Patrick Williams, EdD, is founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training and the coauthor of the highly acclaimed Therapist as Life Coach: Transforming your Practice, Total Life Coaching, and The Law and Ethics of Coaching. He lives in Colorado. Diane S. Menendez, PhD, is a master certified coach and has coached leaders, teams, and organizations for more than twenty-five years. She specializes in executive coaching, leadership development, and culture change in large organizations.
A must-read for anyone interested in working as a coach! Becoming a Professional Life Coach provides an evidence-based overview of the history of coaching, along with the underlying theories, best practices, and latest advancements in the profession. This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-read guide to becoming a competent coach that is the cornerstone of our coaching program.--Dr. Ellen Neiley Ritter, BCC, dean of students, Institute for LifeCoach Training This book is solidly in the top five I have recommended to the thousands of coaches my company and I have trained. Why? Because it teaches the essence of coaching presence, mindset, and skills in such a practical and applied manner. There are lots of examples, exercises, and dialogues, and all are grounded in a foundation of behavioral science. Beyond that, it is a rich storehouse for the coach's own personal growth and development.--Michael Arloski, PhD, PCC, NBC-HWC, founder and CEO, Real BalanceGlobal Wellness This is simply a fabulous book, wise and beautifully written. It is deceptively simple as Pat presents complex ideas in a remarkably accessible way and is able to articulate both the basics and the subtleties of coaching. It's an orientation, an operating system, and a playbook. It will help you think through how to coach and empower you to a great one. I found it inspiring and made me glad to be a coach.... It is equally powerful for leadership coaching and a pathway to just being a better human.--Carol Kauffman PhD, Founder, Institute of Coaching, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School Becoming a Professional Life Coach goes straight to the heart of what it takes to become a masterful coach. It blends the art and the science, the practical and the inspirational. It is a definitive text for coach training and a go-to for those engaging in their essential personal development of new capacities for 'beingness.'--Fran Fisher, Master Certified Coach, recipient of the ICF 2022 Circle of Distinction Award This third edition of Becoming a Professional Life Coach really does focus onthe art and science of a whole-person approach. Patrick Williams and Diane Menendez are to be congratulated for authoring a comprehensive book on the multifaceted aspects of life coaching-- from the fundamentals and basics to facilitating the client in achieving their goals and attaining personal fulfilment. Many coaches will find the techniques very useful for themselves, too!--Stephen Palmer, PhD, president of the International Society for Coaching Psychology