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Step by Step Guide to Finding the Top Life

Coaching Certification Programs

Colleen Moore, RN, MSNRn-Lifecoach.com

Introduction

• You Want to Become a Personal Life Coach How do you find the right training?

• Sorting Through Hundreds of Certification Programs Which are legitimate? Which ones are a scam?

• Steps to Finding the Right Program for you

Personal Life Coaching

• Life Coaching is a Relatively New Profession

• Very Few Regulations• Anyone can have a Certification

Program• One of the Fastest Growing

Professions World Wide• How to Spot a Scam

Step One

• Choose a Program Affiliated with One of the Three Regulatory Board International Coach Federation European Coaching Institute International Association of Coaching

• Quality Standards Each of these organizations has set

standards that must be met for certification Customers will be looking for your affiliation

to one or more of these organizatons

Step Two

• Choose a Program that has Experience How long has it been in business Who runs it and what are their credentials How many graduates has the program had

• Get What You Pay For Educational programs can be expensive Make sure the program is going to live up to

its cost

Step Three

• Program Reviews Find feedback from those that have attended

the program Reach out to past students Be careful with testimonials most sites will

not post bad reviews

• Google It Search Google for reviews of the program Look for complaints. Are they a member of

the BBB?

Step Four

• The Cost Can you afford the program Does the program offer scholarships Does the program offer payment plans

• Expensive versus Inexpensive Do not choose a program just because it is

inexpensive Do not choose a program because it is

thousands of dollars Choose the program that is the right fit for

you

Step Five: The Most Important

• Use common sense• If it seems to good to be true, it

probably is• Don’t buy an overpriced product• Look for Credentials• Look for Associations• Trust your Instincts

Conclusion

• If you like what you have read, I encourage you to check out

• http://www.rn-lifecoach.com

• Get your FREE Guide :• Becoming a Successful Personal Life Co

ach