If You Want to Become a Life Coach What Do You Need to Know?...
If you are thinking of becoming a life coach then you may have noticed that there are a lot of websites telling you:
- How wonderful it is to be a life coach
- How much money you earn by being a life coach
- How the service or product they are offering (which is usually related to training you as a life coach or mentoring you as a life coach) is one that will be ideal for you
So how can you find out what life coaching is really like and improve your chances of running a successful life coaching business?
At a minimum you probably want information which is going to enable you to answer the following questions?
- Are you suited to being a life coach?
- Does everyone need training to be a life coaching and how can you decide what is the best training course for you in the face of all the different options?
- How does an experienced life coach run his or her coaching business?
- What are important principles to bear in mind in creating a coaching website?
- How can you market your coaching services, particularly on the internet, in order to build your coaching business?
- What different coaching techniques or models might be suited to your personality and skills?
- How can you structure coaching sessions effectively?
- What impact might running a life coaching business have on the rest of your life?
Where can you get answers to these questions?
Well...you can read theoretical books about becoming a life coach or you can enrol on a coach training course or you can purchase some coaching sessions for yourself and make notes on how the life coach works...These ideas may help...but there is another simple resource which will help you to answer these questions in a practical and considered way...and that is the "Be a Life Coach Newsletter" - a web-based newsletter for anyone interested in being a life coach and what it involves.
Be a Life Coach - The Insiders Newsletter
for Coaches and Potential Coaches
The "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter is a web based newsletter written by an experienced life coach which provides you with:
- Reflections and information from a successful life coach to help you answer common questions relevant to developing your life coaching skills and potential in the most effective way
- Practical ideas and suggestions to help you create and market a life coaching business
- Introductions to a range of possible coaching techniques and models so that you can decide which of them you might want to specialise in or develop further, including:
- Motivational Interviewing ideas and techniques
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) techniques for use in life coaching
- NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) ideas
- Performance Coaching principles
What the "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter Is Not...
The "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter:
- Is not a substitute for formal life coach training but a service which will help you to get the most out of your training, decide on which training is most relevant to you, and build your own coaching business once you have completed your coach training
- Is not affiliated to any particular coach training school - you get the ideas of an independent experienced life coach and can use them in your own way to make your own judgements about how you develop your coaching expertise and coaching services.
What the "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter Gives You...
- The benefit of the ideas and knowledge of an experienced life coach which will help you to decide if and how you want to develop your own coaching potential
- Information which will help you to make decisions about whether and how best to invest your time and money in order to give your coaching business the best prospect of success in a competitive world
- Ongoing articles on topics relevant to coaching that will be of relevance as you continue to develop your life coaching practice
Who is the "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter for?
The "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter is for you if:
- You are thinking of becoming a life coach or
- You are training to be a life coach*
*If you are already a life coach the newsletter can also be of use to you in developing your coaching skills, ideas and business.
How is the "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter Provided...
Once you subscribe to the "Be a Life Coach Newsletter", you are directed to a web page where you can sign up to receive the regular newsletter which will be sent to you by email on a fortnightly basis with links to relevant web pages on the coaching topics covered. You can unsubscribe whenever you wish if you find that the newsletter is no longer relevant for you and your subscription payments will cease at that point.
Who Provides the "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter
The "Be a Life Coach Newsletter" is provided by professional life coach David Bonham-Carter - For background information about David , please go to: Life Coach David or visit David's personal coaching website at Life Coaching wtih CBT.
Contents of Your first "Be a Life Coach" newsletter
Your first "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter is sent to you automatically by email Welcome Pack as soon as you start your subscription and covers the following topics:
- What is Life Coaching?
- Becoming a Life Coach - Introduction, covering issues such as:
- Reasons for Becoming a Life Coach
- Relevant Personal Qualities
- Business Skills that may be important
- Can You Make Money Being a Life Coach?
Free Bonuses included in Your Welcome Pack!
With your first newsletter (provided by email) you also get the following extra bonuses:
- A free Special Report: "7 Common Mistakes of People Making Changes"
- A Life Coach's Assessment Tool called a Quality of Life Questionnaire which you can use with clients at the outset of coaching sessions to help identify areas where they might want support.
Topics covered in Subsequent Issues of the Newsletter as your subscription continues include:
Why Be a Life Coach? |
Training to be a Life Coach |
Should You Join a Coaching Association |
Creating a Life Coaching Website |
Introducing NLP |
Performance Coaching |
An Introduction to CBT |
Life Coaching Business Checklist |
Affiliate Marketing for Life Coaches |
Working from Home |
Business Planning for Life Coaches |
Search Engine Optimization for Life Coaches |
Google Pay Per Click |
Coaching Basics |
Structuring a Coaching Session |
Making Business Decisions |
Coaching Review Form |
Coaching and USPs (Unique Selling Propositions) |
Should Coaches Offer Free Sessions? |
How to Create a Sales Page for Your Website |
How Different are Life Coaches and Counsellors? |
Life Coaching Business Checklist |
...And many more ideas related to Developing a Coaching Business! |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the "Be a Life Coach Newsletter" just for people in the UK?
Anyone can subscribe to the newsletter. It is written primarily for people in the UK but many of the topics discussed will be of equal relevance to people interested in doing life coaching outside the UK and a number of existing subscribers are based outside the UK. As it is provided by email with web links it is accessible world wide to anyone with internet access.
