Coach Training for Creating Focus, Motivation, and Successful Habits

It is easy to have a goal or a work plan and then get so busy the goal or plan is forgotten.  In many organizations, a consultant develops a great plan and then it sits on the shelf because the day-to-day functioning consumes all the time and focus of the employees.  Certified Professional Coaches are aware that this is a barrier for clients. 

During the coaching process, focusing on how to move past these barriers makes a difference.   It takes time to change thinking and habits.  What does work?  There are many different examples of tools and processes for focusing thinking and changing habits.  There is extensive research available on how to change habits or develop new habits.  There is research around thinking and choosing thinking too. 

Because people that attend ICF-approved coach training want to be a business coach, earn their executive coaching certification, say they have life coaching certification, or offer services after career coaching certification the Center for Coaching Certification program offers a unique array of tools and teaches coaching process.  The Certified Professional Coach provides tools for the client to ensure they have the information coming in.

After developing the 11 Core Competencies of a Coach as published by the ICF through coach training, the Center for Coaching Certification continues offering resources and opportunities to support ongoing excellence in coaching.

Coach Training for Coaching Process

Different coaches use different process. Some coaches simply ask the client to choose a topic and then brainstorm ideas with them. Other coaches act as consultants and give an assessment, then decide priorities based on the results. Certified Professional Coaches with the Center for Coaching Certification learn a specific process and learn that it is all about the client so it is essential to flex to the client.

One of the early considerations is whether the coach is working only on specific areas, typically job related, or whether the coach is working with the whole person. If the coach is working only on specific areas, it may be because an employer is paying for the coaching and they feel the time should be all about the work. The benefit of whole person coaching is that whatever is happening in an individual’s life does affect their work. After coaching certification, Certified Professional Coaches are prepared for both types of coaching.

The next consideration is whether the coaching is about business, life, career, or executive leadership. Often the question is asked whether the Center for Coaching Certification offers business coach training, life coaching certification, executive coach certification, or career coach certification. This ICF-approved coach training specifically trains on coaching. This means that the 11 Core Competencies of a Coach, as published by the ICF, are the focus. After completing the Certified Professional Coach training, the type of coaching is based on the individual coach’s experience, education, and areas of expertise.

Coaching Certification Includes Learning Whole Person Coaching

Whole person coaching means that the coach takes time with the client to fully explore what they want in all areas of their life.  This makes sense because the client is an individual and all areas of their life affect all other areas.  After exploring all goals in a coaching session, future sessions are often focused on business, executive leadership, or career.  Then, when something from their life is impacting them, the client is comfortable discussing it because of the whole person coaching process.

In whole person coaching, an initial coaching session that lasts 90 minutes is scheduled.  The Certified Professional Coach learns in coach training to ask the client about what they want in all areas of their life.  The client experiences the time and space to consider what they want personally, in their relationships, in their career, financially, in terms of their health, and for their lifestyle.  The coach listens, probes, and clarifies.  The experience is amazing for the client in that they really think about what they want in all areas, and they say it out loud which creates a new level of awareness and focus.

Whether the purpose of coach training is to be a business coach, earn your life coaching certification, advance with executive coaching certification, or create opportunities with career coaching certification the whole person approach supports establishing trust and developing rapport because the client is aware that the coach knows and understands influencing factors.

After this full exploration, the next step in the coaching process is providing a tool so that the client maintains their focus and creates the habits they want to support the goals they choose.  From there the coach works with the client on priorities and action plans.

Building a Coaching Business

Are you considering a coaching business? The first question perhaps is, “Does it make sense to start a coaching business?” Given the struggling economy, downsizing, and companies with fewer employees doing more, being an entrepreneur is about creating your own opportunity and serving companies that are focused on increased productivity. Coaching is currently the second fastest growing industry in the world.

The next question is, “Do I have to be certified?” Technically no. Coaching is an uncontrolled industry. That is changing. The International Coach Federation, ICF, is a professional membership organization and the leader in coaching. Coaching will either successfully self-regulate through the ICF or government will begin to regulate it. All professions require some level of training. According to the Harvard Business Review, 70% of the time clients have some level of interest in certification. Attending ICF-approved coach training goes beyond requirement – it is about professionalism and excellence.

Finally you might ask, “What kind of coaching do I want to do?” Whether you want to be a business coach, or provide services after life coaching certification, executive coaching certification, or career coaching certification, the type of coaching you offer is based on your experience and expertise. At the Center for Coaching Certification, coach training focuses on developing the 11 Core Competencies of a coach and learning a coaching process.