Want to be a Life Coach?

Would you like to coach people - and help them get more out of their lives?

If so, why not become a life coach? It's important, fulfilling work; and well paid too. Your clients rely on you to give them direction. Often they're talented people who simply don't know where they should be heading. Sometimes, they don't recognise their needs, and they're pursuing the wrong kind of career.

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All too often, they'll tell you what they want out of life – within moments of your first meeting. Sometimes, they're just looking for an impartial outsider to say, “Yes, it’s OK to make that change.”

But many don't know what's wrong with their lives. They just feel that they're dissatisfied. It could be their work. Or their marriage. Or their lack of spare time.

Some people want to slow down, but don't know how. Others want more time for themselves.

And so, armed with our strategies, you can inspire them to change their lives for the better.

Accredited by NCFE at Level 4

Our course is fully accredited by the national awarding body NCFE, and on completing it you get a national award equivalent to Level 4 of the National Learning Framework.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are Ofqual in England, DCELLS in Wales and CCEA in Northern Ireland.

To read more about NCFE please go to www.ncfe.org.uk

Life coaches are special

Life coaches are a special breed of people. They're skilled and caring people. They have an excellent standard of living. Their work is intellectually demanding, and they work on a close and intimate level with their clients.

What is coaching?

Life coaches help people to achieve their goals.

• Some clients are stuck in a bad relationship.
• Others are in a dead end job, or are suffering stress at work.
• Others are having difficulty in their family relationships.
• While some are in debt, and can't see a way out.

As a life coach, you can unblock these problems, liberate these people, and set them on a new course. What could be more exciting!

The market is vast. At one time or another, everyone needs advice.

And the people who are closest to the client are usually too close to the problem. They can’t see it with fresh eyes, the way you can.

You have the skill

Understanding someone's concerns and problems is a talent that's inside every human being. But you need the secrets of this course to bring out that skill.

Once you've learnt the secrets, you can coach anyone, no matter what their concerns

That's why the Diploma in Life Coaching course is so useful. It will turn you into a professional and successful life coach.

Imagine getting paid for doing what you enjoy!

Is there much competition?

Unlike the world of therapy and counselling, there's little competition - because there are few life coaches.

Moreover, few life coaches learn how to promote their business on the net. Fewer still learn how to properly publicise their business in their locality. All of this we teach you on the course.

Free mentoring when you complete the course

Once you complete the course, we’ll give you three months’ free business mentoring.

You’ll have a personal mentor who'll help you set up your own practice (if that's your choice).

For three months after getting your Diploma you'll get one-to-one advice and support from an active practitioner.

So if you're unsure on how to launch your own practice, this mentoring programme will put you on the road to success.

And because it's all part of the Institute's course, it won't cost you a penny.

How busy do you want to be?

Some life coaches like to have just one or two clients. Others like to work all hours of the day and night. As a life coach, you can easily earn $40,000 (£25,000) a year. Some coaches earn $300 (£200) an hour.

There are very few costs. You need a telephone (so that potential clients can ask about your services). And remember that tele-coaching is a big growth market. You need internet access, if you want to provide web-coaching (another growth area). And you need a quiet living room, study or den where if you decide to offer face-to-face coaching.

Some life coaches rarely even see clients - the work comes down the telephone! Virtually every penny you earn is profit.

Moreover, they aren't eager to delegate work to other people. Because they don't trust others to do it right.

And they don't want to train someone else who will then become a competitor in their area.

They get deluged with requests from people who want to become their assistant. (So if you applied, you'd get trampled in the stampede.)

So the fact is - you can't learn from other people.

Your assignments will be marked by one of our experienced tutors, who will be a working life coach. It means you work is checked in a friendly and confidential atmosphere before being exposed to the outside world.

The course is a complete learning package. It is crammed full of information, tips and exercises. Everything is beautifully packaged to provide you with your own permanent reference library which you can consult long after completing the course.

Constructed by coaching experts, the course distills years of experience, covering every aspect of the coaching market.

And we incorporate the most common questions and comments made by our students. By taking this course, your success as a life coach is almost certain.

The course is personal to you

Your course is fully personalised. We carefully mark your assignments, and show you how to improve. We provide advice that you can't get anywhere else, and we give you the encouragement that you need to succeed.

The courses are based on the real world. By the end of the course, you'll have met all the main problems that a life coach encounters. So you won't have any surprises when you face a client.

