How do I become a life coach?

Successful life coaches are definitely made and not born, so learning to become a life coach is open to anyone who wants to learn the required methods and techniques. There are many routes to becoming a life coach, but the most logical is still the best - find a coach whose methods both work and make sense for you, and learn from them.

Whether you wish to learn coaching techniques to help your friends and family or wish to develop your own career as a coach, the ES Success Coaching Distance Learning Course© can provide flexible home study tuition in a unique and versatile coaching method.

What is the difference between life and business coaching?

In practice, many of the techniques employed in life coaching and business coaching are very similar. The difference lies in the nature of the intended goal with business coaching generally provided for more career or work-specific issues. These may include career direction, change of role, achieving work-life balance or improving business communication skills.

Do I need any special qualifications to become a life coach?

The short answer is no, but you do need the right knowledge and training to be successful. As in any field there are a myriad of different qualifications available. However, people coach people, so your success as a coach will be based on your practical skill, not merely how many pieces of paper you have displayed on the wall.

Some of the best coaches have no formal qualifications and some did not even recognise at first that they were coaching people, be it at work or in their personal lives. However, it is important to use a proven coaching method and to make sure that you have the correct skills and approach to develop a successful and effective coaching practice. This is exactly what ES Success Coaching tuition allows students worldwide to do.

For students who complete their training with ES Success Coaching and achieve the required standard in the assessments, a certificate will be issued and you can use the title of ‘ES Success Coach’ in your marketing and promotional materials.

How much can I earn as a life coach?

A great benefit of being a life coach is that you can really control your earnings since you will be running your own business. You can coach as often or as little as you wish, full or part time, and be in total control of your practice.

Earnings can vary from area to area and the type of clients you decide to see, but established coaches like myself have hourly rates in excess of £50.00 per session. Monthly incomes of up to £5000+ per month are achievable, but like any new business it takes time to build up and the rewards will be related to the effort you put in.

Are your courses good value for money?

The ES Success Coaching Distance Learning Course © is great value and can pay for itself in as few as 10-15 one-off coaching sessions. The training manual and CD-ROM also contains all of the set-up and marketing advice to get your own successful practice started. In addition, you will learn a valuable life skill that you can use to help your friends and family and assist in your own personal development.