Anybody with the passion, the willingness and the heart to help people can become a life coach. The problem though is that they are not enough to make you a qualified more so an effective life coach. You need training and mentoring. But life coach training can cost with range of $3000 to $6000.
What if you do not have that much money? Does this mean your dream of becoming a life coach is over? Well, not quite. There are ways of having an affordable life coach training.
Scholarship
Just like in schooling, you can also avail of a scholarship to help you pursue your dreams of becoming a life coach. There are different companies out their who are willing to help you as long as you are qualified and have the eagerness to be one.
One approach is if you are currently working as an employee of a certain company. You can inquire whether you have scholarships or programs that would provide you with what you need. Most companies nowadays provide such privileges to their employees since the whole company can benefit from life coaching.
If a scholarship program or training is not existent in your company, you could bring it up with your boss or bosses and suggest the need for one. Most often than not, these programs will be 100% free of charge.
Another approach to this is applying for a scholarship to any of the top coaching academies. One of these institutions is the International Coach Academy.
International Coach Academy is one of the world leaders when it comes coach training. They provide quality, affordable and accessible training. The Professional Coach Training Program they have is certified by the International Coach Federation. Best of all they provide scholarships to people who deserve it. Their scholarship program gives scholars a 50% off from the training fees.
Looking For A Mentor
Another way of having an affordable life coach training is by having a mentor. If you are determined enough, you can look for somebody, a life coach, who is willing to take you as an apprentice. This may not be formal training but it does not mean that it will be less effective. Always remember that experience is better than any teacher or trainer and your life coach mentor has this.
Of course it is not that easy to find someone who, in just a snap of your fingers, would jump in and become your mentor. You need to gain their trust as well as you need to show that you really are determined to become one. A “real” life mentor, once has seen that you have the passion and determination, will help you in any way he or she can.
Self-Training
If none of the above works for you and you still would not want to give up, then this is your last resort – self training. Self training would require you to have different source of information one of which are the books. There are a lot of books that pertain to life coaching but you need not to buy one. These books are readily available in your local libraries.
Another source of information is the Internet. The information superhighway has a plethora of information regarding life coaching. You just need to be cautious though of which information you would use or not depending on where you got them. Choose sources on the Internet that are credible.
