Life Skills Coaching Specialist Entrepreneur  

Life Skills Coaching Specialist Entrepreneur

930 Hours/ 12 Months/ Instructor Supported

Life Skills Coaching – Level 1

Course Overview:

Life Skills Coaching is one of the fastest growing professions in the world today. It is a key component of individual's success as well as an organization's toolkit for developing leaders, working with teams, and helping employees at every level achieve their personal and professional best. Through this course you can discover the techniques and tools for becoming a successful Life Skills Coach!

Course Outline:

Life Skills Coaching Module 1
The Power of Self-Coaching

• The Promise of Self-Coaching
• Choosing Happiness
• Why Are You Insecure?
• Choose Not to Worry
• Stop Controlling Life
• Reflexive Thinking
• Stop Insulating and Avoiding
• A Perfect Way to Be Miserable
• No More Lies
• Trust Yourself
• 5 Steps of Self-Talk
• Chart Your Weaknesses
• Separate Fact from Fiction
• Stop Listening to the Noise
• Let Go
• Motivate Yourself
• Living with Power

Life Skills Coaching Module 2
The Coaching Starter Kit

• Coaching Explained
• The Coaching Process
• Establishing Your Practice
• The First Session
• Communication with Clients
• Organizing Your Sessions
• Niche Coaching
• Marketing Your Practice
• Preparing for Coaching Sessions
• Strategies for a Fulfilling Session
• Setting Goals
• Overcoming Obstacles
• Taking Action

Life Skills Coaching Module 3
Coaching Skills and Practices

• Coaching Fundamentals
• The Coaching Model
• Coaching Relationships
• Listening, Intuition, & Curiosity
• Self-Management
• Coaching Principles and Practice
• Client Fulfillment
• Client Balance
• Client's Agenda
• Integration, Application & Vision
• Effective Coaching Skills

Life Skills Coaching Module 4
Coaching Questions

• Become a Master of Asking
• Top Ten Asking Mistakes
• Starting Significant Conversations
• Conversational Models
• The GROW Model
• Defining the Problem
• SMART Goals
• Seven Strategies to Overcome Obstacles
• Destiny Discovery
• Asking Good Questions
• What is Missing?
• Advanced Asking Skills
• Decision Making
• Motivation & Habit Change
• Feedback & Evaluation

Life Skills Coaching Module 5
Emotional Intelligence

• What is Emotional Intelligence?
• Understanding the Big Picture
• The Four Skills Explained
• An Action Plan to Increase Your EQ
• Self-Awareness Strategies
• Self-Management Strategies
• Social Awareness Strategies
• Relationship Management Strategies
• Putting it All Together

Materials Included:

• The Power of Self Coaching by Joseph J. Luciani
• The Coaching Starter Kit by Coachville.com
• Co-Active Coaching by Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey-House, & Phillip Sandahl
• Coaching Questions: A Coach's Guide to Powerful Asking Skills by Tony Stoltzfus
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, and Patrick M. Lencioni

Life Skills Coaching – Level 2

Course Overview:

Life Skills Coaching - Level 2 takes readers step-by-step through the coaching process, covering all the crucial ideas and strategies for being an effective, successful life coach. This course moves seamlessly from coaching fundamentals to more advanced ideas such as helping clients to identify life purpose, recognize and combat obstacles, maintain a positive mind-set, and live with integrity. In the Level 2 course you will also learn more about developing a successful coaching business and marketing your coaching business.

Prerequisite: Level 1

Course Outline:

Life Skills Coaching Module 1

Coaching Fundamentals

• Listening as a Coach
• The Language of Coaching
• Coaching as a Developmental Change Process
• Beyond the Basics
• Empowering the Client
• Stretching the Client
• Creating Momentum

Life Skills Coaching Module 2
Coaching From the Inside Out

• The Power of Purpose
• Design Your Life
• What Gets in the Way?
• Steering Your Life
• Walking the Talk
• Play Full Out!
• How Wealthy are You?
• Mind-set is Causative
• Love is All We Need

Life Skills Coaching Module 3
Coaching Millions

• The Business of Solving Problems
• Practitioners vs. Entrepreneurs
• All Roads Lead to Niche
• 8 Elements of a Successful Habitat
• Pick Your Coaching Model
• Developing Your Building Blocks
• The "Coaching Diamond"
• Developing a Powerful Pricing Strategy
• Avoiding Burnout
• Building Your Market Presence
• Getting More Leads
• Joint Venture Success
• Passive Coaching Income
• Self-Propelled Lifestyle Business
• Leadership, Edge & Innovation
• Accelerating Your Path to Success

Life Skills Coaching Module 4
Starting Your Coaching Business

• Prepare to Get Motivated
• Differences Between Consulting & Coaching
• Establishing Your Expertise
• Setting Up Your Business
• Choosing a Target Market
• Setting Up Your Office
• Finding Those First Clients
• Deciding How Much to Charge
• Creating Coaching Packages
• Profit and Loss
• Running Your Business
• Improving Your Offerings
• Keeping Those First Clients
• Sales and Marketing Systems
• Making a Profit
• Company Operations Handbook
• Publicizing Your Business
• Hiring an Office Manager

Life Skills Coaching Level 2 - Module 5
Virtual Marketing Strategies

• The Internet has Changed Marketing
• The New Rules of Marketing
• Reaching Your Buyers Directly
• Social Media and Your Targeted Audience
• Blogs: Tapping Millions
• Audio and Video Drive Action
• New Rules for Press Releases
• Creating Raves and Buzz
• Content Rich Web Sites
• Building Your Marketing & PR Plan
• Online Thought Leadership & Branding
• Write for Your Buyers
• Social Networking and Marketing
• The Online Media Room
• Search Engine Marketing

Materials Included:

• Becoming a Professional Life Coach: Lessons from the Institute of Life Coach Training by Patrick Williams, Diane S. Menendez
• Coaching Millions: Help More People, Make More Money, Live Your Ultimate Lifestyle by Milana Leshinsky
• Start Your Own Coaching Business by Monroe Mann and Entrepreneur Press
• The New Rules of Marketing & PR by David Meerman Scott

Wellness Coaching

Course Overview:

Wellness coaching is about helping people to improve their lifestyle behavior. Wellness coaching is a new field. As it emerges and the world discovers the value of it, it will continue to define and re-define itself. What is clear is that wellness coaching is the application of the principles and processes of professional life coaching to the goals of lifestyle improvement for higher levels of wellness.

