The Coaching News

When your friends are battling an internal tornado, do they turn to you when they need to decompress and let it all out? If you've repeatedly found yourself in the situation of counselor, advisor, or trusted confident, know that you're special. Your peers and colleagues seek you out because they feel safe with you. They trust you and wholeheartedly believe that you're not out to judge them for their decisions, thoughts, or feelings. You help them find the clarity they're desperately seeking. Maybe, once or twice, after a heart-to-heart "session" with you, they pass along the praise... "You'd make a great coach!" The first few times you hear it, you smile, deflect, and wave it off. You didn't do anything special, right? The tenth time the compliment is offered - this time by a near stranger - you start to wonder, "maybe there's something here after all." Are you ready to take your natural ability to the next level? ...

Many people believe that you should only pursue coach training if you want to become a life or business coach. But, that's not simply the case. Any professional can benefit from coach training. In essence, coaching is the practice of helping individuals achieve their goals. A good coach not only helps people go from where they are now to where they want to go..he or she empowers people to be the leader of their own lives. There's no rule that this transformative process can only occur in a traditional employee-coach manner. Whether you have a team of employees, lead interdepartmental projects, or work individually with people, you can benefit from learning coaching philosophies. And, if you're one of the millions of professionals working with employees of all levels, coach training can be a game changer for your career. If you: Work in training and interact with employees on a regular basis Lead or facilitate career services Want to better connect and impa...

Many of the people I talk to on a daily basis want to enroll in coaching training but push it off because of money. Financial concerns are some of the most burdensome limitations we face and they come in many forms: I have a kid in college and their loans are going to starting to piling up. I'm swamped with bills. There's no wiggle room in my budget. I tried starting a business once but it didn't work out. I got laid off or I'm between jobs. I need to hold on to as much as my savings as I can right now. If I do this, I'll probably have to take out a loan...is it worth it? What's the ROI? What if I go through this training, spend all this money, and then nobody hires me? I understand how it feels to be at financial rock bottom. When worries like these are holding people back from enrolling, I can relate to where they're coming from on personal level. I live in a area that was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. In the wake of the storm, I fou...