{"id":1086,"date":"2012-01-30T12:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2012-01-31T13:04:38","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T19:04:38","slug":"ten-reasons-to-become-a-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/ten-reasons-to-become-a-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Reasons To Become a Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt from the <a title=\"CoachStart Manual\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coachstart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CoachStart Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are ten great reasons to become a coach:<\/p>\n<p>1. Continual personal growth<\/p>\n<p>2. Your personal development is tax deductible!<\/p>\n<p>3. Contribute to people\/the world and see concrete results<\/p>\n<p>4. Work from home (no travel!)<\/p>\n<p>5. Flexible hours (you choose them)<\/p>\n<p>6. Earn a good income \u2013 good coaches get paid well<\/p>\n<p>7. VERY low overhead<\/p>\n<p>8. Options to expand into many fields including speaking, seminars, and book writing<\/p>\n<p>9. Excitement of running your own business: choosing your own niches and marketing channels (e.g. radio interviews), creating your own web site etc.<\/p>\n<p>10. Can work while overseas, on the ski slopes, or at the beach (seriously, I\u2019ve done it).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt from the CoachStart Manual. Here are ten great reasons to become a coach: 1. Continual personal growth 2. Your personal development is tax deductible! 3. Contribute to people\/the world and see concrete results 4. Work from home (no travel!) 5. Flexible hours (you choose them) 6. 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