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When you took your coaching qualification, you didn't expect it to be for free, did you? In fact, You possibly dismissed the cheapest option as inferior. Why then, do so many coaches think that learning the OTHER skillset that they need to develop a coaching business should be very cheap, or free? 50% of the skills you need are coaching skills - the delivery half. The other 50% are business development skills - the 'creating opportunities to DO the delivery' half Without both halves you don't have a business. We pay £$£$ for a coaching qualification. Why then, do we try to get the business development training for free? There's an old saying 'you buy cheap, you buy twice' and nowhere is this more true than with specialist business development training for coaches. There's TONNES of stuff out there for free, but it can be contradictory and rarely honed for coaches. The Coaching Revolution shares lots and lots of stuff for free, but you cannot get out of the free stuff, the personalised feedback and support that leads you down the fastest possible route to success. Our stuff works, every time, providing that the coach can take instruction.  Want to talk? Diary's here >> https://lnkd.in/dkMBnNz

When you took your coaching qualification, you didn't expect it to be for free, did you? In fact, You possibly dismissed the cheapest option as inferior. Why then, do so many coaches think that learning the OTHER skillset that they need to develop a coaching business should be very cheap, or free? 50% of the skills you need are coaching skills - the delivery half. The other 50% are business development skills - the 'creating opportunities to DO the delivery' half Without both halves you don't have a business. We pay £$£$ for a coaching qualification. Why then, do we try to get the business development training for free? There's an old saying 'you buy cheap, you buy twice' and nowhere is this more true than with specialist business development training for coaches. There's TONNES of stuff out there for free, but it can be contradictory and rarely honed for coaches. The Coaching Revolution shares lots and lots of stuff for free, but you cannot get out of the free stuff, the personalised feedback and support that leads you down the fastest possible route to success. Our stuff works, every time, providing that the coach can take instruction.  Want to talk? Diary's here >> https://lnkd.in/dkMBnNz

When you took your coaching qualification, you didn't expect it to be for free, did you? In fact, You possibly dismissed the cheapest option as inferior. Why then, do so many coaches think that learning the OTHER skillset that they need to develop a coaching business should be very cheap, or free? 50% of the skills you need are coaching skills - the delivery half. The other 50% are business development skills - the 'creating opportunities to DO the delivery' half Without both halves you don't have a business. We pay £$£$ for a coaching qualification. Why then, do we try to get the business development training for free? There's an old saying 'you buy cheap, you buy twice' and nowhere is this more true than with specialist business development training for coaches. There's TONNES of stuff out there for free, but it can be contradictory and rarely honed for coaches. The Coaching Revolution shares lots and lots of stuff for free, but you cannot get out of the free stuff, the personalised feedback and support that leads you down the fastest possible route to success. Our stuff works, every time, providing that the coach can take instruction.  Want to talk? Diary's here >> https://lnkd.in/dkMBnNz

When you took your coaching qualification, you didn't expect it to be for free, did you? In fact, You possibly dismissed the cheapest option as inferior. Why then, do so many coaches think that learning the OTHER skillset that they need to develop a coaching business should be very cheap, or free? 50% of the skills you need are coaching skills - the delivery half. The other 50% are business development skills - the 'creating opportunities to DO the delivery' half Without both halves you don't have a business. We pay £$£$ for a coaching qualification. Why then, do we try to get the business development training for free? There's an old saying 'you buy cheap, you buy twice' and nowhere is this more true than with specialist business development training for coaches. There's TONNES of stuff out there for free, but it can be contradictory and rarely honed for coaches. The Coaching Revolution shares lots and lots of stuff for free, but you cannot get out of the free stuff, the personalised feedback and support that leads you down the fastest possible route to success. Our stuff works, every time, providing that the coach can take instruction.  Want to talk? Diary's here >> https://lnkd.in/dkMBnNz

