a coach, you should …
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Knowing how to use a story to demonstrate a particular technique is one of many good coaching skills to learn. Have you experienced the challenge of trying to convince a client of the value of learning NLP and …
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Wait…these life coach skills worked in my training!? It’s so much fun to learn life coach skills. You’re engaged in a lively community. The trainers are experts. Your peers are encouraging. And the life coaching skills are a …
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As a life coach, you work with clients on a number of challenges, but if you don’t address the one issue that rules them all, you’re flirting with disaster. Your client’s inner critic. If you can’t navigate the …
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It’s a great time to be a well-trained executive coach! An executive coach has an unprecedented opportunity to fill the looming soft skills gap in businesses today. Business coaching is an $11 billion industry in the United States alone …
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Inner Dynamics is the coaching model offered exclusively at the iNLP Center in our Mental Health Coach Training. This is an advanced training with requires enrollment in our Mental Health Coach Certification Track. By inner dynamics, we mean: …
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Do you trust yourself as a life coach? Imagine: A client pays for the benefit of speaking with you as a professional life coach. Can you deliver? At the thought of sitting down with a paying client, many …
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Listen to this article or scroll past to read the entire text. Most people wondering how to start a life coaching business feel a mix of excitement and worry. Starting a new business that fulfills a passion and …
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It’s a fair question that burns in the mind of many aspiring coaches. Can you get rich as a life coach? Most life coaches have income goals and many want to make it big, freeing themselves from soul-sucking …
Perhaps you’re curious but are unsure of the benefits of life coaching? Or, you might be checking up on the industry as you research the possibility of becoming a life coach. Whatever motivates you, we’ve got something for …
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How to get coaching clients. Coaching services that solve specific problems are the most attractive to prospective clients. Here’s why: Life coaching, while mainstream, has not been branded over generations. Therefore, no one grew up watching their parents …
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Who are you to be a life coach? Every coach who enrolls in the iNLP Center life coach certification fills out a Coaching Vision survey as preparation for a private meeting with our lead trainer. As you’re getting …
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Welcome to the iNLP Center Life Coach Career Aptitude Quiz! The life coach career aptitude quiz is on this page. It is 100% anonymous with no obligation. You do not have to input your email address to see …
The ICF core competency Establishing the Coaching Agreement is first on the list of the 11 core competencies after ethics. It falls under the category of Setting the Foundation. Establishing the coaching agreement, as long as you’re an …
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It started out as a tropical wave that came off the western coast of Africa and ended up as the tenth most intense hurricane in history. Hurricane Maria was the thirteenth named storm in a hyperactive year that …
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The objection I can’t is common in coaching and therapy. When people say I can’t, how do we proceed as one who is facilitating change? This tutorial will present a viable way to work with this objection using …
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You need to have the right temperament to be a life coach. For most people, temperament isn’t something they can simply learn. It is an ability they need to be able to bring to the table on their …
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Rebecca Tracey from Uncaged Life, the guru of getting real about marketing your coaching business, challenged me with a couple of direct questions about life coach training at the iNLP Center. Rather than respond via email, I wrote …
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Can you double your life coach salary by doing some simple things that escape most coaches? Those willing to learn how life coach marketing really works can, you bet. If you’re serious about boosting your life coach salary …
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UPDATED March 19, 2017 Have you ever had one of those precious moments when you’re keenly aware that everything is right with your world? In those perfect moments, your life values are being fulfilled. And you don’t even …
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You’ve been through your life coach training but still aren’t sure how to work with coaching clients. But now you’re in the moment with a real, paying client who wants results! How will you know what to do? …
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Have you ever considered the life coaching phases clients go through? If you want to be successful as a coach or client, you should. Three clear life coaching phases make up a successful life coaching process. Phase three …
Ever wondered if talking to a coach produces measurable results? Recent research among a very challenged population suggests that coaching is not only viable, but a necessary step to resolve challenging physical or emotional issues. In the research …
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