Professional coaching is a calling. It is all about helping others. So, if you enjoy people, and would like the flexibility that comes with running your own business, coaching may be a good career fit for you. As a coach, you work one-on-one helping clients; discover what is truly important to them, bring out their best, make changes they cannot make […]

Lights on Leadership is leadership driven from the inside out verses the outside in. As a youth, my favorite author was Leo Buscaglia. My room was filled with his uplifting quotes. A few of the following still carry me forward in life: “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an […]

Email coaching. Seems too cool to be true, right? But it is right for you? Becoming a life coach right now is more profitable and viable than ever. In the next few years, the life coaching industry is expected to grow by almost 7% to a record $1.34 billion! A majority of life coaches stay in the industry long-term, reflecting the […]

Motivation is a deeper topic than you might think at first glance.  On the outside, an unmotivated person might seem as if they just need a strong coffee and a little nudge.  But when you peel back the layers, there is usually a much deeper thread to find. If you find yourself truly unmotivated, it can often be linked to […]

There is a much-used concept in Neuro-Linguistic Programming or NLP: Behind every behaviour is a positive intention. At first glance this might sound a little naïve, to assume that everybody is motivated by good intentions.  You might consider all the bad things that happen in the world and wonder how this concept can possibly be valid when people are committing […]

A quick rundown on health coach vs personal trainer by Jen Bundrant I had no idea of the difference between ahealth coach vs personal trainer, yet I remember making the decision in my young adult life to eat healthily and join a gym. Growing up, I was in sports and active outside, so I was always in shape. I ate […]

We’ve been doing some research into MCC level coaching and would like to report some interesting findings. The research comes from listening to recorded coaching sessions done by MCC credentialed coaches. Since the recorded information is privileged, we are not at liberty to disclose the source or the names of the life coaches and their clients. Further, the findings are […]

What is a Board Certified Coach? This short post explains this life coaching credential.  A Board Certified Coach is a life coaching credential endorsed by the Center for Credentialing and Education, which is an affiliate of the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). A Board Certified Coach credential is not a life coaching certification, but a professional endorsement of a […]

(November 2018) The iNLP Center is ready to begin a new training initiative with a Japanese partner, Tokyo Business Laboratory, headed by certified NLP trainer Hideko Asazuma. A new mindfulness coaching certification training is set to begin on November 11, 2018….   The post iNLP Center Launches Mindfulness Training in Japan appeared first on .

There’s never been a better time to become a life coach. We all know the life coaching industry has been growing, but it’s reaching heights only dreamed of when it was an obscure movement in the 1980’s. Life coaching is officially mainstream, heading for superstardom. MarketResearch.com recently published the trends. The Startling Facts and Numbers Behind Life Coaching The International […]