The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual.

Here are the key steps:

1. Interview 2-3 coaches to find out more about the career and lifestyle you would be getting into.  They can tell you the good and the bad; how easy or difficult it is; and … how they got started.

2. Hire a coach and experience coaching for yourself.  But don’t get coached on Becoming a Coach.  Not just yet.  Get coached on something else you want to achieve or something you want to alter in your life.  This will give you the best feel for whether or not this is the career for you. AND, it’s actually the best training you can get.  Training from a live course, teleclass, book, or online environment is great.  But there’s no substitute for the experience of personally being coached, and seeing how an experienced coach moves you forward.