One of my clients is an ICF certified coach who is finding it hard to be flexible and coach her clients because the way the “institution” has designed the program restricts them in a lot of ways. She is not the first coach to tell me this. A lot of ICF coaches have told me this. Here are my 2 cents about this: 1) Learn but improvise You go to a training program to learn, not become a parrot. If your mentor is telling you that ICF or any other institution is the “holy grail”, then you need to rethink your mentor. Any training program should be the place to learn from. They are a guiding light, thats all. You need to follow your Intuition in your coaching sessions. 2) Dont put a mere certification on a pedestal Oh lord. Please stop putting mere certificates on pedestal. Start questioning- who decides my credibility? If you let a foreign institution who doesn’t understand your culture determine your credibility- your thoughts are being colonized. You HAVE TO improvise your coaching based on your clients, your culture and their experiences. If you live in India- there is no way in hell what a predominantly white program teaches you will apply to your Indian clients. Coaching is client centric, not your training program centric. 3) Coaching cannot be taught through “credentials”. It is taught through practice. It makes 0 difference what letters your credentials give you. Your job as a coach is to help your clients. Your entire focus needs to be entirely on that. 4) Develop your Confidence When you are not confident in your abilities as a coach, you will feel the need to toot the horn about your certificates. So please develop your Inner Confidence as a Coach and stop dumping money for another certification.

When one thought leads to a total life pivot. 🤔 In 2018, just one year into building my consulting business, I noticed a trend with my clients as their internal blocks continued to create stress and friction in their business. It was around this time that I decided to explore becoming professionally trained as a coach to help my clients build self-awareness and to help them understand the link between their business challenges and their own personal mindset and development. That curiosity led me to invest in a year-long coach certification program in late 2019 through iPEC Coaching (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching), after seeing its comprehensive programming and how it consistently showed up in the top US-based coaching schools. Little did I know the investment would not only impact my clients, but completely transform my own life, my relationships, my wellness, and my business. Understanding the internal foundations needed to encounter any challenge and the mindset to create the ripple of impact I desire in this life led me to make one of my life's scariest decisions - to pivot my entire business in 2020 to focus on coaching. As with anything, our growth is only determined by the application of knowledge and insight gained. One way I get to witness this is in my own growth. Another is with the breakthroughs and progress of my clients. And this past weekend, I got to take the exam for the International Coaching Federation's next level coaching certification, the PCC, and passed. ✨ Four years in, hundreds of hours of learning, a thousand+ hours of coaching, and mentoring hours, and I've never felt more assured that I'm on MY path. Cheers to all those that invest the time to become masters at their craft. 🙌🏽 May you always be only one thought or question away. https://lnkd.in/geWrkYvW

Please, do not call yourself a coach after a 2-week online course. Do not offer your ‘coaching services’ to 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 after completing a $7 course. You’ll most probably leave them disappointed and potentially 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. Ads like this and those who take it are exactly what’s destroying the coaching industry and why organizations like the International Coaching Federation (ICF) exist—those that professionally train coaches while maintaining strict ethical practices. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "$𝟳 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵" 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 (𝗜𝗖𝗙-)𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵? Let’s just say, there are more than a few .😉 👇 For example, it took me 𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺—and thousands of dollars to become a professionally trained ICF-accredited executive coach. Because real coaching education and accreditation means: ✅ Rigorous academic training and real experience—not a 7-day or $7 shortcut. ✅ A deep commitment to ethics, confidentiality, and the integrity of the coaching process. ✅ Clear boundaries between coaching, therapy, and consulting (yes, these are different). ✅ Full respect for the client’s individuality—personality, culture, identity, and context matter. ✅ A safe, supportive space to tap into your resourcefulness and creativity. ✅ An ongoing dedication to personal and professional development. So please please please, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀, for those who are finally making their first steps towards growth and transformation—PLEASE DO NOT BECOME A $7 ‘CERTIFIED’ COACH. Thank you.  𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨. #ExecutiveCoaching #RealImpact #InternationalCoachingFederation #ICF #ProfessionalCoaches #CoachTraining

