The Life Coaching Handbook: Everything You Need To Be An Effective Life Coach

Using her emotional intelligence the author has written a book which clearly and simply describes what the applications are, of various NLP models in the life coaching context and what life coaching is, how to set up a practice, some guidelines of conduct for a life coach, etc. And the book includes the index and the biography, essential from a serious readers point of view. You would be a fool to consider a 250-page book will give you all the answers, and that just reading a book would make you a life coach - practical experience is essential. However, this book is easy to read and apply and will be a big step on the learning ladder of life coaching. I found it an inspiring and motivational book which gave me the confidence to consider life coaching as a career. Rather than the often stuffy self absorbed books which give the reader a feeling of inadequacy. I highly recommend this book if you are just starting out or doing research into life coaching.

I have read quite a few books on coaching and then I came across this one. It told me EXACTLY what I needed to know. It is full of practical advice and is down to earth with no hype. I would recommend this book to anyone that is thinking seriously about starting a career in Life Coaching.

This is an outstanding book and exceptional value for money. It is full of practical information, models and methodologies for life coaches. The author takes the reader through step by step what is involved in building and growing a life coaching practice. There is not the usual padding of books of this nature and it is a reference guide for new or practicing life coaches. It is quite clear that the author knows her stuff and her examples are easy to follow. She comes across as sincere, trustworthy and passionate about life coaching. A great book.

The problem with many people that take NLP courses is that they have difficulty later on to figure out how to apply what they learned. This author has put her emotional intelligence into practice, by writing a book which contains what an NLP practitioner would need to start as life coach (or why a life coach would want to follow NLP). Probably the author would be the first to acknowledge there is more to life coaching than NLP. Not only does the book describe what the applications are of various NLP models in the life coaching context (in terms of communication skills, rapport skills, etc), it also describes what life coaching is, how to set up a practice, what rules of conduct are for a life coach, etc. And the book includes the index and the biography, which I consider essential.It's clear that a 200-page book doesn't give all the answers, as it is clear that just reading a book won't make you a life coach. But this book certainly is a good step on the way. If you want to apply certain sections of the book in more detail, I recommend that you buy other books the author makes reference to, such as Shelle Rose Charvet's "Words that Change Minds", if you want to coach meta-programs or "Spiral Dynamics" by Don Beck a Chris Cowan if you want to use the spiral coaching model.Given that metaprograms and spiral dynamics are building blocks used in jobEQ.com's Work attitude and Motivation and Value Systems Questionnaires, readers that know me won't be surprised that I think the author made an excellent choice of models by focusing on these models... Final conclusion: a necessary resource if you want to be a good life coach!Patrick E.C. Merlevede - co-author of "7 Steps to Emotional Intelligence"