Stressful life and hectic schedules have compelled everyone to undergo either meditation or life coaching sessions. And with this, a new profession has mushroomed ultimately which is named as ‘Life Coaching.’
What is life coaching?
Life coaching is a technical term which has intelligible synonyms like- therapy, advice, mentoring or counseling. This profession treats people with mental stress and unstable thought process. For once, you may find it easy but giving a life coaching is not really a piece of cake and you can realize it only after waking up to the realities of it.
Be it discovering your life challenges or improvising your lifestyle, a life coach teaches you everything. Till now, such courses have actually transformed many people and helped them live a peaceful life.
What’s the format of this course?
Usually, this course is more of a communication session with your life coach where s/he teaches you about every nitty gritty about your life, where you’re going wrong and what should be improved in your lifestyle.
The course consists of-
- A free trial consultation session
- Then comes 90 minutes of ‘Design the Alliance’ approach
- Frequent phone calls with the life coach
- Countless email accessibility
- And regular or weekly live sessions
At present, countless associations have started with a motive of encouraging such courses in a better way. One of them being ICF (International Coach Federation) has gained a lot of recognition in a very short span of time.
What is ICF?
International Coach Federation is one of the highly trusted authoritative bodies which have launched protocol standards for certification courses. Before starting your career as a professional life coach, one needs to undergo and pass life coaching certification courses which are must be approved by ICF as well. Otherwise, the certification does not hold any value. It is a non-profit global organization which offers three levels of certification including-
- Association Certified Coach (ACC)
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
- Master Certified Coach (MCC)
In order to undergo any of these life coaching courses, one needs to have-
- At least 60 hours to attend the training session
- Previous coach-client reviews (the number of reviews may fluctuate according to the course type)
- Minimum 10 mentor hours with the life coach
- Logged life coaching hours
- Preparations for coach knowledge assessment
No matter which life coaching course you join, the basic aspects will be same everywhere. And if you’re standing on the other end of this journey, where you’ll be assisting people as a life coach then here’s what you have to excel in.
Take a look-
- Confidence and understanding self-worth
- Relationship building and management
- Career concentration
- Opportunity or circumstances judgment power
- Igniting passion
- Managing mood swings
- Filling the void of generation gap
- Understanding the health perspective
- The concept of self-obsession
- Environment safety
Somehow all these factors revolve around your lifestyle & help you grow as a better person. To treat a person mentally, you need to start making improvisations in yourself.
