Top tips and advice for aspiring career coaches and life coaches covering questions how to choose a coach training provider, what to pay attention to before embarking on a path to help others through coaching, as well as advice about setting up your early coaching practice.

TIME STAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - How much time can you expect to be coaching vs. business development / marketing / admin
1:50 - Start with WHY (why do you want to become a coach?)
2:36 - Do you need a coaching qualification?
4:34 - Should you be doing coaching for corporate or individual clients?
5:44 - How to pick a "niche" - 4 questions to ask yourself
6:21 - Do I really need to have a "niche"?
7:51 - How I made a decision to become a coach (i.e. how NOT to make such a decision)
9:02 - Tip #1: How to choose a coach training program: broad or specialised?
9:41 - Tip #2: A path to ICF accreditation
12:00 - Tip #3: How to research options for coaching within corporations
12:47 - Tip #4: How to choose a coach training program: types of course delivery
15:00 - Tip #5: How to choose a coach training program: is it in line with your philosophy and values?
17:11 - Tip #6: How to choose a coach training program: how to assess the credibility of tutors?
18:39 - Tip #7: How to choose a coach training program: is the course being oversold to you?
19:50 - Should a coach training program equip you with both - coaching and business skills?
20:47 - Two resources that will help you gain paying clients

BOOKS mentioned in the video:

ENERGY LEADERSHIP: https://amzn.to/2SonuAy (if you make a purchase via this link, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you)

THE PROSPEROUS COACH: https://amzn.to/3nhXwNd (if you make a purchase via this link, I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you)

John P. Morgan's website: https://jpmorganjr.com/

Catherine Watkins - "Selling from the heart": https://catherinewatkin.com/