We’ve all had that day. The one where the universe seems to be unraveling at the seams. You wake up late and find out you forgot to set the coffee the night before – a trip through the drive-through just leads to a lap-full of coffee on your way to work. Once you finally arrive, you notice your usual parking spot is taken, and you have to park a block down. At work, you’re bombarded with questions and meetings before you even notice your shirt is on inside out. When you think it’s all over, you get a flat tire on your way back home. On days like this, a meltdown is looming. Forget about goals ..read more

Helping your client understand that hope is more than just wishful thinking, but a tool that can be used to positively impact outcomes in your life is where Hope Theory meets life coaching. We find Hope Theory so critical that we actually rooted our entire life coaching approach in it. Hope isn’t something that happens to you; it’s something that can be sought out, harnessed, and used for good. It emphasizes your ability to make a change in your own life, which is the essence of life coaching. Hope is often described as a strong feeling of desire toward a particular outcome. Hope is embedded ..read more

Meet Britt! Britt is the Director of Curriculum and Content with Coach Training EDU, and she’s been with us for 6 months. She spends most of her time updating our curriculum with the latest positive psychology research and developing/editing word copy across CTEDU’s programming. In addition, she serves as a Coach Trainer, helping new coaches discover their passion for helping others.  Outside of CTEDU, Britt is an experienced writing coach with an ACC through the ICF. Her passion for writing inspired her to start her own coaching practice aimed at helping young writers and aspiring auth ..read more

Life coaching is a very attractive profession: you can feel good about helping others while potentially making a great wage. All you need to do is sell yourself – right? As with most things, that’s easier said than done. And while it is possible for you to obtain the coaching business of your dreams, it’s important to have the skills, tools, and downright willpower it will take to get there.  Here are a few things to keep in mind about the grit, determination, and wisdom it takes to build a successful coaching business and communicate your value to potential clients. Niche. And then nich ..read more

Life coaching is a sought-after and profitable path for many who have a passion for helping people achieve their goals. Qualifications for this profession come in many forms. Though formal training is not a requirement to get into the business, becoming accredited as a life coach is becoming increasingly important for building business credibility, particularly if you don’t have decades of specialized professional experience behind you.  Here are some answers to some of the most common questions about life coach certification.  Do I need certification to be a life coach? Life coachi ..read more

Creating a business plan is a crucial element of a successful coaching practice. Business plans are proven to increase your chance of success in your chosen career, and life coaching is no different. The thing about writing a business plan is that it should be fun, a chance to put your hopes and dreams for your future business in one place. 1.Make the right decision.  It’s easy to have grand dreams and then set them aside when things get difficult; people do it every day. Making sure that those big dreams are aligned with who you are and the skillset you bring to the table is one of the ..read more

Why do people want a life coach? What motivates them to invest in their own hopes and dreams enough to invite a coach into their world? What is it about life coaching that can be so transformative?  While therapy focuses on the question, “How did we get here?”, life coaching focuses on “How do we get there?” Life coaches partner with their clients to focus on their future. Who does the client want to be? What obstacles will we need to defeat on the way there? How can we make all this happen? The quality of a person’s future is arguably one of the most important things to them in the pr ..read more

Get to know CTEDU Wellness Life Coach Graduate through her bio and Grad Story below. “My name’s Maria Sofia Palmieri. I’m a 28-year-old Italian girl, and I was born and grew up between Rome and Milan. At nine years old, I discovered my passion and decided that I would be an actress.  Aside from this dream, I spent a lot of my childhood and my high school years being insecure, even though I had this big aim of becoming an actress. I used to suffer a lot for lack of self-confidence, and I was bullied and mocked at school. As I grew up, my beauty slowly started to bloom, and even if I st ..read more

Introduction  As it turns out, the most stressful thing in our lives isn’t stress itself – it’s stress about stress. But what does that mean? Stress has become a “dirty word” in recent years, but the way you physically perceive stress can actually be a gift, not a curse. If you release your preconceptions about how stress is “ruining your life,” you may just unlock the ability to use that stressful energy to your benefit, rather than your demise. Changing How You Think Where does your perception of stress begin? Your chest tightens, your breathing quickens, you find yourself tapping yo ..read more

Even though I have always been eager to help other people and be part of their journey, I always thought I had to do it from the corporate “right side”. So, I spent most of my twenties trying to open my path into a corporate career, looking for my spot to develop and impact other people in the best way possible. After 12 years, lots of traveling around Latinamerica, and lots of learning, I found out that the right path is the one that resonates with your soul. Coaching gave me a new perspective of myself, a new track, and that purpose I was looking for: to impact others in a positive way ..read more