Life Coaching Course
Module 1:
Life Coaching and Self Awareness
On the successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Explain the purpose and benefits of Life Coaching.
- Define Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP).
- Distinguish between coaching and therapy.
- Identify some methods for improving self-awareness.
- Define core beliefs.
- Summarise the importance of core beliefs.
- Life coaching is the systematic application of behavioural science to enhance life experience, work performance and well being of individuals, groups and organisations.
- Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) involves studying what works in thinking, language and behaviour, and using this information to reproduce excellence.
- To communicate with your inner coach, you must allow its voice to be heard above the noise created by your inner critic.
- Self awareness is the ability to objectively evaluate your behaviours. Having internal self-awareness means you have a true grasp of your identity, values, strength and weaknesses.
- Having external self-awareness means understanding how you are perceived by other people. A great way to practice new skills and make them into habits is to visualise yourself using those skills.
- Having a clear idea of what needs to be changed or improved, makes it easier to effect needed changes. A lot of beliefs could be traced back to childhood, and negative beliefs help to keep you stuck.
- Regularly repeated affirmations and mantras are an effective way of defeating limiting beliefs and changing thinking patterns.
- Fears could either be a source of motivation or a hindrance to achievement. Using fear of consequences may seem an excellent motivation, but it comes at a cost.
Module 2:
Life Coach Attributes and Body Language
On the successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Outline the benefits of group coaching.
- Identify the key skills for successful life coaching.
- Recall the components of emotional intelligence.
- Recognise the characteristics of individuals with high emotional intelligence.
- Explain the importance of non-verbal communication.
- Discuss the role of listening and questioning in the coaching processes.
Lesson Summary
- Benefits of group coaching include the promotion of altruism, universality, and interpersonal learning.
- Relationship coaching is aimed at helping coachees find, start, build, rejuvenate or improve relationships. Relationship coaching could be needed to end relationships where necessary.
- Timetables are effective tools for building the time management skills of clients. Everyone has an optimal stress level, or a level of stimulation at which they are most comfortable.
- Understanding your emotions, and those of others, enhance relationships and could bring you closer to people.
- The components of emotional intelligence include self-awareness, conscientiousness, self-regulation, adaptability, and optimism, among others.
- People with high emotional intelligence have the innate ability to understand what others are going through. EQ skills could be developed by leading and managing people.
- A high EQ makes you more efficient at resolving conflict and empathizing with others. Non-verbal communication refers to all kinds of communication conducted without words.
- Listening requires a lot of energy, care, and attention. Good listening and questioning skills are essential to the success of a life coach.
- A person’s career could be a source of vast happiness or sadness.