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Key Steps For New Coaches – Part 2

The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual.

3. Once you’ve decided to go ahead, consider professional coach training. This will give you resources, insights, tools, and support. It will also help you to build your coach network — other coaches you can call on for help and advice. You should pick a school which has happy, successful coaches. Do you require face-to-face training, want the flexibility of teleclass (phone conference calls) training, the multidimensional impact of online learning, or a combination of these? And shop around — prices vary. For a list of training schools and the specials we’ve negotiated, visit: http://www.becomeacoach.com

4. Work with a coach to build your practice. Some people skip Step 3 and jump straight to working with a coach to enter the industry. People in this category are usually those with existing transferable skills (e.g. counselling, or a lot of personal development training). Or, they are people short on cash, who want to generate some revenue from coaching before they invest in a proper training course. A coach can help you avoid common mistakes, and build your practice faster, with less effort than you would on your own. What business systems do you need in place? Where will you find clients? How will you keep your clients? And how do you keep your chin up if you lose three in one day!?

Some new coaches like to combine Steps 3 and 4 by finding a training program which supplies them with a coach.

Key Steps for New Coaches – Part 1

The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual.

Here are the key steps:

Interview 2-3 coaches to find out more about the career and lifestyle you would be getting into. They can tell you the good and the bad; how easy or difficult it is; and … how they got started.

Hire a coach and experience coaching for yourself. But don’t get coached on Becoming a Coach. Not just yet. Get coached on something else you want to achieve or something you want to alter in your life. This will give you the best feel for whether or not this is the career for you. AND, it’s actually the best training you can get. Training from a live course, teleclass, book, or online environment is great. But there’s no substitute for the experience of personally being coached, and seeing how an experienced coach moves you forward.

Develop a Relationship with a Successful Speaker

The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual.

Ask for referrals of the ones he/she is not willing to do; e.g., they can’t pay enough. Offer to go along and assist at their talks. Many really are open to this kind of help. Or ask them what kind of help they could use. Many new speakers apprentice, and again, a local chapter of the NSA is a great place to find a speaker that one can shadow. Also, the local chapters of NSA have mentoring programs that match up new speakers with experienced ones.