What plans did you have before enrolling in the Become a Health & Life Coach program?
To be honest, I did not know much about the coaching industry and felt a bit skeptical of who coaches are and what they actually do. I was intrigued and excited by the potential of a coaching certification and owning my own business, but this dream felt very remote.
While I was open and intrigued to see what happened during the training, I was still not convinced that it would lead to the clarity I was seeking. At a deeper level, I wasnât convinced I was ready to go all in. There were a lot of fears and insecurities that came up with the idea of fully believing in and trusting myself.
Did those plans shift during or after receiving your certification? If so, how?
I felt a big shift during the training, specifically when completing practice sessions with both 1) a fellow student in the program and 2) my two practice clients. It was here that I felt the shift and started to gain confidence and clarity in what coaching was and how I could bring real value into people's lives.
While it was certainly uncomfortable putting myself out there to practice something that was so new, the guidance of our fantastic teachers really helped me embrace this process. I was able to acknowledge and appreciate my insecurities and fears of failure that were coming up, while not allowing them to prevent me from taking action and showing up for what I wanted.
During the training, I had become a different person with a new mindset. I went from skeptical and full of uncertainty to confident and full of conviction.
Do you have a specific coaching success story youâd like to share with us and prospective students?
I have been working with multiple clients since I launched MĂS Health in the fall of 2022, and my first client to finish the program described to me how this program, and the vast number of insights and changes that came with it, had really changed his life.
It meant a lot to hear his gratitude and I would credit this success story to 1) the consistency offered through the 12-week program, and 2) Become a Health & Life Coachâs training and focus on compassionate listening.
During the training, Stacey and Carey make it so clear how important and valuable it is to create this space for people to be truly heard and seen. I started to understand how fundamental it is for us humans to feel seen, and how unfortunately too many of us are lacking this in our lives. Stacey and Careyâs message came through to me loud and clear, and then was integrated at a deeper level through repeatedly practicing this skill of compassionate listening with other students and ultimately practice clients.
Was there anything specific about the Become a Health & Life Coach program that helped you feel confident about helping clients or starting your business?
Become a Health & Life Coachâs incorporation of the skills labs and emphasis on getting repetitions with other students and practice clients was SO critical and valuable for me. It certainly would have been easier to complete an online training with solely video recordings, but being continuously pushed out of my comfort zone in a safe and encouraging way led to the growth I needed to feel confident to start coaching real, paying clients.
The community of passionate coach mentors and other students make the Become a Health & Life Coach program so special. I felt accompanied and held the entire way which gave me the courage to start fully believing in myself and the value I have to offer the world.
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