Life Coaching

Pre-requisites for enrolment

No previous knowledge required. Personal development courses are for educational purposes. They are not professional training courses.

Content of Course

1. Introductions.

2. Finding focus and setting goals.

3. The power of vision.

4. What does it mean to be happy?

5. Developing coaching and communication skills.

6. Paradigm shifts.

7. Exploring blocks and barriers.

8. Creating powerful intentions.

9. Sustaining positive change.

10. Endings and beginnings.

Teaching method(s)

Lecture / tutorial based with class discussion.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course participants will have:

• Gained an overview of the origin, nature and purpose of coaching;

• Learned how to self assess and identify specific goal areas;

• Developed some powerful life skills such as ‘visioning’, communication skills, problem solving and planning skills;

• Learned how to create a set of strategies to achieve one’s vision;

• Gained a deeper level of self awareness.

 

Sources

Core Readings

There is no essential reading for this course, however, the following are recommended to students who wish to consolidate and expand their knowledge after the completion of the course:

• Berman Fortgang, L., 2009. Living Your Best Life: 10 strategies to go from where you are to where you are meant to be. Unknown: Thorsons.

• Britten, R., 2001. Fearless Living. Unknown: Mobius.

• Mayne, B. and Mayne, S., 2002. Life Mapping. London: Vermilion.

• Murphy, J., 2006. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. London: Simon & Schuster.

• Redfield, J., 1994. The Celestine Prophecy. Reading, Berks: Bantam Books.

• Richardson, C., 2000. Take Time for Your Life. Reading, Berks: Bantam Books.

• Whitmore, J., 2009. Coaching for Performance. 4th ed. London: Nicholas Brealy Publishing.

• Kimsey-House, H., Kimsey-House, K. Sandahl, P., and Whitworth, L., 2011. Co-Active Coaching. 3rd ed. London: Nicholas Brealy Publishing.

Web Sources

www.associationforcoaching.com
www.coachfederation.org.uk
www.theacornprinciple.com

Class Handouts

Handouts will be provided.

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.