He’s ramping up for his new business coaching program that’s set to launch July 22nd. I’m rather interested. It seems I’m becoming somewhat of an entrepreneur and I have LOTS to learn. I think coaching is the next step for me – as I have tons of ideas but I usually flake on the implementation.

I’ve also been seriously considering becoming a coach. A creativity coach to be more specific. Someone who comes along creatives and helps them be the best artist they can be. Yeah, cheesy but I do like the idea.

My first step is to be coached first. I’ve not really been through any life coaching so it seems like that would be a great place to start. There’s a 12-week group coaching program I’ll be starting in August, so I’ll get exposure to the process as one-who-is-coached and see if it’s something I’d like to do myself.

Next, I can probably start coaching for free. The certification process is really all about training and not so much certification from what I understand. There is no regulatory body as there is for psychologists (which is one of the reasons why I haven’t gone on to grad school for counseling), so pretty much anyone can call themselves a coach.

In fact, I already do. I recently started a new biz helping folks figure out the intricacies of WordPress since I’m knee-deep in it most days anyway.

The training I’m seeking will give me some tools that I don’t have already. Instead of reinventing the wheel and trying to create my own methods (although I’m sure this will come in time), I can begin learning some established, tried & tested tools that will help me in my future practice. Two places I’m looking at are the International Coaching Academy & the Creativity Coaching Association‘s certification program.

One step at a time. I’m one who likes to dive in head-first, but money is a huge hurdle for me with either choice above. It’s not cheap, but I hear that the processes you learn with both are helpful, and you’re plugged into a community of coaches for support in building your coaching biz & further education.

Either way you slice it, I think this is my next step!