Debunking The 6 Common Myths Of The Life Coaching Industry

Let’s Dive in to the 6 Common Myths Of The Life Coaching Industry

If you were to Google “life coach,” you’d get a million different answers about what exactly a life coach is. Everyone has their own definition – and opinion – about what a life coach does, what qualifications they should have, and how you should go about becoming one. Surprisingly though, you’d find even more information out there about what a life coach isn’t.

As the CEO of the Quantum Coach Co., founder of the Quantum Coaching Academy, and creator of the Badass Manifester brand and podcast with almost a million downloads and counting, my team and I have helped hundreds of coaches start, grow, and scale their businesses, master the craft of coaching, and step into their Big Coach Energy.

Recently, I Googled “how to become a life coach,” and I found six major myths I’d like to debunk for you right now.

Myth #1: You can’t actually make a living as a life coach, so it’s better to keep your corporate job.

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Truth #1: This is one of the biggest myths out there. While holding on to your full-time job can feel like the safest move, some of the coaches I’ve trained make more than $30,000 in a month! So, not only can you make a living, you can make bank doing something you actually love, all while having complete freedom to set your own schedule. As a life coach, the sky's the limit. Need more proof? The coaching industry brings in close to $1 billion in revenue per year. How much does your corporation make annually?

Myth #2: You’ll never be able to get enough clients.

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Truth #2: Who’s to say how many clients is “enough”? When I first started out as a life coach, people would often ask me how many clients I had as if that number were the gauge for my success in the coaching industry. Like anything else in life, a little goes a long way, and as long as you’re changing lives, the number of names on your client roster is meaningless.

Myth #3: You can’t imagine being able to create your own income and set your own schedule.

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Truth #3: Being a life coach allows you the freedom to control your income, your time, and your schedule. As a coach, you don’t have to imagine that kind of freedom because you’ll be living it every day. I can tell you from firsthand experience that being in control of your income and your time is a damn good feeling that nothing else in the world can replicate. Want time off? Take it! Need a break from the office? Go to the park! In the coaching industry, you have full freedom to choose what you want and need.

Myth #4: Nobody needs a life coach 24/7.

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Truth #4: “Life coach” is actually an umbrella term for a wide variety of coaches. There are coaches for almost everything: business, relationships, manifestation, break-ups, money, weight loss, holistic health… I could go on and on. As a coach, you get to choose what area of coaching interests you most, and since there’s a coach for every season in life, the coaching industry is constantly growing with its clients. The best part is that you can choose to explore different areas of coaching any time you want because you make up the rules.

Myth #5: Your life has to be perfect before you can coach others.

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Truth #5: Coaches are human like everyone else and perfectly imperfect like everyone else. Perfection is a myth, too, and you don’t have to be “perfect” to help someone transform their life. Imagine a time when you talked your best friend through a break-up. Was your advice any less solid because you spilled coffee on yourself that morning? No! You listened and cared deeply, and that’s the heart of coaching. Being an effective coach means being a skilled listener who is trained to guide others to reach their goals and their highest self.

Myth #6: You’re too young and don’t have enough life experience to help people.

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Truth #6: Being a skilled coach has nothing to do with age or life experience, so if you’re waiting to reach a certain age or build up a certain level of life experience in order to qualify, you’re holding yourself back from your dream career. Your time is now, and the people you’re going to help can’t wait! Need more evidence? Remember that some of the most successful billionaires in the world started their companies while they were in college, like Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook.

Now that I’ve debunked the biggest myths out there, I hope you feel even more confident and excited about becoming a life coach, stepping fully into your calling, and helping someone have the a-ha moment they’ve been waiting for.

As a life coach, you’ll be able to facilitate complete life transformations with your clients.

You’ll use your gifts to open doors for others and guide people from where they are to where they want to be.

What could be better than that?

You’ll change lives, and you’ll do it one life coaching session at a time.