How to Become a Life Coach

By: Lyn Kelley

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

NEW Edition 2026. Everything you always wanted to know about becoming a Life or Personal Coach by Certified Professional Coach, Lyn Kelley, Ph.D., MFT, CPC With 25+ years experience as a Life Coach and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Dr. Lyn gives you all the proven methods of motivation and goal achievement from the world’s top coaches. Most frequently asked questions about coaching, how to become a coach, how to promote your coaching practice and how to motivate your clients to move toward their success! Dr. Lyn gives you the simple 5-step coaching process and the 12-week program to provide your structure. Legal, ethical and regulatory information is included. Here’s what you’ll get: What is Life Coaching? Why Coaching is in demand Psychologists who have paved the way for Coaching 2012 ICF GLOBAL COACHING STUDY Benefits of becoming a Coach How a structured program helps clients Applications of Coaching Primary functions of a Coach Fees for Coaching services GROW’s Simple 5-Step Coaching Process Coaching competency and certification How Is coaching different than therapy or counseling? What type of clients are best suited for Coaching? Am I required to be certified to do Coaching? Will there Be certification requirements in the future? If it’s not required, should I still become certified? Should I get certified by the ICF? What are the legal and ethical guidelines for Coaching? What makes me competent to do Coaching? Can I do Coaching over the phone and Internet? Can I do Coaching or Consulting for businesses and corporations? Should I have professional liability insurance? Ethics and informed consent Sample Coaching Intake and Informed Consent Form IAC Code of Ethics Sample structured 12-week Coaching program Coaching strategies Motivational strategies The “VEE” System The “PPPP” principle that will propel clients beyond belief 50 ways to motivate your clients Creating a vision Thought and attitude transformation Self doubt Worry, fear, and pessimism Goal setting and action plans How challenges motivate us Feeling stuck or discouraged Social support Developing self discipline and perseverance Self motivation How to promote your coaching practice Create your mission statement Sample Life Coaching promotional flyer The 3 most effective ways to promote your Coaching practice Coaching references

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I didn’t want it to end. It answered every question I had about becoming a coach.