For most people out there searching for a life coach or life coach training, they are probably going to conduct a Google search on the words “Life Coach” or “Life Coach Training”. One of the first sites that will be optimized to the top of the search list will be lifecoaching.com. Lifecoaching.com provides a wealth of information on the topic of life coaching and the life coach training process. I found the site to be very useful and informative.
I have to admit that I wasn’t sure who the site owners were, but quickly learned after reading the Become a Life Coach page that the coaches were trained by the same school that I attended, iPEC Coaching! The site owners, Kellie deRuyter and Carmine Leo admit that they are biased since they attended iPEC (and they promote iPEC throughout the site), and I must do the same before fully providing my critique. iPEC is a great school and one of the first to be certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) for their outstanding curriculum and rigorous training process.
But, having said that, here are my thoughts on the site and the advice it provides – lifecoaching.com provides a comprehensive review of what life coaching is, the vast array of life coaching schools that exist around the world, how to select a coach that is just right of you, and the process of hiring a coach or becoming one. Kellie and Carmine do a nice job of providing links to resources at Amazon.com (which provides income for them), pictures and biographies of themselves, and quizzes that help potential clients evaluate their need for a coach. I think this important, since not everyone needs a coach when they are struggling with challenges in their lives. There are many different professionals out there who can assist you with challenges in your life – therapists, counselors, psychologists, and case managers just to name a few. Life coaches are different than any of these professionals in that they are very future focused and believe that the answers that each of us need to successfully live our best life already lie within us. We simply need help uncovering and acting upon them. For those individuals who need to go back and examine their past to heal a present mental or emotional block, a life coach may not be best option for you. One of the professionals previously mentioned would probably be a better option.
If there is a single criticism I have for lifecoaching.com, it would be that the site appears to try to do a lot of things at the same time. Once you read through most of the pages, it’s clear that Kellie and Carmine are primarily promoting their coaching services. However, the landing page that is linked from Google would lead you to believe that the site is just focused on informing you about the theory of life coaching. That could be misleading to some, but not a huge concern overall.
So, if you would like to learn about life coaching in general or read more about Kellie and Carmine, check out their website – lifecoaching.com. And as always, continue to seek the peace and joy that will allow you to live your best life!
Coach J
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