In the ‘New Coaching Manifesto‘ Milana Leshinsky offers her opinions on what coaches need to do in order to thrive financially as a coach.  While I agree with most of what she has written, there is one thing I don’t agree with it.

I totally agree that to be successful as a coach you need to support your clients to get results, otherwise what’s the point?

The point where we differ is on the need for coach training.   The example she uses in her Manifesto is that many internet marketers, who are not trained as coaches, now offer coaching programs that create great results for their clients.  Is what they’re doing really coaching though?  Isn’t it more a blend of  mentoring and consulting?

I realize this may just be semantics.  I wouldn’t want prospective coaches to dismiss coach training as a waste of time as a result of reading the report.

After you read New Coaching Manifesto come back and leave your comments and opinions.

Enjoy!

Sue

If it’s on www.tv.com it must be true!    Here’s a description from that site:

“Next episode: He Loves to Fly and He D’oh’s
After Homer saves Mr. Burns’ life, he is rewarded with a trip in Mr. Burns’ private plane. Upon returning home, Homer is determined to find a job that offers the chance to fly on a corporate jet and he hires a life coach to help him in his quest.”

Stephen Colbert, of the Colbert Report, guest stars as the life coach.  Having seen a few of his show clips on Comedy Central, I have a feeling this will be a spoof on life coaching.

Too bad the studio executives didn’t get a real life coach for the role.  Life coaching will be exposed to a large number of viewers, which is a good thing, but their perception of coaching could end up being quite skewed! Time will tell.

The purpose of the ‘Becoming a Life Coach’ blog is to share articles, media video clips, books, websites, and other coaching resources.  If you know of a great resource that prospective coaches would find beneficial, send me a message and let me know.

Enjoy your journey!

Sue