5 reasons to become a life coach

5 reasons to become a life coach5 reasons to become a life coachBeing a life coach is a highly rewarding vocation in which you can help others realize their strengths, values and achieve their goals and reach their dreams.In recent years, Life Coaching has become a much more common career path for people to pursue, with many personal trainers often choosing to go on and complete a coaching course to further advance their knowledge and career.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreToday, we speak with top Life CoachCarole Ann Rice, who shares 5 reasons to become a life coach.1. You like helping and being around peopleThis is pretty much a prerequisite of the job liking people and wanting to help them further themselves. Life coaching suits those with a sociable, practical and calm nature who prefer the company of others to their own solitude.2. Youre good at listeningSome people are na tural listeners with an empathetic nature. They find it easy to listen to other peoples dilemmas and issues, put themselves in the shoes of others, whilst coming up with realistic and constructive solutions. If this is you, why not make a living out of doing something youre already doing?3. You have great communication skillsA good life coach isnt just good at listening but is also articulate and able to put across their strategy and steps. Youll be working with a huge cross-section of people from a host of different backgrounds and its essential that youre able to relate to each and everyone, in a language they understand.4. You have extensive knowledge in the area you choose to specialize in i.e. health, finance, spiritualityA lot of life coaches first started out in a different profession altogether and then found themselves naturally migrating to life coaching. Being specialized in a certain area, as a result of your previous experience, is invaluable and it would be wise to use that in the type of life coaching you choose to practice, especially if that area is relatively untapped in the marketplace.5. Youd like to earn flexiblyLife coaching can be a really flexible career, which you can fit in around your life. Its common to work from home if you have a designated space, or you may even find a contract with an employer. As a private practitioner, you can earn 40-60 per hour, with experienced coaches charging up to 100 per session (and often more, if their reputation grows).This article first appeared on Your Coffee Break.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will ersatzdarsteller your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people