Episode 201: Do I Have to Be Certified to Coach?

Dec 7

Coaching is one of the most fulfilling career paths Karolina has ever experienced. While it hasn’t been easy, it helped her achieve her biggest dreams, like writing a book, getting on TV, and hosting retreats all over the world. It’s a small act that can impact big change, starting with one person helping another, then another, and so on.

So many Euphoric listeners have changed their relationship with alcohol, and after seeing massive epiphanies, transformations, and the joy and happiness that comes out of it, they want to help others do the same. One question Karolina gets often: do you need to be certified to become a coach?

In today’s episode, Karolina tackles this question along with so many others. You’ll learn the pros of getting certified as a coach, the difference between coaching and therapy, the cutting-edge techniques inside the Empowered AF Coach certification program, which allows participants to get certified in FIVE modalities, and the profound impact coaching has in helping people find fulfillment.

Get paid to help others make alcohol insignificant and fulfill their greater purpose. Apply now for The Empowered AF Coach Certification!

IN THIS EPISODE:

Karolina’s journey from $7,000 to $100K in her first two years as a coach (and why mentorship was critical in helping her break 6-figures)
The differences between coaches and therapists, including when to use one or the other for your personal growth (coaches are future-focused!)
All of the different accreditations, including the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Continuing Professional Development, (CPD), and the International Association of Therapists (IAOTH)
Learn more about Karolina’s Empowered AF Certification program, where you’ll get certified as a Mindset Coach, Alcohol-Free Life Coach, Success Coach, NLP Practitioner, and Hypnotherapist
What you should put in place before you get certified as a coach, including building your platform and creating a foundation for your business
The impact of domino habits: how, when you change one habit (ditching alcohol, for example), it’s easier to change others (like your waking, exercising, and eating habits)

REFLECTION QUESTION:

Have you ever experienced the effect of a “domino habit” like ditching alcohol? What were the new habits that came about as a result? Why do you think that first habit had such an impact on the ones that followed?

“The coaching industry can make such a huge difference in other people's lives, especially when we pair it up with therapy. There's pros and cons and pluses and minuses to each industry. Whatever industry you choose, whether you want to get a therapist or you want to get a coach, it's really going to depend on what issue you're facing or what challenges you want solved. If you're more focused on the past and healing some past trauma, and really healing stories from childhood, then obviously, therapy is a really great choice. But if you're more future-focused – if you want to accomplish your goals, if you want to live out your dream life and have someone that can really support you in that, then coaching is a little bit more applicable.” - Karolina Rzadkowolska

“If you know in your heart that something is calling you to step up and either become a coach or refine your coaching skills, I think that voice is so worth listening to. The coaching industry really is growing. There is so much more desire and demand for coaches. I think people are just getting so much more invested in personal growth and having their own transformations. In the ‘50s or ‘60s, if you would have said that you're seeing a therapist, people would have been like, what's wrong with you? Do you have schizophrenia? Stay away from me! Obviously, that's changed now. Therapy is so normalized. I think coaching is really getting normalized too. So many more people are looking for coaches.” - Karolina Rzadkowolska

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED

Get paid to help others make alcohol insignificant and fulfill their greater purpose. Apply now for the Empowered AF Coach Certification, which begins in March. Join the coaching program to get certified in Alcohol-Free Life Coaching, Mindset Coaching, Success Coaching, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Coaching, and Hypnotherapy.

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