What is the Role of a Life Coach?

You might be asking yourself, what does a life coach do exactly?

The role of a life coach is to guideand support people in realizing their dreams. A life coach provides a safe place to explore thoughts, feelings, emotions and goals. A coach is a partner to walk through life with. One that holds no judgment, no ulterior motives and no attachment to your decisions. Coaches offer people the freedom to work through issues without the pressure to please anyone but themselves.

Life coaches are skilled and trained to unearth what holds people back from living their best lives. Much of the training to become a coach is focused on unlearning flawed communication styles that are embedded in our culture. Coaches learn to listen for beliefs- not problems. They learn to ask questions to reveal information for the coachee, not for the coach. They learn to hold space, not wait to speak.

When you become a coach you learn knowing what you want is not enough to get it. The number one difference between people who achieve their goals and those who don’t is one simple question: what are you willing to do to get what you want?

A qualified, certified life coaches are trained to ask appreciative questions to uncover potential and harness strengths to help others achieve life-long change.

What Are 3 Key Points a Life Coach Can Help With?

When coming up with life-changing strategies, there are 3 key points a life coach can help others with:

-          Realizing “dreams”

-          Personal Growth

-          Making positive changes

Your role as a life coach is to partner with people to help them move past unconscious goals that are derailing their lives. Coaches use inquiry to draw out the feelings, thoughts and “noise” that get in the way of realizing goals. Life coaches are backed by holistic approaches to promote mind-body connection. They focus on wellbeing to achieve fulfillment and purpose.

ICF Coaches are supported by tools, strategies and techniques that help them hone their craft and achieve powerful results for their clients. With a proven framework, certified coaches learn the skill of building momentum in coaching conversations to empower others to own their results all the while building momentum to change their behaviors and ultimately change their lives. 

What Are The Skills Needed To Fulfill The Role of a Coach?

Almost everyone who comes to our certification has been told by someone in their lives “you should be a coach!”. That is often the spark that gets people to start exploring coaching as a career path and it’s the first sign someone has what we call “coaching DNA”.

Aside from training and certification, successful life coaches:

-          Love to connect to others

-          Are genuinely curious about others

-          Have the desire to help others grow and succeed

-          Are open minded and self-managed

-          Have a strong network of personal and professional contacts

-          Are empathetic, kind, caring and thoughtful

-          Have life experience that connects them to struggle, challenge and conviction

-          Love to learn and are committed to self-growth

If this sounds like you, you have what it takes to be a life coach!A fulfilling career in this invaluable role is at your fingertips. All programs on virtual and easily accessible. There is no better time than now to get started!

How can CCA Help You Fulfill Your Role as a Life Coach?

Canada Coach Academy is on a mission to train and mentor world class coaches so that together we can help others live their best lives, one conversation at a time. When people are living their best lives, the world is at peace and everyone is fulfilled.

When you belong to ourglobal network of professional coaches you are surrounded by like-minded people who believe what you believe- that connection is the path to well-being. With a number of ICF accredited programs to set you on the right path, Canada Coach Academy is devoted to your success as a coach and is right there with you, every step of the way. 

Become a coach today to start changing lives now.

No Better Time to be a Coach

In these uncertain times, you may be looking for meaning and purpose. A way of connecting even while we must remain physically distant. Have you always thought of  becoming a coach? There’s no better time to be a coach than right now!

It’s normal to feel alone and unsure about the future during this difficult time, but it’s important to remember that you are not alone. Even with social distancing measures in place, there are ways to continue making human connections. In fact, you should find ways to connect with others, especially now.

Life Coaching helps you connect with others and gives you purpose. Connection and purpose are extremely vital, especially during times of crisis.

There’s no better time for self improvement and learning something new  than right now. In a changing world, it’s always best to learn how to adapt and change along with it. Change is not easy and it forces us out of our comfort zones. As a coach, you would be honing your communication skills and learning how to have the types of conversations that help people push past the discomfort to arrive at self discovery and self improvement. Coaching is about change. And helping people navigate change is relevant now more than ever.

Crisis Brings Change

Can change be a good thing? As a life coach, you can be there to help people navigate through the changes in their lives that are, most often, scary and uncomfortable.

Change is uncomfortable and that’s why we often think of it as a negative thing. But change should be uncomfortable because it means pushing past your boundaries and your comfort zones and that is what forces you to grow. This crisis is forcing many people to take a look at their lives. Maybe they’re thinking of making changes or taking risks that they would not have considered before.

So why is there no better time than now to be a coach?

