After meeting the ICF president last month (that's the "International Coaching Federation"), I was all charged up about the idea of getting certified.
I am not sure why. Perhaps I was excited to have people tell me how great I am. I could take a test and then have people say. "Yep, you are a top notch coach, Christian!" and feel all warm and fuzzy inside. But...
Then I thought about all of the clients that have ever hired me or had a free session with me (hundreds).
Over the last 7 years, guess how many have asked me if I was certified.
You may be shocked to find that the number is...
ZERO!
In fact, the only people that have ever asked me if I was certified or not were other coaches. So why bother with certification?
Many coaches are spending a lot of time on getting certified. And, I can see why. They want to make sure they are really great coaches. And, there's nothing wrong with that except...
Every second you spend on getting certified could be a second spent getting clients or actually working with clients.
There is nothing more important in your coaching business than actually coaching. I can't emphasize this enough. Why? Because this is where we make the biggest difference in the world, in people's lives, and in our own lives.
It breaks my heart to see hundreds, probably thousands of great coaches waiting to go out and get clients simply because they're waiting for their certification to feel good enough to get paid for their work.
For these people, certification isn't the issue, it's really confidence. Some of us tend to get our sense of value from outside of ourselves. We need outside validation to know that we're really good enough. So...
Take this article as your official certificate of being a great coach. If you have a heart for coaching, I know you can make a great difference in people's lives. But, only if you actually coach people (and the other people in your coaching school don't count).
You've got to get out there and start getting clients.
Spend less time getting ready to get clients (waiting for your website to be finished, for a brochure, business cards, or certification). Stop waiting and actually go out and get some clients!
The world needs you and your coaching...
"Let's get people coached!"
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