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Diploma in Life Coaching
Want to be a great Life Coach?
Would you like to coach people - and help them get more out of their lives?
If so, why not become a life coach? It’s important, fulfilling work; and well paid too.
Your clients rely on you to give them direction. Often they’re talented people who simply don’t know where they should be heading. Sometimes, they don’t recognise their needs, and they’re pursuing the wrong kind of career.
All too often, they’ll tell you what they want out of life – within moments of your first meeting. Sometimes, they’re just looking for an impartial outsider to say, “Yes, it’s OK to make that change.”
But many don’t know what’s wrong with their lives. They just feel that they’re dissatisfied. It could be their work. Or their marriage. Or their lack of spare time.
Some people want to slow down, but don’t know how. Others want more time for themselves.
And so, armed with our strategies, you can inspire them to change their lives for the better.
You can become a qualified life coach by gaining the Diploma in Life Coaching from the Blackford Centre. You can study the course online at home, and there’s a printed edition that comes to your door. There’s no pressure – and we give you lots of support.
Life coaching is socially acceptable
Men hate going to a traditional therapist. They don’t like to admit they have a problem.
But seeking a life coach doesn’t carry the same negative connotations. There’s no stigma. On the contrary, it’s quite fashionable. That’s why men – and women – are keen to have life coaching.
Life coaches are special
Life coaches are a special breed of people. They’re skilled and caring people. They have an excellent standard of living. Their work is intellectually demanding, and they work on a close and intimate level with their clients.
What is coaching?
Life coaches help people to achieve their goals.
- Some clients are stuck in a bad relationship.
- Others are in a dead end job, or are suffering stress at work.
- Others are having difficulty in their family relationships.
- While some are in debt, and can’t see a way out.
As a life coach, you can unblock these problems, liberate these people, and set them on a new course. What could be more exciting!
The market is vast. At one time or another, everyone needs advice.
And the people who are closest to the client are usually too close to the problem. They can’t see it with fresh eyes, the way you can.
A complete course
We give you the tools and techniques you need to help people as a life coach. The course is crammed full of activities, suggestions, tips and ideas that you can instantly use with your clients.
We explain how to set up your own life coaching practice. We show you how to launch and market it, and how to win clients. You’d be surprised how many courses don’t cover this adequately.
Life coaching is very flexible. You can coach people by phone, by email, and by face-to-face meetings.
And the easiest way to become a life coach is to enrol on our online course, the Diploma in Life Coaching. It contains everything you need to know about coaching.
What’s more, the course is flexible, and allows a year for study. You can start whenever you want, and create a study plan that fits around your other commitments. And whenever you have a query, you can phone a course advisor.
QLS Level 4 Award
At the end of this course successful learners receive a Certificate of Achievement and a Learner Unit Summary.
You have the skill
Understanding someone’s concerns and problems is a talent that’s inside every human being. But you need the secrets of this course to bring out that skill.
Once you’ve learnt the secrets, you can coach anyone, no matter what their concerns
That’s why the Diploma in Life Coaching course is so useful. It will turn you into a professional and successful life coach.
Imagine getting paid for doing what you enjoy!
Is there much competition?
Unlike the world of therapy and counselling, there’s little competition – because there are few life coaches.
Moreover, few life coaches learn how to promote their business on the net. Fewer still learn how to properly publicise their business in their locality. All of this we teach you on the course.
Student Testimonial
“I looked at most other courses available. The course seemed perfect for me as I work 9-5 during the week and have three young daughters to look after by myself. This course enabled me to work from home, at my pace, and was not too expensive. Perfect for me!”
How busy do you want to be?
Some life coaches like to have just one or two clients. Others like to work all hours of the day and night. As a life coach, you can easily earn $40,000 (£25,000) a year. Some coaches earn $300 (£200) an hour.
There are very few costs. You need a telephone (so that potential clients can ask about your services). And remember that tele-coaching is a big growth market. You need internet access, if you want to provide web-coaching (another growth area). And you need a quiet living room, study or den where if you decide to offer face-to-face coaching.
Some life coaches rarely even see clients – the work comes down the telephone! Virtually every penny you earn is profit.
