Wonder
how did ET arrive at value of industry at ‘Rs. 1K Cr FY15, from Rs, 200 Cr a
few years back’! The life coaching
community is scattered & fragmented. Hence, difficult to compile the figure
accurately!
Let
us not reduce Lie Coaching to a mere “business”. It is far
deeper and holistic to be compared to a business. If we look at as yet another business or
training, the intervention ceases to be “Life Coaching”.
I
am ‘scared’ of being in a profession, which is ‘becoming a rage in India’!! I
would prefer to be in something, which is less swanky!
Yes,
Life Coaching helps the coachees to achieve their objectives, holistically. Also,
virtually anyone can become a coach, irrespective of background, gender,
experience, location, etc. It is important the coaches go through the rigorous
process of
- Learning (credentialing/certification):
as the coach will touch the life of the coachee, at all levels
- Unlearning: not to confuse with
directing, mentoring, managing, consulting, training, etc.
Just
as coaching borrows heavily from areas as diverse as psychology to
spirituality, exposure to areas such as NLP will help immensely. It cannot be one more certification, as we do
in corporate or academic world. But, something to which we can connect to and
help us in coaching.
Life
Coaching then becomes a blissful journey!
Life coaching business to cross Rs 1,000 crore mark in FY15 - Economic Times
