Life Coaching Articles
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| Welcome to the Life Coach Profession. My name
is Jeff Wasserman and I am a Master Life Coach and Certified Massage
Therapist. Each month I write my thoughts on the life coach profession.
This is not a gossip column or a new report, this is my personal
thoughts on the profession. Think of it as a blog with a once a month
update. Currently there are over 6,000 life coaches in the US and over 20,000 worldwide. If you ask each one of these coaches they will share with you a unique story of their success and failures. One thing I have learned over the years in the coaching business is there is no secret cookie cutter method to become successful. I would like to use this issue to give you some background on the profession. Now, many coaches may not agree with me 100%, but this is my personal view of the profession. Lets start at the beginning. About 20 years ago, the late Thomas Leonard was working as a certified financial planner. He was often asked by his client if he would work with them outside of this financial planning practice to help them with issues in their life. Many clients explained that he offered a great service for their finances, but there is a lack of professionals to help with life's problems. If you are mentally ill, you can see a mental health professional, if you have a legal problem, you can contact an attorney, but if you have a life problem, who do you call? Thomas started offering his life planning services on weekends. Soon his service was in demand. One of his early clients suggested he did so much more than help a client plan their life, he offered support and feedback. The client suggested he call his service, Life Coaching. From that moment on, the profession was born. Thomas soon realized that the only way to move the profession forward was to have other knowledgeable coaches available to the public. So Thomas started Coach U, which he soon realized that he loved creating and not administration duties. Thomas sold Coach U in 1999 and took a year to travel across the county meeting coaches face to face. In 2000 Thomas started Coachville, which started as a virtual coaching community. A few years later, he started an advanced coach training program, similar to a masters program for coaching. On February 11, 2003 Thomas passed away of a massive heart attack. Since that time the industry has taken many turns and twists. Each month I will share with you some of these moves as well as my own personal vision of the profession. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at 1-800-841-8776 or e mail Jeff@LifeCoachCollege.org |