Are you a Coach in Training?

Find out why the Mentor Coach you hire Matters

Are you a coach in training, entering the Certification Program with CTI? Are you wondering about the best way to choose your "mentor coach"? Not sure why you should care?

If your dream is to be masterful at coaching, you've probably discovered that part of the coaching certification process is to have a coach of your own. All paths to credentialing require a certain number of hours working with a mentor coach. 

For some students this makes total sense. For others, it feels like another "I have to pay for this" item on the list. I get it. It feels like a lot to bite off.

Here's what I have found: Your coaching relationship can have huge impact on your learning and experience in any program.

Let me share what I know after years of my own experience with CTI's program as a participant, Core Curriculum Leader, Certification Program Leader and Coach of students in the program.

As a student in the certification process you may experience some or all of the following:

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• Confusion– Especially in the beginning, there can be lots to decipher about logistics and expectations.

• Performance Anxiety– For the first time, your real coaching with real clients is going to be expertly evaluated. The bar has been raised and it can be downright terrifying!

• Client Pressure /Panic– You have to find and keep real clients. For some, this is the first time you've marketed and sold a service. For some it is the first time you've represented yourself as the product. Fear can stop you in your tracks.

• Overwhelm– There are lots of pieces to juggle and things to remember which feels like a huge pile of to-do's—especially with your already full life.

• Underwhelm– "What happened to the delicious, in-person, wrap-me-in-the-blanket-of-community core classes? I don't like this Zoom thing!" It's easy to disengage if you're not careful. 

• Impatience– "I wish I could just check this thing off and get the credential. Is there really any value in this?" (Another perspective that can creep in as time goes on.) 

• The "Dip"– Your ultimate party with your inner critics. Usually happens once or twice per student. Symptoms include extreme self-doubt, pessimism, and thoughts of giving up. 

• Mid-Program Anxiety– "Am I ever going to get this? Is it ever going to be over?"

• Exam Anxiety– "I'm really nervous about taking exams. I'll never feel ready. What if I FAIL?"

Here's the great news. While some or all of these could happen to you, the process can also be a time of amazing learning, fun and engagement -- if you set it up to be that way. One of the ways you can do that is to find yourself a coaching relationship that is custom-designed for this adventure.

If this sounds good, we should talk. You and I may be a fit. And if we're not, I can point you to other coaches who can provide the above as well.

Please contact me if you would like support in creating the most supportive Certification Mentor Coaching experience you can. We'll talk a bit, see where you are and what you want. I'll be happy to make recommendations. And if we end up working together, I'll give you everything I've got in service of your learning experience.

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