Elevate Your Coaching Practice with Our ICF Level 1 🌱 Birth of a Coach 🌱 Training Program. Our next ICF Level 1 Training Program begins later this month, and we’re excited to dive into the core competencies that will set you apart as a coach. In this holistic and transformative 5-month journey, you’ll learn: 🌱 Demonstrate Ethical Practice – Embrace the highest standards in coaching, upholding ethics and integrity in every client interaction. 🌿 Embodies a Coaching Mindset – Cultivate an open, curious, and client-centered approach that serves as the foundation of powerful coaching relationships. 💬 Establish and Maintain Agreements – Partner with clients to set clear goals and outcomes, ensuring each session is purposeful and aligned with their objectives. 💚 Cultivate Trust and Safety – Create an environment where clients feel respected, safe, and supported to share openly and dive deep. ✨ Maintain Presence – Show up fully, listening with curiosity and openness, and holding space for reflection, silence, and client-led exploration. 👂 Listen Actively – Tune in to what clients are saying (and not saying), understanding their beliefs, emotions, and unique perspectives. 🌍 Evokes Awareness – Use powerful questions and techniques to broaden client perspectives, guiding them to new insights and understanding. 🚀 Facilitate Client Growth – Partner with clients to turn their insights into actionable steps, fostering autonomy and growth. This EVOLUTION COACHING ACADEMY LIMITED program is ideal for those who wish an open heart 💚 want to deepen their practice, gain practical experience, and earn an ICF accreditation. Secure your spot today and let these competencies transform the way you coach! 💚 🌟 LinkedIn friends and family discount 10% 🙏 More info here: https://lnkd.in/deMh4CF9 Exploratory call here: https://lnkd.in/eFPw736u #ICFAccreditation #Level1Coaching #CoachingCompetencies #ProfessionalDevelopment #TransformativeCoaching #EthicalPractice

Welcome to the wild and wonderful world of coaching! It can feel like a jungle out there, with all sorts of coaches claiming to offer everything from simple performance boosts to life-changing transformations. But how do you know who's the real deal and who's just blowing smoke? When choosing a coach, it's crucial to find someone who's a good fit for you and has the skills and integrity to truly help. We must ask the tough questions: Where did they train, and why? This simple question can reveal a lot about a coach's background, philosophy, and approach. Did they undergo rigorous training, or did they just take a shortcut to get certified? Training isn't everything, but it's a solid indicator of a coach's commitment and professionalism. It also gives insight into their coaching style—is it more focused on practical goals or deeper internal journeys? This matters because what works for a new manager might not be what a seasoned executive needs. So, while some untrained coaches can be great, it's essential to proceed with caution. Without proper training, coaches risk wandering into ethical minefields and providing less effective support. So, if you're feeling lost in the coaching jungle, remember: finding the right coach starts with asking the right questions. And knowing where they trained—and why—is a great place to start swinging on the vines toward your goals!

About 6 months ago, someone who wanted to pursue the portfolio path to become a PCC credential coach reached out to me on LinkedIn. During our conversation, I discovered that out of the 48 hours of coaching education they had completed, only 10 hours were approved for ICF Continuing Coaching Education (CCE). Their program provider had falsely claimed to be an ICF credentialed PCC coach. I immediately verified this information on the ICF website and found that the provider's name was not listed there. Just a week ago, another individual contacted me about the ACC Level 1 program I offer. They wanted to know how it differed from a program they had already completed. Upon investigation, I realized that both individuals had attended the same unapproved program from an institute in India. This experience underscores the importance of thorough research before committing to a coaching program. Making an informed decision based on accurate information is crucial to avoid future regret. 2 days ago, a coach from our Coaches Circle mentioned that another coach was interested in pursuing their PCC credentials. I advised them to speak with me directly and attend my masterclass on demystifying ICF credentialing to make an informed decision. As a coach aiming to upgrade your credentials, it is essential to conduct proper research. The Institutes offering coach training are running a business, and it is your responsibility to ensure you receive accurate information. In the world of coaching, knowledge isn't just power—it's protection. If you are serious about your career and the investment of your time and money, I invite you to attend today's masterclass. You can register through this link: https://lnkd.in/euMg7uuQ