Because now more than ever, people need safe spaces to share and explore their feelings and emotions and someone to guide them and support them through this uncertain, confusing time. A coach can be a much needed partner through all of this.

People are reassessing their lives and thinking about what really matters and they might discover that it’s time for a change. And as a coach you can help guide and support them in realizing their dreams.

Find Your Purpose

How Can you start helping as a life Coach?

Right now many things may seem out of your control and that can cause some anxiety so it’s important to stay healthy both physically and mentally. Maintaining a routine, making sure to stay active and learning new skills can help you regain some sense of control and alleviate some of the stress caused by all this uncertainty.

Take this opportunity to find your purpose through the IFC coaching Programs at Canada Coach Academy. Become a life coach and start helping others realizes their dreams today!

What is ICF Coaching?

Do you know what ICF coaching is? Do you know how to become a life coach? Get your life and wellness coach certification now and discover how to become a life coach in Canada. Transform your life today!

Canada coach academy is an approved partner of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) the gold standard in coaching worldwide. It is the most influential global organization committed to setting the highest standards and providing independent certification in the coaching industry. They are dedicated to building a global network of highly trained coaching professionals and they offer the only universally recognized, independent credentialing program for coaches.

Getting credentials through ICF means that a coach has met all the strict requirements and has shown a meticulous understanding of the coaching concepts and skills that set the standard in the industry.

ICF at its Core

What is ICF at its core? Dedication, integrity, mastery of coaching and commitment to clients is what ICF is all about. And as the world’s largest organization of trained coaches, ICF provides instant credibility to its members.

ICF’s core values are: Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration, and Respect. ICF members and all parts of the ICF community are held accountable to these core values.

If these values appeal to you and you are looking for a way to make meaningful connections and transform your life as well as others, you may want to consider becoming a life coach.

If you are passionate about helping people and you have a talent for inspiring others to reach their full potential, then becoming a life coach is for you!

ICF Life and Wellness Coach Certification

How can you become a life coach in Canada? Let Canada Coach Academy lead the way with ICF Life and Wellness Coach Certification.

With this 21-week, 60-hour, ICF accredited program, you can start making a difference today.

Weekly classes, virtual video conferences, live training & interaction and all inclusive tuition make CCA the right choice when it comes to a career as a life coach.

Get Inspired. Start your journey today!

Find Your Tribe with ICF and CCA

Do people often tell you you’re inspiring? Do friends and family see you as the go-to person for advice and encouragement? Then maybe being a life coach is in your DNA.

If providing people with concrete strategies for attaining their goals comes as second nature to you and you get satisfaction and a great sense of fulfillment and connection when they succeed, then Canada Coach Academy is your tribe.

With the backing of ICF coaching credentials and access to a global network of professional coaches, making the decision to step into a fulfilling career as a life coach has never been easier.

Just like every team needs a great coach to guide them toward success, people need life coaches to empower them with the necessary tools for success in their personal and professional lives.

Start living a more rewarding, fulfilling, and passionate life by helping others reach their full potential.

Don’t wait. Do it now.

Mindset Shifts

What are mindset shifts? How can a life coach help to achieve them?

Your mindset is the lens through which you see things. It’s how you see the world and how you approach things based on your beliefs. Mindsets can be positive or negative and they are a major factor in holding you back or helping you achieve your goals.

If you have a negative mindset, it’s time for a major mindset shift! Shifting your mindset is the first step on your path to growth and realizing your dreams. Without a positive mindset, you will always have a hurdle in your way.

A life coach with ICF certification can help you uncover if your mindset is what has been holding you back from becoming your best self. They can help reveal if your mindset is a constant negative force in your life, that is always cutting you off from exploring new opportunities and growth, and they can help you shift that mindset to a positive one that enables you to see, and be open to, all the exciting possibilities.

Embracing Change

How can learning to embrace change help with mindset shifts?

Shifting your mindset is not possible without embracing change. Your mindset has to do with your beliefs and the stories you’ve been telling yourself that shape your reality. In order to shift your mindset, you need to change that inner dialogue.

Often we tend to resist change, but real growth is only possible when we embrace change. Change is inevitable and learning to accept this is the single, best way to start shifting your mindset. When you see how the beliefs you have about yourself are holding you back, you begin to understand the importance of shifting those beliefs so that you can start realizing your dreams, achieving your goals, and becoming your best self.

Coaches can guide you by giving you the space you need to overcome the fear of change and embrace it so that you can successfully shift your mindset.

Personal Growth

The right mindset is fundamental for personal growth. If you’re stuck in a mindset that’s holding you back, you need to learn how to shift that mindset in order to achieve your goals.

