The Life Skills Coaching Program – Level 2 prepares learners to become effective, confident Life Skills Coaches while simultaneously developing the foundation for a successful coaching business. Building on core coaching fundamentals, this program guides learners through advanced coaching strategies that support clients in identifying life purpose, overcoming obstacles, cultivating a positive mindset, and living with integrity. Throughout the course, learners actively develop a practical business plan and clarify the vision, structure, and services of their own coaching practice.
Life Skills Coaching Level 1
Module 1: Coaching Fundamentals
• Listening as a Coach
• Three Kinds of Listening
• Listening To
• Listening For
• Listening With
• Listening for the “Big Five”
• The Language of Coaching
• Coaching Conversations
• Using Structures
• Preparing for Coaching Sessions
Module 2: Coaching and Empowerment
• Coaching as a Developmental Change Process
• Psychology, Philosophy and Human Development
• Ken Wilber’s Four Quadrants of Change
• Levels of Consciousness Development
• Empowering the Client
• When Do Coaches Use Empowering Skills
• Selecting the Right Type of Conversation
• Six Types of Conversations
• Seven Skills for Empowering
Module 3: Working with Clients
• Stretching the Client
• The Coaching Continuum
• Ways to Challenge
• Metaphors and Analogies
• Creating Momentum with the Client
• The Know in Order to Grow Principle
• Focusing on “Right Action” Through Fieldwork
• Coaching the Whole Client
• Mind, Body, Emotions, Spirit
Module 4: Coaching from the Inside Out
• The Power of Purpose
• Ways to Discover Life Purpose
• Being Purpose-Full
• Design Your Life
• Living a Fulfilled Life
• Using the Contemporary Wheel of Life with Clients
• What Gets In Your Way?
• Aligning Values, Actions and Habits
• Developing New Values
Module 5: Integrity, Play and Wealth
• Walk the Talk
• Personal Integrity
• A Workable System
• Play Full Out
• Being At Choice
• Boundaries
• How Wealthy Are You?
• Personal Revenue
• Making it Practical
Module 6: Mindset and Love
• Mindset is Causative
• How Mind-Set is Sourced
• Distinctions on Observations
• Affirmations
• Moods, Emotions and the Body
• Fear vs. Trust
• Expressions of Love
• Learning to Love Ourselves
• Love is a Choice
• The Power of Forgiveness
Module 7: Co-Active Coaching Part 1
• Co-Active Coaching Model
• Four Cornerstones
• Co-Active Coaching Relationship
• The Coaching Environment
• Co-Active Coaching Contexts
• Listening
• Intuition
• Curiosity
Module 8: Co-Active Coaching Part 2
• Forward and Deepen
• Goal Setting
• Putting Structures to Work
• Self-Management
• Self-Judgement
• Coaching Fulfillment
• Balance
• Process
• Putting it all Together
Life Skills Coaching Level 2
Module 1: Coaching Principles
• The Coaching Spirit
• Relationship and Trust
• Asking Questions and Curiosity
• Listening and Intuition
• Feedback and Awareness
• Suggestions and Simplification
• Goals and Action Plans
• Accountability and Accomplishments
• Six Paradigms of Situational Coaching
Coaching Module 2: Achiever’s Coaching Techniques
• Responsibility
• Building Self Esteem
• Clarifying Life Purpose
• Visualizing and Affirming Desired Outcomes
• Planning for Action
• Using Feedback, Learning and Perseverance to Your Advantage
• Law of Attraction and Celebrating Success
• Making the Impossible Dream Possible
Module 3: Coaching Questions
• Become a Master of Asking
• Top Ten Asking Mistakes
• Starting Significant Conversations
• Conversational Models
• The GROW Model
• Defining the Problem
• SMART Goals
• Seven Strategies to Overcome Obstacles
• Destiny Discovery
• Asking Good Questions
Module 4: Ways to Succeed
• The Art of Dreaming
• You Were Born Happy
• A Whole New Way of Thinking About Goals
Module 5: Supercoach Techniques
• The Simple Ways to Make Decisions
• Rainy Days and Mondays
• How to Get Stuff Done
• The Magic of Connection
Module 6: Becoming a Supercoach
• How to Ask for Anything from Anyone
• The Secret to a Lifetime of Financial Security
• The Power of Hope
By completing this program, the learner will be able to:
Apply step‑by‑step life skills coaching processes to support client growth and success
Help clients clarify life purpose and define meaningful personal and professional goals
Identify and address obstacles that limit progress and performance
Support mindset development that encourages accountability, positivity, and resilience
Coach clients toward values‑based decision‑making and integrity‑focused living
Create a clear, actionable business plan for a Life Skills Coaching practice
The Certified Life Skills Coach (CSLC) certification exam prepares individuals for a career as a Life Skills Coach. Attaining national certification displays that individuals have mastered the latest industry information and skill set necessary to become a successful and highly recognized professional in the field of Life Skills Coaching.
A Certified Life Skills Coach (CLSC) assists people with making decisions about improving their personal and professional lives. As a Certified Life Skills Coach (CLSC) it is imperative to study the best practices to offer guidance in an on-going collaborative effort with clients. Job opportunities for Certified Life Skills Coaches (CLSC) are often found in large companies, school systems, behavioral and mental healthcare clinics. Certified Life Skills Coaches can also become self-employed and start their own lucrative coaching business.
Upon completion of this program, learners are eligible to sit for the Certified Life Skills Coach exam.
This class is an independent-study course. Students will have all the resources needed to successfully complete the course within the online material. A student helpdesk is available for technical support during the course enrollment.