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Do you Want to Become a Life Coach? 
By: Georgina Kirk
Life coaching is certainly a gratifying occupation. Every day, life coaches facilitate decisions that propel people towards fulfilling their dreams. And, if they want to, coaches can work from home. If a job like this appeals to you, you might make a good life coach.
Setting up as a life coach is not difficult. As it stands, the law does not require you to have any qualifications. Anybody can put up a plaque and start practising as a life coach, if they can find the clients.
This is not recommended, however. At first glance, life coaching may appear straightforward, but in fact it requires great skill - helping people to conquer their fears and make radical changes to their lives is not a simple task. The reason they haven't done all this earlier is that talking it all over with friends and family is not enough. A life coach provides much more than a listening ear and friendly advice; a life coach is an accomplished professional who can see through the situation that is presented to the root cause of what is holding the client back.
There is a wide range of courses available to teach you how to be an effective life coach and, if you shop around, you should be able to find one that fits in with your timetable and budget. It doesn't have to be a full-blown qualification but some training is definitely worth the investment.
As well as some training, it is a good idea to get some life coaching for yourself. Your coach will help you to understand exactly what the job involves and to make sure you really want to do it. If you do, the coaching will give you the momentum to carry you over the initial hurdles. Another benefit is that you get to see first-hand how an experienced coach operates, so you have a benchmark for your own work.
It is true that most successful life coaches charge substantial fees. The overheads are low and, yes, life coaching can be very profitable. However, if you are mainly interested in making money, look elsewhere for a job because life coaching is founded on genuine concern for the clients.
A further point to bear in mind is that you will be paid only for time spent working directly with or for a client and, when you first start coaching, this may not be enough to live on. If you are employed and thinking of packing it in to become a life coach, perhaps see if you can go part-time for a while, so you have got some regular income while you build up your client base.
Life coaching is still a relatively new concept and hence there is still an expanding market for it. As more and more people's lives are transformed by coaching, more and more others will want it for themselves. On the other hand, increasing numbers of new life coaches are starting up every day and, if you would like to join them, don't leave it too long.
Life coaching requires energy and discipline but it can also be great fun. If you reckon you would make a good life coach, go for it!
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