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Nancy Levin: Welcome back to the Nancy Levin show. If you have ever considered becoming a life coach, or if others have mentioned you’d make a great coach, but you’re unsure if you have what it takes, listen up.
Many people find themselves standing at a crossroads after weathering major life changes, a divorce, the loss of a loved one, a career ending or the transition to an empty nest, and these events can leave you asking a powerful yet daunting question, what do I do with the rest of my life?
Now, this question isn’t the end. In fact, it’s a beginning.
It is an invitation to redefine your purpose, to take all the lessons that you’ve gained through life’s [00:01:00] challenges and turn them into something meaningful.
What if the storm you’ve weathered wasn’t meant to break you, but to prepare you to help others navigate their own?
Now, not everyone who’s survived tough times feels the call to help others, and that’s okay.
But if you feel called to coach, keep listening. Think about the wisdom you’ve gained from overcoming those challenges. You’ve developed resilience, empathy, and strength that others desperately need.
Coaching isn’t about having a perfect life, it’s about using your imperfect life as a guidepost to support others.
And so the question, what do I do with the rest of my life?
Isn’t a sign of failure or loss, it’s a [00:02:00] sign that you’re ready to step into your next chapter.
One, where your life experience becomes your greatest asset in creating a career of deep fulfillment and impact. Many hesitate to consider becoming a coach because they think, who am I to help someone when I am still figuring out my own life, or I’ve never coached anyone before? Do I even have what it takes?
And the truth is transformational coaching isn’t about perfection. It is about authenticity. The most impactful coaches aren’t the ones who’ve had an easy life.
They’re the ones who face challenges head on, overcome them, and are willing to share what they’ve learned. Your mess is your message.
The very things [00:03:00] you think disqualify you from being a coach are the very things that make you uniquely qualified to guide others.
So if you have survived a divorce, if you have rebuilt your life after a career loss or navigated the grief of losing someone you love, you’re already a source of inspiration.
Coaching is simply about channeling that wisdom into a framework that helps others transform their lives. You do not have to know everything or have it all figured out to be a coach. You just need to be one step ahead of someone else and willing to walk alongside them as they take their own journey toward healing and growth.
Here’s the deal. Coaching isn’t just about tools for your clients. Becoming a life coach is [00:04:00] as much about transforming yourself as it is about helping others. Many people think life coach training is just about learning what to say to help someone else get unstuck. But here’s the truth.
Transformational life coach training is also about uncovering the limiting beliefs that have kept you stuck in your own life. Before you can help others transform, you must first transform yourself. Uncover the patterns, the fears, and the stories you’ve carried for years. The ones that have kept you small, staying stuck or settling for less.
With transformational life coach training, you’ll finally examine the inner voice that says, I’m not enough. And rewrite the story that’s held you back in your [00:05:00] career, relationships or confidence. You will be able to uncover the fear of failure or rejection that has stopped you from taking bold steps toward your dreams, and you’ll learn how to trust yourself again after years of putting others’ needs ahead of your own.
Let’s talk about ROI. When it comes to life coach training, and I’m not talking about return on investment, I’m talking about ripple of impact.
When you transform yourself, you not only change your own life, but you also create a ripple effect for everyone you work with. The deeper your own growth, the more you’ll be able to guide others through their own challenges.
So it’s not just about giving your clients [00:06:00] tools for growth, it’s about becoming a living example of transformation yourself.