{"id":7889,"date":"2018-05-24T11:03:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T11:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2024-12-06T17:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T17:59:00","slug":"about-coaching-and-becoming-a-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/about-coaching-and-becoming-a-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"About Coaching and Becoming a Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is coaching? \u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Coach Federation (ICF),<\/a> defines\u00a0coaching\u00a0as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential.\u00a0Coaching is: Advanced Development for Advanced Results.<\/p>\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mSOj7HHzU9g\">Center for Coaching Certifications You Tube channel<\/a>, you can watch a video on Coaching Certification to get an understanding of how to become a coach. \u00a0Coaching is a skill set that is valuable at work, at home, and in all our interactions.\u00a0Coaching supports individuals at every level to move towards a goal.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7735 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Be-Empowered-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How can I become a coach?\u00a0Coaching is growing as a profession and as it matures, just as with any profession, to truly become a good, trusted coach, start with training.\u00a0 At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/\">Center for Coaching Certification<\/a>, we start Certified Professional Coach Certification because it provides a foundational skill set useful in all roles and is an opportunity to understand coaching and determine interest in moving toward coaching as your vocation and avocation.\u00a0Next are the Certified Master Coach and Certified Coach Specialist programs to move toward qualifying for ICF membership and credentialing. 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