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 | | Becoming a Professional Life Coach: Lessons from the Institute of Life Coach Training by Patrick Williams, Diane S. Menendez ISBN-10: 9780393705058 ISBN-10: 0-393-70505-6 ISBN-13: 9780393705058 ISBN-13: 978-0-393-70505-8 Hardcover 2007-03-17 W. W. Norton & Company Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Personal and professional coaching, which has emerged as a powerful career in the last several years, has shifted the paradigm of how people who seek help with life transitions find a "helper" to partner with them in designing their desired future. No matter what kind of sub-specialty a coach might have, life coaching is the basic operating system: a whole-person, client-centered approach.Here, Pat Williams, who has been a leader in the life coaching movement, has co-authored another essential book for therapists working as coaches. Becoming a Professional Life Coach draws on the wisdom of years of collective experience that have gone into designing the curriculum for the Institute for Life Coach Training. This curriculum has trained therapists and psychologists around the world to add coaching to their current businesses. This book presents the essential elements of life coach training program in a content-rich form that is equivalent to a graduate-level education in the field. . | ||
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Packed with great information I bought this book to augment my knowledge in coaching. It has given me greater perspective of what I can do differently, as if I had a coach right next to me. If you're starting out or just showing an interest in coaching, this book is most certainly a must-read! And even if you are an existing coach, this is a great read, because as you know, it's always a good idea to have continuing education. This is truly a fantastic book. | ||
Becoming a Professional Life Coach This book is great! There are countless tools that are incredibly useful and insightful! If you are looking to be a life coach or a therapist simply looking for some new strategies, this book is for you! This book breaks down what you need in order to become a successful life coach and will enhance your practice in many ways!! | ||
Excellent Resource This textbook is an excellent resource for professionals seeking to formalize their life coach training. It not only gives an excellent history and overview of life coaching and the process, but also contains a valuable framework to use with a wide variety of coaching clients. I especially like the authors' philosophy of working at a deep level with clients to assist them in building their long term capacity to sustain change in their lives. The section on Coaching From The Inside Out, challenges the reader to make changes in their own life so they can authentically "walk the talk" of life coaching. The Foundational Course, offered by the Institute For Life Coach Training, stays very close to the lessons of the text and gives a three dimensionality to the material. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to pursue life coaching as a profession. -Nicholas J. Baldo, Life Coach [....] | ||
Breon Allen, Professional Life Coach Patrick Williams and Diane Menendez have written a seminal work on Becoming a Professional Life Coach. It is recommended for seasoned counseling professionals as well as rookies and seasoned veterans in the field of coaching. Williams is founder of the Institute for Life Coach training, is a Master Certified Coach as well as an author of the paradigm-shifting Therapist as Life Coach. | ||
very informative This book was a plus for the lauching of my new coaching practice. It is a must for new coaches and a refresher for current coaches | ||