How I Became an Executive Coach

I never thought I would become a coach. It sounded fluffy, frilly, and soft.

I spent my childhood and young adult life working hard to become a professional actress. In my early twenties, I realized success as an actress was not nearly as possible as I thought.

I moved to the Bay Area to follow my love of technology just as the dot-com bubble burst all over my face. Thankfully, I found a job at a tech startup that gave me experience wearing a lot of hats and working at multiple levels within the organization.

So how did I end up being a coach?

I’m often asked this question. The truth is I never tried to become a coach.

Are you interested in the world of coaching and the path to get there?

Maybe you are wondering how I became a coach? In my podcast episode, How I became a coach , I share my journey as well as tips and a few common roadblocks prospective coaches run into.

I’ve also put together a comprehensive guide to help you determine if you or your employees need coaching. With this guide you can determine if you or someone else is coachable and determine what type of coach is best for you. I also guide you through the search process with ideas on how to find a coach that will set you up for success. This Ultimate Guide to Finding the Best Coach is available for free download here .

Highlights:

• 3:59 — Some background on Caneel and her career journey.
• 7:04 — Caneel went to grad school at Berkeley to get her PhD.
• 9:09 — After a short stint as a professor in Europe, Caneel returned to the high-tech industry in San Francisco which quickly turned into a career as a consultant.
• 13:15 — Caneel decided to change the way she approached planning for her career and future — focusing on long term purpose and goals instead of short term career moves.
• 18:13 — How Caneel grew her coaching business by gaining experience. After Caneel started organizing her life around presence, her career as a coach really started growing exponentially.
• 22:12 — Caneel gives advice to those looking to start or grow their own coaching practice as well as pointing out some common mistakes new coaches or potential coaches might make.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to start your own coaching practice?

Are you interested in getting an inside perspective on what training is out there?

What training do you even need to get started in the world of coaching?

This episode offers personal insight into Caneel’s journey to becoming a coach. She shares a few common misconceptions and roadblocks many prospective coaches run into, as well as warnings of scams and pyramid schemes to avoid.

Do you think you might want to become a coach but don’t know where to start?

Listen to this episode to have a better understanding of the purpose of coaching and how to start on the path to becoming a coach.

Originally published at https://caneel.com.