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  Being a Coach is not easy, especially a Life Coach. You could have all the experiences and lessons that you can pass on to others, but it is not that simple. Although we have relatives with years of experience, we sometimes want an unbiased third party to hear from and provide feedback. For Life Coaches specifically, you need to be properly educated with the right knowledge and have a valid coach certification.  Of course, you will see people out there (especially on social media) that say they are “Life Coaches” on their profiles. Truth is, you might end up finding someone who is not even certified, and the problem with that is that they could give the opposite effect or just straight scam the naive. If you are interested in becoming an impactful Life Coach, you should consider knowing the skill of creating a “safe space” for your clients.  Amy Edmonson, a Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, explains in her TEDxTalk...

  Mental health is a universal subject that rarely gets the attention it deserves, with  1 in 8 people  living with a mental health disorder worldwide. Mental health conditions and substance use disorders are increasing everywhere, with a  13% rise  in the past 10 years globally, with anxiety and depression being the most common. This contributes to the rise in drug use and addiction as well, creating even more issues and necessary treatment.   The Drug Crisis in British Colombia   The illicit drug crisis in BC is still going strong, claiming more lives than motor-vehicle incidents, homicides or suicides, and fire or drowning-related deaths combined. According to the most recent  B.C. Coroners Service Report , since the start of 2022 in British Colombia alone there have been 722 deaths attributed to illicit drug toxicity. Of those deaths, 73% were aged 30 to 59, and 76% were male. Most of these occurred very close to home in Vancouver, Surrey and ...

You may have heard the term MLM, or Multi-Level Marketing, in the past few years. Oxford Languages defines it as “the practice of selling goods or services on behalf of a company in a system whereby participants receive commission on their sales as well as the sales of any participants they recruit.”    The waters are muddied when life coaching language is utilized by Multi-Level Marketing companies , well-known examples of which are Herbalife and Amway. These companies, which offer self-improvement and personal development are coupled with questionable tactics wherein prospective participants must buy-in and then sell to new participants, in the hopes of earning back their original investment plus a sizeable profit, leading to a corresponding lifestyle change.    What do we mean by life coaching language?   Improving oneself is theoretically a series of practical steps. But the idea of betterment, the desire for more, is an abstract concept as well. It looks di...