You also have two advantages over life coaches who have learnt ‘on the job’. They have rarely been taught the craft in a systematic way (so they’re less professional); and they rarely know the full extent of coaching.

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Exclusive information

The course gives you an invaluable insight into the coaching world. You can't find these trade secrets disclosed anywhere else. The course is distilled from actual experience, to give you the answers to questions like:

• What sort of people need life coaching?
• Where do I find clients?
• How do I direct the client?
• How much do I charge?
• What paperwork do I need?
• How do I promote my business?
• What is Platinum Coaching and how do I offer it to my clients?
  
  
  

Check the course benefits

Unlike other organisations, we provide complete coverage of the subject, and a full service.

There are 14 assignments for you to complete, and you get a free life coach's manual, not obtainable elsewhere. You’ll have unlimited access to your tutor, who will give you free advice and suggestions on anything to do with coaching, including your own work.

You can also phone a Student Advisor at the Institute whenever you want. You can take as long as you want to complete the course, and we offer a refund if you aren't delighted.

Learn how to promote your business on the internet

The course shows you how to market your life coaching practice on the internet. Plus, you’ll learn how to use the internet to coach on the internet.

We’ll reveal how to get this work, and how to promote your services.

Who enrols on the course?

All kinds of people decide to enrol on the life coach course. But typically they are:

1. People who find they're good listeners. They are people to whom others turn to seek advice.
2. People who are interested in others, and who like to resolve people-problems.
   counsellors and therapists seeking to put their skills to good use.
3. They know that coaching will always be in demand.
   People who want to supplement their income by working from home.
4. Many need to fit their work around other commitments.

The questions people ask

• Can I join the course without prior experience? YES
• Can I take as long as I want to complete the course? YES
• Can I tackle the topics in any order I choose? YES
• Can a newcomer break into coaching and earn money? YES
• Can I submit hand-written assignments? YES
• Can I get my money back if I don't like the course? YES
• Can I talk to other students, and meet them? YES
• Will you show me how to find work? YES
• Can you provide support after the course finishes? YES
• Will I find the course enjoyable as well as informative? YES
• Is the course run by practising life coaches? YES
• Can coaching be taught, just like accountancy or the law? (YES - only it's a lot more fun).

Read more Frequently asked questions here.

What you'll learn from the course

By the end of the course, you'll have acquired the following skills:

• You'll have learnt the skills of the life coach.
• You'll know how to win business for yourself.

When you complete the course

Once you complete the course, you’ll receive your Diploma. It’s a formal recognition of your skills and knowledge. You also get to use the letters ‘Dip. LC (LC Inst.)’ after your name. We’ll send information about your success to your local newspapers if you want. That’s a good way of telling potential clients about your availability. We’ll put your name on our list of Approved Life Coaches. It could bring you a lot of work.

You'll get free logos (like the one on the right) to put on your website and your letterhead. They give potential clients added confidence in your skills. And after completing your course, you'll be able to join the Life Coaching Institute as a member, at no cost.

The right course for you

The Institute has not accredited any other coaching courses. We haven’t found any that are as comprehensive or as effective.

Our accreditation

We're accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council (ODLQC). Who, you ask? Well, they may not mean much to you, but they scare the hell out of us. Set up by the government to assess standards in distance education, they check out our tutors, our finances, our management systems - the works. We're rather proud of our accreditation, which is why we're keen to maintain it.

And that's why we work so hard to keep our students happy. If for any reason you were unhappy with our service, you can contact them by clicking on this link: ODLQC.

We are also registered with the Department for Education and Skills on its Register of Education and Training Providers. The Register is a list of genuine education and training providers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Register does not quality assure or accredit in any way the learning provision of any registered provider.

You can find us on the register by clicking here. We are registered under our corporate trading name of 'Home Study Courses Limited'.

We're also recognised by the Better Business Bureau, and by E-Public Eye, among others.

It's time to get started

Having read this far, you've got what it takes - motivation. Fill out the enrolment form now, because this is where the adventure and rewards begin. It's easy to start:

Register now for the life coaching course by clicking here. If you need help or information, contact the Institute. E-mail or post the form and payment to us. We'll ship the course materials to you within two days. When you get the course, read the first module. It's laid out in an easy-to-follow format. Then do the simple first assignment. Send it to your tutor for marking. She will return it to you with friendly advice and comments. Do the same for the other modules, until you reach the end of the course. By then, you'll be earning good money as a life coach.

Andrea parcels up a course ready for despatch

We look forward to helping you succeed.

With best wishes