Have you a desire to help people? Have you thought about training to be a life coach? Unfortunately having the need and desire, although admirable qualities, are not enough to make you qualified as a life coach. You will also need educating and mentoring. Not only that but the cost of training to be a life coach can cost from around $3000 to $6000.

Now, if you're like many people, you may not be able to get your hands on that amount of money all at once but that doesn't mean that you should give up thinking about becoming a life coach. There are various more affordable ways in which you can still become a life coach.

Scholarships

Remember when you were at college? Well, it's not only colleges that hand out scholarships. There are many institutions that will help you financially providing you show them that you have the drive, ambition and necessary qualifications to succeed in your chosen profession.

One route you can take is with your current employer. You can find out if they have scholarships or other programs in house that may satisfy your needs. Many companies offer incentives or funding for their employees to further their education, especially if it's in an area that would benefit the company, such as life coaching.

What if there's no such program within your company? Why not suggest it to the appropriate department head or your supervisor? After all, you have nothing to lose, they have 2 choices - Yes or No.

Make a list of the top coaching academies. You can often find a section where you can apply for a scholarships. One of these institutions is the International Coach Academy.

The International Coach Academy is one of the top institutions in the world for life coach development programs. They provide first class, affordable and accessible instruction. Their Certified Professional Coach Program is fully certified by the International Coach Federation. Crucially they also offer a certain amount of 50% scholarships for their program.

Find A Mentor

Another method of receiving affordable life coach training is by finding a mentor. If you have the necessary inclination and motivation, find someone already working as a life coach who would be happy to take you under their wing and train you. This may not be formal schooling but that doesn't necessarily mean that it will be of lower quality. Quite often a person who is working full time as a life coach may well be a better teacher or trainer than the person who stands in the classroom and teaches the theory of life coaching. Remember the old adage - "Do as I do"

Obviously it's going to take some effort to find someone willing to become your mentor. Firstly you will need to show them a high level of commitment,desire and determination to becoming a life coach in order to gain their respect. And whilst you should, at a later date sit some sort of formal education in order to achieve a certification of life coaching the lessons you learn on a one to one basis with a practicing life coach will probably be far more relevant than anything you would have learned in a classroom.

Self-Education

If you are unable to find a mentor or are unable to afford formal life coach training, then your last resort is going to be self education. Bear in mind that you do need pretty self disciplined in order to do this by yourself. One source of life coach self training that is widely available is books. There are many books on the subject of life coaching, if budget is an issue, remember you don't have to go out and buy them, just pop into your local library and see what they have on offer. That way you can make a more informed decision about whether you are a suitable candidate for self training as a life coach.

And finally, another good source of information is, of course, the Internet. You will find an enormous amount of information on life coaching via the Internet. Just remember that not only is there good information but also a lot of junk and it's up to you to sort out the wheat from the chaff. Choose sites that are credible sources of information regarding life coach training.



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