Once you understand what your mindset is and how it affects your approach to all the different aspects of your life, and you accept that change is part of the process to shift that mindset, then you can move towards a growth mindset.

Nowadays demand for a life coach is higher than it’s ever been, a life coach can help you ask the right questions that will enable you to change those beliefs and that inner negative dialogue. How do you see yourself? Do you feel less than or unworthy? Coaches can walk beside you as you confront the beliefs 

How Can Business Coaching Help Your Business Grow?

 

Can business coaching help your business grow? What are some of the benefits business coaching can bring to your business?

Business coaches can help you grow your business by advising you on how to put in place key short-term and long-term strategies. When you are running a business, it can sometimes feel like a lonely endeavour. Having someone with knowledge, expertise and business coaching credentials to guide you can be an extremely valuable resource.

From clearly defining your business mission to helping you set goals and attain them, a business coach is a key ingredient in the success and growth of your business.

Just like every person is unique, so is every business. Your business coach knows this and they will get to know all aspects of your business in order to give you the specific, personalized assistance and guidance that your company needs to succeed and grow.

Business Coaching Certification

Now that you know how valuable a business coach can be to the growth of your company, how can you make sure you find the right business coach? You want someone you can trust. Not just any coach, but someone with business coaching certification.

Canada Coach Academy understands that being able to trust someone for your business growth is just as important as the trust you have with a personal life coach. Their programs are ICF accredited so you know the business coaches are trained with the highest standards and meet all the ICF requirements.

You want a mentor. Someone who can train you to hone in on your skills and put them to work for your business. A business coach will help you devise a plan to take your business to the next level and then ensure that you have the tools to execute that plan.

If you’re business is struggling or has reached a plateau, a business coach that understands your vision can help you propel your business forward.

Empowering You and Your Employees

How can a business coach empower you and your employees?

Feeling empowered has a lot to do with confidence. And confidence comes from knowing exactly where you’re going. Having a detailed plan or course of action for your business will empower you and your employees.

A business coach will give you and your employees strategies and implement methods of achieving increased productivity, job satisfaction, and profitability. When everyone feels empowered, teamwork improves and your business benefits.

Inspire Your Team and Your Business Will Thrive

Want to be a business owner that inspires a team to do its best? Want your business to grow and thrive? 

With a business coach, you can be inspired to reach your full potential as a business owner and that results in growth for your business. It’s one of the best investments you can make for your company.

There’s a reason prominent CEO’s like Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt, and Bill Gates used coaches. The results speak for themselves. Business coaching works.

Get inspired! Grow your business.

Do You Have Coaching DNA?

How can you tell if you have “coaching DNA”? If you are passionate about helping people, you love to connect with others and people often tell you that you should be a coach, then the answer is yes you do!

 

Becoming a coach is a life-altering decision. When you recognize that what it takes to be a coach is “built into”your DNA, you realize you can help others discover their full potential so they can live their best life. It’s a realization that should not be ignored. If you already have a natural ability to connect with others and a genuine curiosity about people and their potential, then you owe it to yourself and others to take the life-changing steps toward becoming a life coach.

If it’s in your DNA, you are probably already making significant changes in the lives of those around you, without even knowing it. If they are telling you that you should be a life coach, it’s because they can see your abilities and they have felt what you can bring to the table.

The world could use more connections, more people who can listen without judgement and create an environment where people feel safe enough to take risks, realize dreams, venture out to try new ideas, and push past fears that keep them frozen in one place.

The world needs more coaches like you!

Explore Coaching to Empower Others

Now that you know coaching is in your DNA, you should explore coaching as a career. Learn how to empower people with the skills they need for self-development and for realizing their full potential.

If you already have many of the qualities that define “coaching DNA”; you have a genuine desire to help others grow, you are kind and caring and have empathy, you have an open mind and are a good listener, and you love to learn, then it’s time to get the training that will help hone your skills and make the most of these qualities so you can become a great life coach.

Get the training and certification to become a coach that is able to see what others may not be able to see in themselves.

It’s time to be a trusted partner that can offer perspective and feedback, create a safe listening experience that can improve thinking and unlock essential skills for personal growth.

It’s time to inspire new ways of thinking and making decisions with intent and purpose in order to realize dreams.

It’s time to use that DNA to empower others!

Create Safe Spaces for Others to Flourish

How can you use your skills to help others flourish?

By learning to listen and creating a safe space for others to express themselves, you allow them to gain confidence and trust in their decisions, unlocking the power they have within, to live their best life.

At Canada Coach Academy we are committed to building better communities through coaching and we are here to support you throughout your journey to become a life coach.

