{"id":2981,"date":"2018-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/what-you-should-expect-from-a-career-in-life-coaching\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:18:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T08:18:13","slug":"what-you-should-expect-from-a-career-in-life-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/personal-fitness-training-blog\/what-you-should-expect-from-a-career-in-life-coaching\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Should Expect from a Career in Life Coaching"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you’ve decided that you want to pursue a career as a life coach? This is excellent news! Why? Because life coaching – as a profession – can be incredibly rewarding. However, to guarantee that it IS all that you expect it to be, you need to\u00a0 know a few things first.<\/p>\n

The truth Behind Being a Life Coach<\/h2>\n

What Does a Life Coach do?<\/h2>\n

Life coaching isn’t like therapy. Whereas the goal of therapy is for you to come up with the answers to whatever is plaguing you, yourself, while the therapist remains an objective outsider a life coach walks with you along your path helping you to brainstorm ideas of how to fix whatever is ailing you and give ideas.<\/p>\n

Expert life coaches agree:<\/p>\n

“A life coach is great at helping you interpret your dreams and ideas, and organize them into tangible goals. In a way, they help you to connect what your head is saying and what your heart is saying to find some agreement between the two that points toward your passions.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to Succeed in the Life Coaching Profession<\/h2>\n

In order to succeed as a life coach, you need to have an accredited Life Coaching Certification <\/a>behind your name.<\/p>\n

Trifocus Fitness Academy’s Life Coaching Certification\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>– which is accredited with Coaches and Mentors of South Africa\u00a0(Comensa) as well as the Register of Exercise Professionals South Africa (REPSSA) – offers a thorough grounding in life coaching.<\/p>\n

Among others, on this course, you’ll learn how to:<\/h3>\n

\u2022 Interview your client in a sensitive manner.
\n\u2022 Interpret what your client has told you.
\n\u2022 Help your client set realistic goals.
\n\u2022 Help your clients learn the tools of properly assessing why they want to follow a particular career path.
\n\u2022 Learn how to assess clients\u2019 communication skills.
\n\u2022 Teach your client about wellness.
\n\u2022 Unpack wellness concepts for your client.
\n\u2022 Develop your listening skills.
\n\u2022 Put yourself in your clients\u2019 shoes.
\n\u2022 Ask questions that manner.<\/p>\n

Learn How to Market Yourself as a Life Coaching Professional<\/h2>\n

You can be the best life coach out there but unless people know about you, and the fact that you offer life coaching services, your business won’t succeed.<\/p>\n

One of the best ways to market yourself – especially if you have a limited budget – is to use social media as this is free to use.<\/p>\n

Another great way of getting your brand out there is putting up a website on which you publish articles that showcase your expertise. The more you publish articles, the more you will climb up the Google rankings. This will\u00a0make it easier for potential clients to find you.<\/p>\n

Contact Trifocus Fitness Academy<\/a><\/h2>\n

If you are interested in finding a great life coaching course, look no further than Trifocus Fitness Academy’s Life Coaching Certification<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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