Let me share with you my experience, not to impress you, but to show you success is ~completely~ possible for people who seek the right information, and apply themselves.

I didn’t have any background in online marketing, and I was very new to my profession of coaching. Within just four years of taking my own business online, I attracted clients in 13 countries and earned six figures, providing my services just two days a week. And a whopping 95% of these clients came from the internet.

The following is taken from David’s Independent Report on Coaching Training and Certification.

OK – suppose you’ve decided you want to be an ACC (Associate Certified Coach) or a PCC (Professional Certified Coach). How is it done?

The ICF accreditation for Associate Certified Coach (ACC) requires the following:

1. 60 coach-specific training hours. Training must be aligned with the 11 ICF competencies, and at least 48 hours must be interactive with the trainer – either live, or via telephone.
2. 250 coaching hours, of which 225 hours must be paid.
3. Letters of reference from 5 clients.
4. Two letters of reference from ICF accredited coaches who have heard you coach.
5. Passing of an oral examination.

The following is taken from David’s Independent Report on Coaching Training and Certification.

While certification is not necessary for a full practice, we do believe it is important for the development of your skill and for the development of the coaching profession. The more certified coaches the stronger the profession, and the better for all of us. If every coach decided to skip certification, we would have lower standards, which might invite public mistrust, and eventually tight Government regulation.

•  Keep your client files handy, with a summary page on the front.
•  Add a page for every session, writing the session number at the top.
•  For each extra phone call, or email you send, which included XX minutes of coaching (exclude administrative matters), add “+ XX minutes” and the date to your summary page.
•  If you use Outlook, open your client contact.
•  Click on ‘All Fields’, and then choose ‘Miscellaneous Fields’ from the drop down menu.
•  In User Field 1 enter the date you started coaching the clients.
•  In User Field 2 enter the date you finished coaching the clients.
•  In User Field 3 enter the number of coaching hours with that client e.g. 4.25.

You could have some fun with people, just maybe five minutes, just getting really clear about the benefits of why we really want to do it then you could look at what gets in the way.  What are the challenges you guys are facing?   You could say, “I’ve already gotten your questions and I’ve already checked with you guys and here’s what I’ve got.  One, two, three, four, five, you can’t get fit with kids around.  You can’t stay motivated.  You’re not seeing results quickly enough.”  You tell them the issues.  Really getting into their world and then you could talk about solutions, “Here are five easy steps that I’ve created.” and what I like to do is I like to always end the teleclass with action.

The following is taken from David’s interview with Leza Danly in 10 Super Coaches.

What words of advice would you give to a coach starting out?

I think the most valuable thing I could impart is that people are not just hiring a set of skills. Most of all, it is your PRESENCE that will have the biggest impact on your client. You can’t fake this part. If you feel powerful in your own life, you will model this for your clients. If you are personally courageous and loving and responsible for your impact, that orientation to life will shape the questions you ask, the compassion you bring and the strength you believe exists in others.