Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Becoming a Life Coach


For many months after returning to the US from Japan I felt as if I'm a spinning ball of energy, aimless, unsure of where to direct my focus. When thinking about "what's next" for me I realized I didn't want to latch onto some temporary dream that could be lived out in a year or two. After which I'd be stuck yet again having to reinvent myself. No, this time I wanted to find something that would take time to build, something that I could begin basing my life off of. Something that would keep me driven and focused for years to come.

I see my experiences of my 20s as a series of great events only loosely related to one another. At 32, I was feeling that I wanted to do something to pull all those experiences and skills that I've picked up and point them in a direction that can help me achieve the lifestyle I want. A lifestyle that could offer me freedom of movement to travel, manage my time my own way, and be able to use my experiences in a positive way to help others. 

It was this summer that I began thinking I might need a life coach to help me sort this all out. I had motivation, I just wasn't sure where to direct it. I knew what life coaching was and I thought this would be just what I needed to help me find my way. As I was seeking out life coaches in Jackson, I had a sudden change of heart. It happened in a flash as I was reading an email response from one of the life coaches. 

Maybe I could be a life coach! 

There is was! I had my answer, my solution, my dream, my goal. I had that thing that I could begin building, something that would give me everything I was searching for and use everything I had. The more and more I thought about it, the more and more sense this solution was making. 

It wasn't long before I was researching what I needed to do to become a life coach. After a few weeks of comparing programs I chose a 6-month online course that I felt very excited about to learn the ropes of life coaching. This field is not something that is legally regulated, so to become a life coach technically a person does not need any formal training or certification. However, I decided I wanted to to this right, I knew I wanted to get some comprehensive training as well as a certification to be able to do the best job possible.  

That was July/August and now I am just over half way through that course and loving every part of it. I even have a great friend that I talk to outside of class to compare experiences. Through this course not only am I learning how to be a coach, but also how to develop a business around life coaching, and being encouraged to practice my skills as a coach. 

Every part of this journey so far has been so incredible. I am moving forward toward this goal with excitement and motivation like I haven't felt in quite some time. I'm excited now to be screaming this from the "cyber rooftops". There will be lots more to come about my journey and future as a life coach, but for now I just wanted to share with you all how excited I am about these next steps.