Category: "Life Coach"

Running a Life Coaching Business? 3 Easy Steps to Deal With Shoulding!

By Guest Blogger: Terena Barajas I was recently shocked to realize that I had lost all interest and enthusiasm for doing things that up to that point had been a great source of joy in running a Life Coaching business. I used to love writing my weekly newsletters, churning out 5 or 6 at a time on whatever was coming up for me the most that given day. While blog-posting was never a piece of cake it was a challenge I eagerly took on, excited to see the ease that came with practice. I was happily sharing away on Facebook…

Thinking about a career as a Life Coach: how to end the Sunday blues

Are you looking to transition into a career and job that you love? Thinking about building a career in Life Coaching? Let´s take the six steps in becoming a Life Coach one at a time. Trying to leave what you know to one side, what is a Life Coach to you? What does a Life Coach do or what should they do? Thinking about this is important becomes it makes you aware of any preconceived ideas you have about a career as a life coach. Speak to a Life Coach if you can, ask all and any questions you may…

Proceed with caution – Embarking on a Career as a Life Coach has it’s surprises

Who knew that my decision to take on a career as a Life Coach would not be approached unanimously by others in my life with excitement. All the effort, all the risk of giving up my job, of believing that there was something better out there for me. I had no idea it would unsettle people. The day I figured it out, I literally ran outside crying with happiness. Corny I know, but true. I felt the most enormous relief. I had found my life´s purpose. No mean feat right? I genuinely thought everybody else´s reaction would be the same….

Starting Out as a Life Coach and looking for your Secret Sauce? Stop Searching and Surrender Today

When starting out as a life coach, it’s easy to get caught up in everything you don’t know. Between learning coaching techniques and tax code, to developing your business plan and actually finding clients, it’s easy to get absorbed in education. I used to spend a majority of my time and energy judging myself for everything I didn’t know, instead of focusing on what I did know. Ultimately I wasted months sabotaging my own success. Learn from my mistakes and for the love of the Cosmos, stop searching. Everything you’re supposed to know in this moment, you’ve already learned. Only…

Starting Out As A life Coach? 4 Ways To Avoid The Comparison Paralysis Disease

By Guest Blogger: Terena Barajas They say comparison is the thief of joy and I know it’s a minefield to navigate when you are starting out as a Life Coach. Comparison can also be the thief of business, inspiration and income! I’ve been there and if I were to bet, you’ve been there too. For example, you are searching for inspiration online and read someone else’s post, or see their swanky new landing page, or see the press they’ve been in BOOM, the feeling of comparison sets in. Will you ever be able to write like that? How do they…

What Happens Before? The Bit Before The Steps To Becoming A Life Coach (A Guest Post By Coach Terena Barajas)

  I was looking up all the amazing new mentors that are going to be part of Mentor Masterclass in the new year and I got as far as Jacob Sokol’s page when it hit me…If you are thinking about the steps to becoming a life coach you are probably wondering about the process leading up to it..the personal process. I was always obsessed with this side of things. I studied feminism at University and I spent hours researching how it all translated to everyday life. I actually wrote my thesis on it. And it is still the one thing I…

How the Invite To Your Life Formula Can Help You Out Of Any Funk (Guest Post By Coach Alisha Soper)

I Have A Confession I have been feeling sorry for myself, sometimes it is necessary to wallow and slosh around in your inner muck, but then you have to pull yourself out of it or else you will get stuck in that ever addicting downward spiral of negative thinking. Part of my recent bout of feeling yucky was due to feeling like I had no friends. Yep, ladies and gentlemen I was sloshing in my inner mud puddle of my insecurities. And I felt left out, like a 14-year-old who wasn’t invited to hang out with the cool kids. True…

I Need My Multiple Personalities! The Hardest Part Of A Career As A Life Coach (Guest Post By Coach Terena)

I Need My Multiple Personalities! The Hardest Part Of A Career As A Life Coach Death By Day Job When I gave up my last proper day job, I was tired of so many things. I was tired of being physically tied to the office all day, I was tired of never having enough time to think and strategize, of always having to rush everything, of having to squeeze in time to concentrate in between endless meetings and deadlines. I dreamt of the day when I would be my own boss, when I would control my time and work around…

Three Steps To Become The Person You Want to Be (Guest Post By Coach Alisha)

Three Steps To Become The Person You Want to Be (Guest Post By Coach Alisha) What Type Of Person Do You Believe Yourself To Be? And Can You Change Those Beliefs? How do the thoughts we think affect our daily experience? Well I would say that our thoughts and beliefs define our experience of the world entirely. How do the thoughts you think about your limitations and definitions of the type of person you are affect your day to day experience? Um… A LOT! After studying identity with Coach Jey in Mentor Master Class I haven’t been able to shake…

Thinking About A Life Coach Career? Perfection Not Required! (Guest Post By Coach Terena)

Thinking About A Life Coach Career? Perfection Not Required!   Meditation? Check! Exercise? Check! Healthy eating? Check! Check, check, check. When you step on the path to self-awareness and improvement and decide to work towards a life coaching career it´s easy to forget that you are still human. You get on this path where you realize that you have the power to transform your life, that even if you can´t control every single thing that happens, you can choose how you react to whatever life throws your way. You feel invincible, and that’s a good thing. Except that sometimes you…