Course Outline:

Wellness Coaching Module 1
Taking Charge of Your Health

• The Dimensions of Health
• Health of Americans
• Health Disparities
• Making Healthy Changes
• Psychology of Well-Being
• Feeling in Control
• Spiritual Health
• Sleep's Impact on Health
• Personal Stress Management
• What Causes Stress?
• Stress & Physical Health
• Traumatic Life Events
• Understanding Mental Health
• Depressive & Anxiety Disorders
• Factors that Lead to Suicide
• Overcoming Problems of the Mind

Wellness Coaching Module 2
Healthy Lifestyles

• What is Physical Fitness?
• The Principles of Exercise
• Improving Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Becoming More Flexible
• Body Composition
• Sports Nutrition
• Personal Nutrition
• Eating Guidelines for Americans
• Taking Charge of Your Eating
• Food Safety
• Managing Your Weight
• Supersized Nation
• Body Image
• Understanding Weight Problems
• A Practical Guide to Weight Loss
• Psychology of Losing Weight
• Unhealthy Eating Behaviors
• Eating Disorders

Wellness Coaching Module 3

Responsible & Healthy Sexuality

• Communication & Relating
• Social Networking
• Personal Communication
• Forming Healthy Relationships
• The Science of Romantic Love
• Dysfunctional Relationships
• Healthy Sexuality
• Women's Sexual Health
• Men's Sexual Health
• Sexual Diversity
• Sexual Activity & Response
• Reproductive Choices
• Choosing a Birth Control Method
• Fertility Awareness Methods
• Pregnancy & Childbirth

Wellness Coaching Module 4
Avoiding Health Risks

• Avoiding Addictions
• Pathological Gamblers
• Understanding Drugs & Their Effects
• Caffeine & Its Effects
• Medication & Prescription Drug Abuse
• Treating Substance Abuse
• Alcohol Use, Misuse, & Abuse
• Drinking in America
• The Impact of Alcohol on the Body
• Alcohol, Gender, & Race
• Alcoholism Treatment
  Tobacco Use, Misuse, & Abuse
• Why People Start Smoking
• Smoking, Gender, & Race
• Tobacco's Immediate Effects
• Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking
• Other Forms of Tobacco
• Ways to Quit Tobacco

Wellness Coaching Module 5
Protecting Your Health

• Preventing Major Disease
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Hypertension
• Healthy Cholesterol
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Stroke Risk Factors
• Understanding Cancer
• Avoiding Infectious Diseases
• Understanding Infections
• The Immune Response
• Common Colds & Influenza
• Preventing Meningitis
• Hepatitis A, B & C
• The "Superbug" Threat: MRSA
• The ABCs of Safer Sex
• Sexually Transmitted Infections & Diseases

Wellness Coaching Module 6
Understanding Your Health Care

• Getting Quality Health Care
• Asserting Your Medical Rights
• Nontraditional Health Care
• The Health-Care System
• Personal Safety
• Safety at Work
• Dealing with Crime & Violence
• Sexual Victimization & Violence
• Creating a Healthier Environment
• Climate Change
• The Air You Breathe
• The Water You Drink
• Indoor Pollutants
• Invisible Threats
• Your Hearing Health
• Successful Aging
• Death & Dying
• Grief's Effects on Health

Wellness Coaching Module 7
Integrating Wellness and Coaching

• A Psychology of Wellness
• Basic Wellness Principles
• Wellness One-On-One
• Lifestyle Improvement Model
• Becoming a Wellness Coach
• Creating the Alliance
• Wellness Mapping
• The Wellness Assessment
• The Wheel of Life
• Formal Wellness Assessments
• Charting the Course of Change
• Coaching for Strategic Lifestyle Change
• Lifestyle Improvement Coaching
• Interpersonal Coaching
• Intrapersonal Aspects of Effective Change
• Health and Medical Coaching
• Facing Health Challenges
• Wellness Coaching in Action

Wellness Coaching Module 8
Starting Your Coaching Business

• Prepare to Get Motivated
• Differences Between Consulting & Coaching
• Establishing Your Expertise
• Setting Up Your Business
• Choosing a Target Market
• Setting Up Your Office
• Finding Those First Clients
• Deciding How Much to Charge
• Creating Coaching Packages
• Profit and Loss
• Running Your Business
• Improving Your Offerings
• Keeping Those First Clients
• Sales and Marketing Systems
• Making a Profit
• Company Operations Handbook
• Publicizing Your Business
• Hiring an Office Manager

Materials Included:

• An Invitation to Health: Choosing to Change by Dianne Hales
• Wellness Coaching for Lasting Lifestyle Change by Michael Arloski, Ph.D.
• Start Your Own Coaching Business by Monroe Mann

System Requirements:

Internet Access

• Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.
• Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

• Virtually all Windows-Mac hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.
• 1 GB RAM recommended
• Software
• Operating Systems
• Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher
• Web Browsers
• Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)
• Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8
• Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors
• Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)
• Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Apple Quicktime
• Windows Media Player
• Real Player
• PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don't have PowerPoint)