How Often Will I Receive the "Be a Life Coach Newsletter?"
Once you subscribe you will receive at least one article relevant to developing your coaching business every fortnight and sometimes more.
What If I Change My Mind?
You can cancel your subscription at any time by clicking on an automated link at the foot of any of the email newsletters that you receive. Your subscription will be cancelled within 48 hours and no further payments will be taken from you.
How much does a Subscription to the "Be a Life Coach Newsletter" cost?
The current fee to subscribe to the "Be a Life Coach Newsletter?" is being kept at the low price of £5 per month (five pounds sterling) for at least the next few days. You can pay by credit or debit card or paypal account via the link a the foot of this page and your subscription fee will then be taken from your account each month until you unsubscribe.
Is it Worth It?
The newsletter aims to help you to make appropriate choices about
- How to make the best of your life coaching potential and develop life coaching skills
- How to provide an effective coaching service to clients
- How to build your coaching business
At a monthly fee of just £5 per month (equivalent to only £60 per year) that is an investment which is likely to pay for itself many times over even if it only goes a small way to helping you towards any of the above objectives. Ultimately however it's for you to decide if it's worth it and if you think not, then you can just unsubscribe at any time with a minimum of fuss and no further payment will be taken from you. Just read below to see what readers of the newsletter say about it!
Feedback on the "Be a Life Coach" Newsletter
"I will be in the process of starting a life coaching course soon and any doubts I had have been dispelled from receiving your very useful newsletter. You cover a wide range of topics, many of which I hadn't even contemplated but are all important to becoming a succesful life coach. Short, clear and concise." - James, Potential Life Coach |
"Great insight into various subjects within coaching. Great resources and sources for additional information. Useful information about potential avenues to pursue a career in coaching and about potential limitations and pitfalls." - Carol, Training to be a Life Coach |
"Your newsletter helps me to build up a 'bank' of resources and assists me in determining which areas I could go into greater depth on, without getting bogged down in too much detail initially. It gives me useful and practical ideas to work with whilst keeping me up to date with important developments, concepts and current thinking in the field of coaching. I like its current format." - Denise, Potential Life Coach |
"Your newsletter presented coaching in a reachable and positive light. It was after reading the newsletter that I decided to go ahead and commit to a training program. Until then I was just thinking about it. You give helpful information that real people can use. Thanks!" - Dee, Training to be a Life Coach |
"Your newsletter provides me with the answers to questions I couldn't get from simple research. I am more intent on becoming a life coach now and would like to say thanks for your newsletter." - Rita, Potential Life Coach |
"When I discovered your website I was wating to start a hypnotherapy course. I have successfully completed that and am now seriously looking into training to become a life coach. Your newsletter is informative, easy to use and sometimes inspiring." - Helene, Potential Life Coach |
"I am undertaking a diploma level addictions program through distance learning. I came across your newsletter on the web while researching another matter. It has been very useful especially your recent articles on cognitive therapy. I wish you well in all future endeavours." - John, Trainee in a related area |
"I am training to be a coach and because I am using distance learning to train it's nice to get other points of view which your newsletter gives." - Peter, Training to be a Life Coach |
"I really enjoy your insights about life coaching. As someone with an MSW [Masters Degree in Social Work] who uses CBT in my practice, I find it very useful in my new endeavour as a life coach. Thanks." - Harry, Life Coach |
"Dear David, The information in your newsletters is useful and helpful. Thank you so much that you are open in sharing your information. It has helped me a lot in growing to become a coach. My best regards to you. Pauline (Trainee Life Coach)" |
"Always gives direct and useful information rather than lots of jargon. As a trainee, this helps me to learn what works well and what doesn't realistically." - Amanda, Training to be a Life Coach |
"I'm fascinated and love how you use both CBT and NLP techniques within your life coaching." - Marina, Training to be a Life Coach |
"I am thinking of being a coach. Your newsletter is very useful and helpful for me towards achieving my dreams." - Farrukh, Potential Life Coach |
"I like your writing style and the content is nearly always relevant for me. Your tools are practical and easy to use. I can't think of anything I would like to see changed in it." - Margaret, Training to be a Life Coach |
"The newsletter helps to improve and upgrade my coaching skills and my own personal development" - Ian, Training to be a Life Coach |
"I coach as a hobby or for pro bono or charitable purposes and the newsletter helps me to keep up to date. It is very useful." - John, Life Coach |
"It is great to find out how other peple have become coaches and small tips they share. I love that you are using your experience and how you created your own business. There is not too much information and it is easy to read and follow., I have read the first 5 of your newsletters and I love them! - Beatrice, Training to be a Life Coach |
"I needed to train as a life coach but initially didn't quite understand how I would go about it. Thanks, I have gained a lot of courage and am ready to go." - Thomas, Potential Life Coach |
"Your newsletter gives me ideas and paths to follow as a coach - even subjects to start with when I meet my coachees. I like it very much. Thanks!." - Liz, Life Coach |
How Do I Subscribe to the Be a Life Coach Newsletter?
You can start your subscription immediately by clicking on the paypal subscribe button below and following the instructions. Once you have subscribed your monthly fee will be taken automatically from your account on a regular monthly basis until such time as you cancel the arrangement, which you can do at any time.
To start your subscription to the newsletter, click on the link below and follow the instructions. On completion of your purchase, you will be sent an email containing a link for you to click on to start receiving your Be a Life Coach newsletters.
Simply Click on Subscribe below to start your purchase!