Life Coaching Courses

What is life coaching?

At its core, life coaching is about supporting people, which leads many to believe that it’s therapy. Yet, that isn’t necessarily true. While life coaches can help with mental health issues, their primary goal is to get their clients to where they need to be or support them during a major transition in life, mentoring and empowering them along the way. 

Life coaching responsibilities

A life coach focuses mainly on goal setting and establishing plans to achieve those goals, usually centred around self-discovery and professional development. The potential topics that you might cover during your sessions include public speaking, wellness, mindfulness and coaching models. Other duties may involve:

• Organising data on client progress
• Working in small groups to develop life skills
• Conversing with a specialist to ask for feedback on potential plans
• Checking in with your client on a regular basis to maintain their motivation, either face-to-face or online

Types of life coaches

Life coaches can be broadly divided into two categories: personal and professional. Professional coaching guides, business owners, CEOS, etc down to a successful path, while personal coaching is all about helping your clients become more confident, and discovering what makes them happy. For a more extensive list, here are the more specific types:

• Business coaches 
• Dating coaches 
• Financial coaches 
• Health coaches
• Leadership coaches 
• Mindfulness coaches 
• Relationship coaches

Relevant coaching skills/qualities

• An outgoing disposition 
• Strong communication skills 
• Flexible
• The ability to encourage your clients and actively listen to their concerns
• Confident in how they present themselves 
• A firm handle over nonverbal techniques
• Express a positive attitude 

Education/work experience

Technically, there are no mandatory requirements to become a life coach in Australia, apart from completing secondary education. However, most clients would prefer their life coaches to have some sort of certification, and generally speaking, most life coaches are certified. 

At shortcourses.com.au, we offer life coaching courses that are flexible, cost-effective and entirely based online, while also giving you the accreditation you need. You can choose between full-time or part-time study to suit your lifestyle. Once you complete your course, you can either start up your own business or become a freelancer. Whatever you decide, you’ll be ready to start coaching!

If that all sounds good to you, enquire about a life coaching course today!