Moreover, they aren’t eager to delegate work to other people. Because they don’t trust others to do it right.
And they don’t want to train someone else who will then become a competitor in their area.
They get deluged with requests from people who want to become their assistant. (So if you applied, you’d get trampled in the stampede.)
So the fact is – you can’t learn from other people.
Here are some of the ways life coaches help:
Being a life coach is very rewarding. You get to resolve people’s problems, and you get paid for it. Here are some of the situations that life coaches get involved in.
- Save marriages by helping both sides to understand each other.
- Help parents of adolescents to understand their child better.
- Give angry people tools that let them control their anger, thus making life better for those around them.
- Allow the bereaved a forum in which they can express their hurt, safely explore their feelings, and ultimately come to terms with their pain.
- Help people who regularly get into bad relationships to understand their patterns of behaviour, and give them new ways of handling other people.
About the course
The life coaching course is carefully designed to show you how to become a professional life coach. It’s structured to give you the right information when you need it. There’s comprehensive documentation and specialist support material.
The course is a complete learning package. It is crammed full of information, tips and exercises. Everything is beautifully packaged to provide you with your own permanent reference library which you can consult long after completing the course.
Constructed by coaching experts, the course distills years of experience, covering every aspect of the coaching market.
And we incorporate the most common questions and comments made by our students. By taking this course, your success as a life coach is almost certain.
Student Testimonial
“It took me just eight months to complete the course and at the end I feel that I have not just improved my coaching skills, but feel better equipped to set up my own life coaching practice.
I also feel I have changed as a person, with a greater awareness of myself. I know my limiting beliefs and have more confidence in my strengths. I would, and have, recommended the course to anyone wanting to develop their coaching skills and to become a personal coach.”
The course is personal to you
Your course is fully personalised. We carefully mark your assignments, and show you how to improve. We provide advice that you can’t get anywhere else, and we give you the encouragement that you need to succeed.
The courses are based on the real world. By the end of the course, you’ll have met all the main problems that a life coach encounters. So you won’t have any surprises when you face a client.
You also have two advantages over life coaches who have learnt ‘on the job’. They have rarely been taught the craft in a systematic way (so they’re less professional); and they rarely know the full extent of coaching.
Free bonuses
If you enrol on the course today, you’ll also get these great bonuses (total value: £1,375), absolutely free:
Bonus 1. The Diary of a Life Coach (Value £35)
Follow the highs and lows of a professional life coach’s life, as our life coach reports each week on her experiences in the field.
You’ll get insights into her day, and learn from her successes and failures. The Diary is available exclusively to our learners.
Bonus 3. You get a free copy of Business Blueprints (Value £17)
This 47 page book contains complete step-by-step checklists for starting a successful business.
Click here to learn more about Business Blueprints.
Bonus 4. Get ‘Mentor Fortunes’ free. (Value £15)
Persuade anyone they should have you as their mentor – in whatever field you work.
When you enrol on the course, you’ll be able to download this e-book for free. It will teach you how to find, acquire and mentor clients. To read more about this great book, click here
Bonus 5. ‘Become a Career Coach’ self-study course (Value £99)
When you sign up for the Diploma in Life Coaching course you’ll also get access to our ‘Become a Career Coach’ self-study course. It contains 16 self-study modules that cover the key areas of career coaching.
So you won’t just learn how to set up as a life coach, you’ll also understand how a career coach works. This means you’ll have a wider range of skills that you can offer to your clients.
*These materials will be available for download from the online version of the course (they won’t be sent in the post). You’ll get access details for this once you’ve enrolled. It’s a self-study course, so your tutor won’t be able to offer you guidance with this bonus self-study material.
Bonus 6. Roadmap (Value £14)
Our free Roadmap shows you step-by-step what you have to do to become a life coach. Not available anywhere else. “It made everything clear and simple.”
Bonus 7. ‘Guide to Being a Marriage Preparation Coach’ eBook and downloadable Wedding Journal (Value £15)
Earn extra money as a pre-marriage coach. Our guide includes a wedding journal for your clients and full details of how to be a pre-marriage coach. Not available anywhere else.
