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Coaching History: 1998 Book – Life Coaching, A New Career for Helping Professionals

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Published by Dave Ellis, founder of the Falling Awake coach training program, this comprehensive manual is for assisting someone who is already trained as a helping professional (such as a counselor, social worker, minister) to begin a career as a life coach.

When he wrote this book, Ellis had been teaching workshops for over 15 years on this topic.

Ellis defines life coaching as assisting people to create their own solutions, arrive at their own answers, and discover options for themselves. This manual looks at all aspects of becoming a life coach, with sections on:

• The power and possibly of life coaching

• Mechanics of life coaching

• The coaching continuum

• Enhancing your coaching skills

• Possible topics to teach

• Professional issues for life coaches

• Marketing your services

• Questions and answers about life coaching

What other resources have you discovered on Life Coaching that were available prior to the year 2000?

Vikki G. Brock, PhD, EMBA. MCC
Team Lead, Coaching History

About the Author

Dr. Vikki Brock, MCC, is Team Lead for the one-of-a-kind Virtual Museum of Coaching here at The Coaching Commons. Based on interviews about the evolution of coaching with over 175 coaching 'influencers' she also contributes mightily to our Coaching Hall of Fame. Though some may consider 'The History of Coaching' a dry topic, Vikki believes 'the roots determine the fruits' and promises the museum won't be a stuffy place. Vikki is also the only executive and leadership coach we know who supports clients from a 50 foot sailboat named Cuidado, moored in Ventura, California next to the Channel Islands National Park.

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