There are no Life Coaching Schools as such, which would be schools wholly dedicated to life coaching, however there are specialists education providers such as Positive Success Group (PSG) that do provide all the training you could want and need.
One of the places PSG has taken their life coaching is into schools and colleges. Who better to receive skills in life coaching than school-goers?
The skills of life coaching are tremendously helpful to adolescents who are trying to make life choices. How can you make decisions about your life at such an important age and stage without knowing who you are and what you want to do with your life?
Some of the questions we put to the school goers are :
- Who am I?
- What makes me who I am?
- What are my core values?
- What does success mean to me and how do I measure it and achieve it ?
We also look at
- What do I want to avoid?
- How will I prevent it happening?
- What are my priorities and how will I stay focused and motivated?
Another key topic when bringing life coaching to schools is communication
Stephen Covey writes “ Seek first to understand then to be understood” (from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). Miscommunication is usually down to lack of listening and empathy. We work with the school goers to understand what they can do to improve their communication, whether they are delivering the message or receiving a message.
“ Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” Lao Tzu
Gaining a life coaching certificate from a reputable training course is probably the quickest and easiest way to becoming a Life Coach. Life coaching is a rapidly growing profession and there are many ways to learn the skills necessary to become a life coach.
A life coaching certificate combines art and science – art in the fact that every individual is unique and science as embodied in the models and theory used. The aim of life coaching is to bring the art and science together to create a unique alliance between coach and client that works powerfully because of the synergistic connection between them.
Life coaching is holistic and allows for a whole life to be explored and brought into balance which enables the individual to truly experience fulfilment and happiness.
The aim of a life coaching certificate is to develop the necessary core skills and understanding to those who wish to coach themselves and their clients. You can expect to experience practical exercises alongside theory and a greater understanding of people development.
People who would gain from obtaining a Life Coaching Certificate:
HR, counsellors, guidance counsellors, managers, individuals who want to have a career in life coaching, people who are interested in personal development either for themselves or others.
Usually with a life coaching certificate there is no previous formal qualification necessary to attend. What’s more important is your experience of life, a desire to help people, an interest in people, an open mind, a desire to learn and last but definitely not least – a sense of humor helps as well!
