How to Become Life Coach
Life coaches are professional motivators who help clients achieve their goals using a variety of results-based techniques. Many schools that have life coach programs facilitate the schedule of busy adults by making many of the classes available either online or a combination of online and in person. Life coach programs run an average of six months for certification, and currently there is no government agency that regulates life coaches or life coach programs.
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Instructions
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Go online and use a popular search engine to look up "life coach programs." Record the various programs in your notepad, and then click on the first one that interests you.
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Review the information about the program (e.g., cost, duration, location, certification, class schedule), and if you want to find out more information, submit your e-mail address.
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Repeat this process with all of the schools and programs that interest you, then review the additional information each program sends you via email.
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Decide on a program that best fits your needs, then request an application. Fill out the application and send in all of the requested information along with application fee, if required.
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Enroll in the classes that fit your schedule, and then complete them and all addition requirements in the designated time period needed to complete the program. Once you successfully complete all of the requirements of the program, you will be a life coach.
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Tips & Warnings
Before committing to becoming a Life Coach, make sure that you do adequate research to see if it is a good fit for your personality, skills, and lifestyle.
No government based financial aid is available for Life Coach Programs. Make sure that you comfortable with taking on the financial responsibility of the program on your own before enrolling. Due to the lack of government regulation and standards of the field, you must be highly selective about the program you chose. Make sure that you are clear about what you want from the program and that they have proven success in your area of interest.
