Life Coaching : Start Up Your Own Life Coaching Business (Udemy.com)
Life Coaching : Learn What It Takes To Start Up Your Own Life Coach Business or Life Coaching Practice
Created by: Libby Seery
Last updated September 2017
What you will learn
- Earn money as a professional life coach
- Set up their own life coaching business
- Help people to achieve their goals
- Understand the importance knowing the difference between a coach and counsellor
- Communicate effectively
- Market themselves effectively as a professional life coach
How it compares
Against the other 56 rated Udemy courses in Life Coaching on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 44% of them
- Reviews1,563#17 of 57 by number of reviews
- Length2.5 hoursshorter than 85% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2017earlier than 94% of them
Course Description
We are the World’s number one provider of Self Development and Arts Therapy Courses, with more than 180,000 students in 192 countries.
You will have everything you need to be up and running your own company, including all the resources necessary to be a successful life coaching h and stand out from your competitors.
Start up your own life coaching business, the complete life coach package
This life coaching course is the second in the series of life coaching courses by Libby Seery, which are designed to help you train as a professional life coach and start your own life coaching business.
What life coaching looks like is not something that is set in stone, but rather an area of constant development.
The modern life coach, is not about accumulating various qualifications, in fact the modern life coach doesn’t need any qualifications.
What you do need is an array of skills, and this start up your own life coaching business course has been designed, to teach you all the skills you need, to be able to set up your own practice and have it running in a matter of weeks!
Whatever your level of coaching ability is at the moment, advanced, intermediate, or a complete beginner, this start up your own life coaching business course will provide you with everything you need, to start up your own coaching practice.
As long as you can help someone commit to the work necessary to make a change in their lives then you can do the job.
Life coaches are almost universally entrepreneurs. The burden is on them to find work and sustain a business based on providing life coaching services. This means that a successful life coach must not only master the art of life coaching itself, but must be an effective marketer, consultant and business manager.
Everything has been covered in this start up your own life coaching business course, and to help you achieve success in this amazing profession. This start up your own life coaching business course, has been designed with every aspect of coaching in mind, nothing has been left out. Taking this course will provide you with everything you need (even if you’re new to coaching) to start your own life coach practice, in as little as a few weeks. Previous clients have set up their own coaching businesses, with less than $50.
This is by far the simplest, cheapest and easiest time in history to run a life coaching business. In this modern internet-age you can do without a lot of the hassle and expenses of running a small business that were a definite hurdle in the past for an aspiring entrepreneur.
Established life coaches are gaining substantial financial and personal rewards for their hard work. In this internet age there is also a world of possibilities for life coaches who can develop a strong personal brand and create online content that will either draw in clients or become a source of revenue by themselves. Preferably both.
This means that a modern life coach also needs to understand internet marketing and the role of social media in growing your own life coaching business.
Generally traditional life coaching consists of complimentary consultations followed by regular support sessions. Some of these sessions are face-to-face, but the majority will be via phone, Skype or email.
However, someone looking to build a flourishing and sustainable life coaching business may also find themselves performing minor variations on the core process of life coaching on a one-on-one basis.
For example, you may provide short seminars to groups of people or have shorter one-on-one sessions, but have them with a greater number and variety of clients.
In this start up your own life coach business course, these are exactly the skills you will be learning. After you have completed this course you will be firmly on your way to establishing yourself as a life coach. Ready to get out in the world and make a difference to someone.
Some of the things I’ll teach you include:
What you do and do not need in order to run a life coaching business.
The various ways in which you can source business for your coaching practice, including Social Media, Networking and General Marketing
How to market your services to the outside world
I’ll teach you professional consultation skills.
We’ll also cover all aspects of internet based life coaching, as this is a rapidly growing area of the modern life coach, and you’ll need the ability to communicate cheaply and easily with anyone anywhere in the world. This is not just limited to sending each other text-based messages, but also includes high-quality face to face video communication.
We’ll also be discussing work life balance in your career as an independent life coach.
This start up your own life coaching business course, also provides you with several coaching models, which are all tried and tested coaching methodologies. All coaching models, come with examples of case studies, so you can see how they work in different scenarios.
Here's the course syllabus:
Introduction To Life Coaching
What Does A Life Coach Do
Diversity As A Coach
Is Being A Life Coach Right For Me
Your Coaching Toolkits
Resources To Use With Your Clients
Resources: Making Changes, Breaking Habits, Motivation and General Life Coaching
Resources: Career
Resources: Health, Well Being, Anxiety and Stress
Resources: Relationships
Resources: Self Esteem and Confidence
Resources: Assertiveness
Does My Client Need Counselling Rather Than Coaching
I’m A Coach Not A Therapist
Fundamental Differences
How Can I Tell If My Client Needs Therapy Rather Than Coaching
Covering The Basics
A Refresher on The Basic Skills of Coaching
Life Coaching Basics: Listening
Life Coaching Basics: Questioning
Being Client Centred
The Clean Language Model - Using Case Studies
The Clean Language Model
Clean Language Questions
Clean Language Examples and Developing Questions
Sequence and Source Questions
Using The SMART Model - “Coaching Mary”
Case Study: Using The SMART Model
Specific Goal Setting
Applying The Specifics To Mary
Measurable Goal Setting
Measuring Mary’s Goals
Attainable Goal Setting
Are Mary’s Goals Achievable?
