How Many Kinds of Coaches are There?
While coaches may specialize in working with different demographics, there are two kinds of “coaches” – trained and untrained. Coaching is not regulated, which is why there is a category of people who name themselves “coach” without having any kind of training. It is important to ask the person calling themselves “coach” where (if) they […]
Coach Highlight – Pat Malandra
CM: When did you complete the Transformative Coaching Essentials program and what are some of the most valuable things you got out of it? PM: I completed my transformative coaching essentials program in 2020. Some of the most valuable things I got out of it are obviously my coach training – having the ability to […]
New Beginnings
On July 27, we started our fifth coach training cohort. I am so excited to be with these amazing humans. It made me think about beginnings. You know how sometimes when you start something it might kinda meander? Like when you get to work and you don’t know where to start so you open your […]
Top 8 Myths About Becoming a Life Coach
In talking to people about participating in our coach training program, here is what I hear the most that I would like to debunk – here and now! 1. You Need to Have Your Own Life Together First: Many people believe that to be a life coach, you must have a flawless life. In reality, […]
Coach Highlight – Vida Thomas
CM: Why did you enter TCE? And/or, what did you want to get out of it? VT: I’ve always been drawn to coaching. It’s a natural extension of the employee training and conflict resolution work I already did. I was drawn to the idea of helping people find their own answers, instead of giving them my […]
Roadblocks
I’m thinking about roadblocks today. I am thinking about the roadblocks that people have in the way of getting the things they want. I’ll be honest. I’m thinking of it today mostly because of the number of people I talk to who want to become professional coaches; people who want to join our Transformative Coaching […]
Coach Highlight – Marcus Faccini
CM: Why did you enter TCE? And/or, what did you want to get out of it? MF:Â I entered the 2023 Transformative Coaching Essentials program after recognizing and accepting that how I was leading my life was not giving me what I wanted. After the value I received in having a coach, I believed that coach […]
June is Pride Month
Pride month is connected to the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, or Uprising, which began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighborhood residents as […]
Coach Highlight – Austin Skelton
CM: Why did you enter TCE? And/or, what did you want to get out of it? AS:Â I entered TCE because I wanted to grow and transform as an individual and to obtain the skills necessary to become a coach to start my own business and coach others. CM: What is the most valuable thing you […]
Getting What You Want: A Lesson in Self-Coaching
What do you want? Is it more money? A better relationship? A job you love? Think of something and write it down right now. Before you go forward with this blog post. I’ll do it with you. I want to feel healthy. I want to be free of pain in my body. (Recently, I’ve noticed […]