Student Testimonial
“I am very grateful to the Blackford Centre for such wonderful assignments which has shaped my coaching knowledge to great levels. These will surely help me a lot in my aspiration career as ‘Life Coach’.
“Overall, this has been a great journey and I wish I could continue submitting more assignments and be a student at Blackford Centre forever. A sincere thanks to all those people who have been part of my journey so far in this wonderful course!”
Exclusive information
The course gives you an invaluable insight into the coaching world. You can’t find these trade secrets disclosed anywhere else. The course is distilled from actual experience, to give you the answers to questions like:
- What sort of people need life coaching?
- Where do I find clients?
- How do I direct the client?
- How much do I charge?
- What paperwork do I need?
- How do I promote my business?
- What is Platinum Coaching and how do I offer it to my clients?
Check the course benefits
Unlike other organisations, we provide complete coverage of the subject, and a full service.
There are a variety of case study based assignments for you to complete, and you get a free life coach’s manual, not obtainable elsewhere.
You can contact your Course Advisor at the Blackford Centre whenever you need support. You can plan your studies around your individual personal commitments, and we offer a refund if you aren’t delighted.
Learn how to promote your business on the internet
The course shows you how to market your life coaching practice on the internet. Plus, you’ll learn how to use the internet to coach on the internet.
We’ll reveal how to get this work, and how to promote your services.
Student Testimonial
“I would just like to let you know what a fantastic service you offer in regards to the business mentoring.
The mentor you assigned to me has already helped me immensely. His knowledge advice and tips he is passing on to me are extremely helpful. It is great to have this help and support.”
Who enrols on the course?
All kinds of people decide to enrol on the life coach course. But typically they are:
- People who find they’re good listeners. They are people to whom others turn to seek advice.
- People who are interested in others, and who like to resolve people-problems. counsellors and therapists seeking to put their skills to good use.
- They know that coaching will always be in demand. People who want to supplement their income by working from home.
- Many need to fit their work around other commitments.
Money Back Guarantee
Examine the course at your leisure for 60 days. And if you for any reason it doesn’t meet your needs, just let us know and we’ll refund your fees. No questions asked.
Why do we offer this? Simple. We don’t want unhappy former students. We’d rather stay friends. And it stands to reason that no course can suit absolutely everyone who registers on it.
The questions people ask
- Can I join the course without prior experience? YES
- Can I tackle the topics in any order I choose? YES
- Can a newcomer break into coaching and earn money? YES
- Can I submit hand-written assignments? YES
- Can I get my money back if I don’t like the course? YES
- Will you show me how to find work? YES
- Will I find the course enjoyable as well as informative? YES
- Can coaching be taught, just like accountancy or the law? (YES – only it’s a lot more fun).
Read more Frequently asked questions here.
What you’ll learn from the course
By the end of the course, you’ll have acquired the following skills:
- You’ll have learnt the skills of the life coach.
- You’ll know how to win business for yourself.
When you complete the course
Once you complete the course, you’ll receive your Diploma. It’s a formal recognition of your skills and knowledge.
We’ll send information about your success to your local newspapers if you want. That’s a good way of telling potential clients about your availability.
You’ll get free logos (like the one on the right) to put on your website and your letterhead. They give potential clients added confidence in your skills.
Student Testimonial
I was a student with you studying the life coaching diploma which I completed recently. I would just like to thank you again as with your help not only did I achieve my diploma, I also launched my life coaching business last week on, the day that I turned 25. I really enjoyed doing the course and it has definitely helped a huge amount.
It’s time to get started
- Register now for the life coaching course by clicking here. If you need help or information, contact the Blackford Centre.
- The online materials will be made available to you immediately. If you choose a printed edition, we’ll ship the course materials to you within 3 – 4 working days.
- When you get the course, read the first module. It’s laid out in an easy-to-follow format. Then do the simple first assignment, and upload it to the portal. This will be returned to you with friendly advice and comments, within 7 working days.
- Continue working through the other modules, until you reach the end of the course. By then, you’ll be earning good money as a life coach.
We look forward to helping you succeed.
With best wishes
Kit Sadgrove
Course Director