Relevant Goal Setting
Timely Goal Setting
Applying The “T” To Mary
Using The TGROW Model - “Coaching Jenna”
The TGROW Model in Practice
Exploring The Topic
Coaching Jenna: Part 1
Setting Specific Goals
Coaching Jenna: Part 2
Assessing Reality
Coaching Jenna: Part 3
Exploring Options
Coaching Jenna: Part 4
Wrapping Up and The Way Forward
Wrapping Up With Jenna
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
1,563 Reviews
Libby Seery
LIBBY SEERY - Ad.Dip. Psych, PGDip.CBT, Dip.Couns, Dip.NLP, Dip. Psych. Coach
All of my online courses are fully accredited with the CPD Standards Agency and offer students the opportunity to gain CPD credits/hours.
I am a Psychotherapist and counsellor.
I am a highly trained specialist with a wealth of experience, working with people from all walks of life; including referrals from charities I'm involved in, to very high profile clients from all over the world.
As well as my client work, I have had a number of works published and have appeared on TV and radio.
As an accredited CPD training provider, I have more than 120,000 students, from 190 countries, and have been honoured with a number of awards for my contribution to education.
I also write and lecture in my subject, as well as training other doctors and counsellors in specialist areas of counselling.
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Reviews
By Ulrich Fotsing on 4/10/2020
Le cours correspond à mes attentes. Toutefois, le texte sur les vidéos manquent parfois de bonnes ponctuations et quelques erreurs d'orthographe qui rendent la compréhension parfois difficile.
By Kenneth Ukoh on 2/24/2020
This is a great course for anyone who wants to launch a coaching business because it is simple, straightforward and shows you exactly what to do. It’s not only about acquiring coaching skills, but also about how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in this Internet era. The course has given me the confidence I needed and clarity because there is a lot of confusion and conflicting advice on the Internet on how to start a coaching business, especially if you are just starting new. Thanks so much, Libby!
By Amy Mayer Wright on 11/3/2019
Was more than than I had expected. I have been assisted clients in the legal field obtaining their disability benefits. Crossed trained into the medical field 5 yrs ago and enjoy making a difference in peoples lives. This course has solidified my decision in taking the next step in my life and taking a leap of faith at 50 to embark on a new career path. Maybe even allowing me to work from help and helping others reach their goals. Thannk you
By Dan McMullin on 8/5/2018
Libby Seery comes across as both experienced and knowledgeable about life coaching. The "animation format" worked really well for me. Some claimed it was somehow distracting or hindered making a "bond" with the presenter, but none of that was an issue for me. Please know this course is primarily about the life coaching process. It shares techniques and tools specific to conducting life coaching sessions. Material on the "business side" is things is more of an introductory overview. I like that this course includes many useful downloadable worksheets. Libby, thank you for taking the time to share this excellent life coaching course.
By Susan Patricia Kingdon on 7/19/2018
I enjoyed this course immensely. I actually liked the animation as it suited my learning style and helped me to engage more in the contents and what was being said. Libby comes across as a very warm, caring person, genuinely interested in helping other people so they can in turn help others. I will definitely enroll on more of Libby's courses. I highly recommend Libby. For those who dislike animation, Libby does explain why she chose animation in order to share her knowledge and wisdom. Empathy and compassion is needed where some my criticize and not understand. The course contents is comprehensive with lots of resource material, with step by step teaching and guidance about Life Coaching and of course the section of setting up one's own business is valuable. I downloaded all the resource material and videos so I can continue my studies and enhance my knowledge and skills and refer back to them when in need perhaps sometimes in the future. Thank you Libby for creating this wonderful course, and thank you for your great work in helping humanity. Namaste _/\_ Bless you Libby
By Veronica A Thompson on 4/7/2018
I really enjoyed the course as far as the information about coaching. The techniques discussed and examples and scenarios used to demonstrate the techniques were great. I was, however, disappointed by the information presented on running a coaching business. I found the information to be very basic, all of which I already know. There was much more information about coaching itself, than the business aspect of coaching. Based on the title of the course, I expected that the course would contain in-depth information on how to start, operate, and grow a coaching business. Overall, it was a good course. Even through I did not receive the information I was hoping for, I still enjoyed it.
By Rhonda L. Carson on 7/8/2017
Libby is an excellent instructor and will keep you coming back for more knowledge once you realize how thorough and sharing she is with her training curriculums. The comprehensive curriculum was a little overwhelming initially but much, much appreciated as all of the concepts began to come together. I can say that I have a full understanding of what is takes on the business side as well as the coaching side with the many models that were discussed. The only thing stopping me from starting my practice is the fear within! Thank you Libby Seery for a fantastic course and I can't wait to get started on the CBT curriculum!
By Chen Zheng Ar-Rashid on 3/4/2017
Pros: I found this course to be very thorough and the information presented in a well organized manner. At first I found it a bit weird taking an animated course. After a while, though, I started enjoying the scenery and characters. Cons: The one thing I didn't like about this course was the unnaturally slow, precise, monotonous cadence of the presenter's speaking. Perhaps she was speaking more slowly and clearly so that the animation could match her words. The effect for me, however, was to put me to sleep. In spite of how good the information in this course, it was very hard for me to get through it due to this issue. Nevertheless, I would definitely recommend this course for a beginner with no prior background in coaching or counseling. Covers everything you need to know to get started. Well done! :-)
By Nick Rothengatter on 10/18/2016
Overall a very decent course. That said, the voice-overs are automated so the speaker fails to make it engaging. You can’t get across any form of humor, making the material very dry. Materials are very helpful, so are most of the sections covered.
By Minna Laukkanen on 7/26/2016
Ive found This Diploma course very exciting,plenty practicals&hands on experience.Libby gives all that she’s got to bring teachings forth from the modern-day cutting edge up-to-date studies and combines all of her many skills and gifts and puts together nothing short of life-changing courses to help anyone ready to take the next steps in their life to embody their highest potential in Life coaching.Libby is a POWERHOUSE of resources, insights, and inspiration. Thank you Libby, For a great course.minna
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