Life Skills Coaching

Hours: 520 / Access Length: 12 Months / Delivery: Open, Mentor Supported
Retail Price: $3,495.00

Course Overview:

Life Skills Coaching is one of the fastest growing professions in the world today. It is a key component of individual's success as well as an organization's toolkit for developing leaders, working with teams, and helping employees at every level achieve their personal and professional best. Through this course you can discover the techniques and tools for becoming a successful Life Skills Coach!

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Comprehend the basic philosophies surrounding self-coaching
• Define the coaching process
• Identify the steps for developing coaching skills
• Identify methods for asking questions
• Comprehend emotional intelligence and self-management

Life Skills Coaching - Level 2 takes students step-by-step through the coaching process, covering all the crucial ideas and strategies for being an effective, successful life coach. This course moves seamlessly from coaching fundamentals to more advanced ideas such as helping clients to identify life purpose, recognize and combat obstacles, maintain a positive mind-set, and live with integrity. In the Level 2 course you will also learn more about developing a successful coaching business and marketing your coaching business.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Comprehend coaching fundamentals
• Define the coaching process
• Identify methods for coaching from the inside out
• Identify methods for selecting and developing your coaching model
• Identify the steps to start your own business and select your target market

Prerequisite: Life Skills Coaching - Level 1

The Life Skills Coaching program includes 2 courses:

• Life Skills Coaching – Level 1
• Life Skills Coaching – Level 2

Course Outline:

Life Skills Coaching Module 1
The Power of Self-Coaching

• The Promise of Self-Coaching
• Choosing Happiness
• Why Are You Insecure?
• Choose Not to Worry
• Stop Controlling Life
• Reflexive Thinking
• Stop Insulating and Avoiding
• A Perfect Way to Be Miserable
• No More Lies
• Trust Yourself
• 5 Steps of Self-Talk
• Chart Your Weaknesses
• Separate Fact from Fiction
• Stop Listening to the Noise
• Let Go
• Motivate Yourself
• Living with Power

Life Skills Coaching Module 2
The Coaching Starter Kit

• Coaching Explained
• The Coaching Process
• Establishing Your Practice
• The First Session
• Communication with Clients
• Organizing Your Sessions
• Niche Coaching
• Marketing Your Practice
• Preparing for Coaching Sessions
• Strategies for a Fulfilling Session
• Setting Goals
• Overcoming Obstacles
• Taking Action

Life Skills Coaching Module 3
Coaching Skills and Practices

• Coaching Fundamentals
• The Coaching Model
• Coaching Relationships
• Listening, Intuition, & Curiosity
• Self-Management
• Coaching Principles and Practice
• Client Fulfillment
• Client Balance
• Client’s Agenda
• Integration, Application & Vision
• Effective Coaching Skills

Life Skills Coaching Module 4
Coaching Questions

• Become a Master of Asking
• Top Ten Asking Mistakes
• Starting Significant Conversations
• Conversational Models
• The GROW Model
• Defining the Problem
• SMART Goals
• Seven Strategies to Overcome Obstacles
• Destiny Discovery
• Asking Good Questions
• What is Missing?
• Advanced Asking Skills
• Decision Making
• Motivation & Habit Change
• Feedback & Evaluation 

Life Skills Coaching Module 5
Emotional Intelligence

• What is Emotional Intelligence?
• Understanding the Big Picture
• The Four Skills Explained
• An Action Plan to Increase Your EQ
• Self-Awareness Strategies
• Self-Management Strategies
• Social Awareness Strategies
• Relationship Management Strategies
• Putting it All Together

Life Skills Coaching Module 1
Coaching Fundamentals

• Listening as a Coach
• The Language of Coaching
• Coaching as a Developmental Change Process
• Beyond the Basics
• Empowering the Client
• Stretching the Client
• Creating Momentum

Life Skills Coaching Module 2
Coaching From the Inside Out

• The Power of Purpose
• Design Your Life
• What Gets in the Way?
• Steering Your Life
• Walking the Talk
• Play Full Out!
• How Wealthy are You?
• Mind-set is Causative
• Love is All We Need

Life Skills Coaching Module 3
Coaching Millions

• The Business of Solving Problems
• Practitioners vs. Entrepreneurs
• All Roads Lead to Niche
• 8 Elements of a Successful Habitat
• Pick Your Coaching Model
• Developing Your Building Blocks
• The "Coaching Diamond"
• Developing a Powerful Pricing Strategy
• Avoiding Burnout
• Building Your Market Presence
• Getting More Leads
• Joint Venture Success
• Passive Coaching Income
• Self-Propelled Lifestyle Business
• Leadership, Edge & Innovation
• Accelerating Your Path to Success

Life Skills Coaching Module 4
Starting Your Coaching Business

• Prepare to Get Motivated
• Differences Between Consulting & Coaching
• Establishing Your Expertise
• Setting Up Your Business
• Choosing a Target Market
• Setting Up Your Office
• Finding Those First Clients
• Deciding How Much to Charge
• Creating Coaching Packages
• Profit and Loss
• Running Your Business
• Improving Your Offerings
• Keeping Those First Clients
• Sales and Marketing Systems
• Making a Profit
• Company Operations Handbook
• Publicizing Your Business
• Hiring an Office Manager

Life Skills Coaching Module 5
Virtual Marketing Strategies

• The Internet has Changed Marketing
• The New Rules of Marketing
• Reaching Your Buyers Directly 
• Social Media and Your Targeted Audience 
• Blogs: Tapping Millions 
• Audio and Video Drive Action
• New Rules for Press Releases
• Creating Raves and Buzz
• Content Rich Web Sites
• Building Your Marketing & PR Plan
• Online Thought Leadership & Branding
• Write for Your Buyers
• Social Networking and Marketing
• The Online Media Room
• Search Engine Marketing

All necessary materials are included.

System Requirements:

• Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.

• CPU: 1 GHz or higher
• RAM: 2 GB or higher
• Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
• Speakers / Headphones
• Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)

• Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
• Mac OSX 10 or higher.
• Latest Chrome OS
• Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

• Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
• Latest Mozilla FireFox
• Latest Microsoft Edge
• Latest Apple Safari

• Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
• PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
• Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.