Are you ready to take your coaching DNA to the next level? Get more information here.

The Difference Between a Thought and a Belief

What is the difference between a thought and a belief? You can have many thoughts that come and go, but a belief is a thought that you’ve accepted, over time, as true. It is a thought attached to emotion that you’ve internalized and this turns into a belief. When you are in the process of becoming a life coach in Canada you learn to listen for beliefs because they are powerful.

So where do these conscious and subconscious beliefs come from?All the beliefs you have, regarding anything in your life, are truths that have been created in your mind, over time, through a consistent thought process. Some beliefs can grow to become very solid and unshakeable, due to a constant, persistent way of thinking.

This can be a good thing if your beliefs are shaped by consistent, positive thoughts. You would then be creating positive beliefs, that drive you to achieve your goals, to succeed, and enable you to overcome obstacles. But sometimes the beliefs you build come from negative thought patterns. These can form debilitating, crippling beliefs that have the exact opposite affect.

There can be outside influences, such as family or certain cultural ideas, that help shape your beliefsbut, ultimately, they are still formed in your mind by way of your thought process. They can only be created by consistent thought patterns and re-affirmations of those thoughts as truths in your mind.

How can a life coach help? Coaches are trained to listen for these beliefs that might be holding you back from living your best life.

Can You Change Your Beliefs?

Although they can be quite deep-rooted, you can learn to uncover your own beliefs and question whether or not they are constructive in your life. If you decide that they are not, you can change them.

Before deciding whether some of your beliefs need changing, because they are negatively impacting your life and holding you back, you need to find out what they are. A qualified, certified coach can help you uncover those beliefs that are serving no purpose except limiting you and manifesting negative energy in your life.

Once you have identified those beliefs that you want to change, you can begin the process of unlearning your old thinking patterns and changing your beliefs through affirmation and focused intention. The same way you created your current beliefs, you can learn to create new, better serving beliefs by learning new thought patterns.

Realize Your Dreams by Aligning Your Beliefs

How can aligning your beliefs help you realize your dreams?

In order to realize your dreams, your beliefs need to align with your intentions and your goals. If your inner beliefs are in constant contradiction with your intentions and goals, and providing only negative energy in your life, they will always be a hindrance.

Canada Coach Academy’s top ICF coaching programs are committed to providing coaches all the support they need in order to help others uncover beliefs that are holding them back, so they can realize their dreams.

Coaches are Change Agents

What are change agents? And how can you become a coach that acts as a change agent?

Change agents are focused on making changes within systems. These can include changes in an organization between leaders and their teams, between different teams, between team members, or changes within an individual.

Because no one lives in a vacuum, coaches are, essentially, always coaching or creating changes within some type of “system” whether that’s a team, an organization, or a person.

But, more importantly, change agents seek to make real, meaningful changes for the betterment of each of these systems.

Coaches are change agents because they affect change by creating an environment where people can be heard. Often dysfunctional systems stem from a lack of listening, empathy, and understanding on the part of each individual in that system.

As change agents, coaches can create changes for the better and allow systems to function much more effectively and with increased performance by providing these listening spaces.

Creating Real Change

As change agents, what are some effective ways coaches can help leaders, teams, and individuals? What approach works best to bring about real, long-lasting change?

There are several approaches that change agents can use to create change. When coaches are change agents, they use an approach that can create real, long-lasting changes because they are coming from a place of empathy and reflection. A place of non-judgement that allows for things to come to light, for introspection and for new ideas to come forth.

Coaches help individuals and organizations to help themselves by creating safe spaces where individuals, leaders, and organizations can ask the right questions without fear of judgement. They are a means by which people can see themselves and their environment more clearly. A guide that allows individuals, teams, and organizations to find their own paths to success.

Lighting the Way

As a coach and change agent, you’re a partner and a guide on a journey. You are there to shedlight so that the path can become visible.

When coaches act as change agents, they shed light on the entire system, bringing awareness on an individual level, but also causing that awareness to permeate throughout the organization. Guiding individuals to ask the right questions about themselves, but also to ask the right questions in relation to team members, leaders, and the organization itself.

When coaches listen and individuals feel heard, they can begin to see themselves and their relationships with every member in the system more clearly. They realize they are part of something bigger and they understand how they fit in the whole. This clears the way for empathy and an understanding of self and others within the organization. And this makes room for positive change, bonding, and growth.

This empathy and understanding facilitates change because when individuals understand how they fit in a system and that they are part of something, they become invested in it and its success. 

Canada Coach Academy can help you guide individuals and organizations toward change for the better as a coach and change agent!