4 Challenges that Shouldn’t Stop You from Taking a Coach Training Program

Do you want to become an executive coach? Then this probably sounds familiar to you: You are passionate about leadership development. You seek growth in your personal and professional life. You find purpose in creating positive impact in the world around you. Then yes, you are on the right track, being a certified coach connects all the dots.

As you go through your research and weigh the pros and cons, a few challenges hold you back. Is the program worth the investment? Why get certified? Do I have enough time? While it’s a great step to map out the challenges you might encounter, the best response is to find ways to address each hurdle.

Being one of the leading executive coach certification partners, the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC) has listed down four of the most common considerations cited by busy, accomplished professionals before they take the leap. Our program graduates also share their thoughts on how these challenges can be addressed.?

Challenge #1: ROI might take a long time or might not be achievable.?

Consider: On average, CEC’s program graduates get 100% to 300% ROI six months after program completion.?

The ROI success stories of our graduates speak volumes about the returns one can gain with CEC Asia Pacific’s coach training program. Here are a few:

For Coach Sarah Salcedo, a Whole Soul Coach and Reiki Master-Trainer, getting certified opened the door to providing higher ticket courses. She was able to ROI in three months.

“The tools and learnings have helped me scale up my practice towards a more holistic and grounded channel of service. I was able to generate higher-ticket courses that brought me six-digit incomes, only within 3 months, I was able to get my ROI.”

For Coach Julian Canita, a Facebook Ads Strategist and Marketing Specialist, ROI came after 10 months. More importantly, he emphasizes that the value of a certification goes beyond monetary returns - it helped him serve his clients better and become a better leader.

“I was able to ROI in 10 months. Since obtaining the certification, I have been able to provide more value to clients and offer my services at a higher rate. I am able to support my clients further and become a better leader.”

For Coach Paola Anna Buted, who heads the Elite Learning Academy of FWD Life Insurance, Philippines, the program investment was recovered just after 3 weeks.?

“Going through the CEC Asia-Pacific coach training program was more than what I bargained for. With Coach Carla’s guidance, I was able to recover my program investment in just 3 weeks. But even more rewarding than this, is realizing my life dream of becoming a leadership coach.”

The stories of our program graduates reflect what the global trends show: getting certified from a respected governing body opens the door to global rates, higher ticket courses, and higher value for your business. On average, our cohorts get 100% to 300% ROI six months after program completion, some get to ROI in a few weeks!

Challenge #2: The benefits of getting a coach certification are unclear.

Consider: Getting certified gives you an across-the-board advantage, from landing global opportunities to creating your own programs.

Are there really concrete benefits to getting certified as an executive coach? Taking the leap to get an executive coach certification supports your continuous learning, gives you the tools and credibility to turn great ideas into action, and energizes you to make tangible contributions to make a difference in the world.

For Career Coach Nikka Santos, accomplishing her training opened the door to a myriad of positive outcomes - founding her own program for future leaders and coaching leaders in multinationals.

“It’s well-documented that businesses with a coaching culture do better. If you take care of your people, your business will skyrocket. After my certification, I was able to create the Future Leaders Program to serve students and emerging leaders. I also created the Parent Coach Approach to help parents effectively communicate with their children, harnessing the mindset of a professional coach.”

Aside from developing her own programs, Coach Nikka also coaches leaders and teams of multinational organizations. She also received her Associate Certified Coach credential from ICF and is working towards a Professional Certified Coach credential.

Another program graduate, Coach Elyse Go, proudly talks about how taking CEC Asia Pacific’s coach training was fundamental in the breakthroughs she experienced in her personal and professional development. Her coach training became an opportunity for her to directly apply what she learned to support the operations of her family’s business during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, as someone with a heart for nation building, she was able to use her coach training to partner with a local government unit (LGU) for a legacy project meant to transform a town of 53,000 residents into a city. Her role as a coach was to embolden the leaders in the team to create programs on sustainability and COVID-19 response strategies. Coach Elyse is happy to share that initiatives are on their way to fruition. “I feel like I contributed to the town’s growth. They’re on their way to becoming a city.”

The opportunities that opened up for Coach Nikka and Coach Elyse are just a few examples of how a certification can support your professional development while creating exponential positive impact in the world. Take your business to new heights. Begin an enterprise of your own. Be involved in nation building legacy projects. Collaborate with multinational organizations. The sky's the limit when you take the leap of faith and get your coach training.?

Challenge #3: Too busy to attend training and work on the certification requirements.

Consider:? CEC has a blended learning approach. 50% synchronous and 50% self-paced.?

We know that for CEOs, managers, and entrepreneurs, the day is often not enough to finish what needs to be done. That’s why here at CEC Asia Pacific, the coach training program is intentionally designed to cater to busy leaders. The program is flexible - but without compromising excellence.

How flexible is the coach training program? There is a four-day intensive virtual seminar led where a cohort of accomplished professionals get acquainted and learn together. Outside of the seminar, CEC offers a variety of tracks of live, interactive webinar classes. Each class is a standalone module that explores different aspects of executive coaching. For those who wish to go at their own pace online, all of the classes are recorded and can be referred to anytime.

For Coach Maris Flores, Senior Vice President of Securities Services at HSBC, the four days of synchronous training was worth making time for.

"The full program is 50% live and 50% at your own pace. I found it easy to make room because the initial certification is just four days: two weekdays and two Saturdays. What you’ll gain from those days will enable you to immediately create impact –on your organization and personal leadership."

Coach Maris’ advice to aspiring coaches? If you really want it, make time for it. Mastery of skills means you will have to commit to time, but the insights and tools you will gain from each session can be immediately applied to positively impact your business.

Challenge #4: You are unsure if there really is a demand for coaching.?

Consider:? The coaching industry is now a $20B business and is showing a 6.7% annual growth over the last three years.?

Is being an executive coach a viable career option? Now more than ever, global trends show that coaching has emerged as a viable career option for those who are passionate about leadership development.?

Having an executive coach certification is highly in-demand and highly versatile. For Coach Laarni Guevara, being an executive coach enabled her to trailblaze positive impact—both locally and in the global scene too. She created her own coaching program for startups and beginning entrepreneurs, became an executive coach to sought-after experts in the US, and established a staffing company that integrates coaching to help professionals thrive in their new career.

“After six months, I was able to ROI. After one year, I was able to create Ground Up, a business coaching and mentoring program. Moreover, I was able to coach many experts who are based in the US and led me to expand my network. Overall, I became a better leader who empowers other leaders too.”

What’s in store for the coaching industry in the months and years to come? Due to the technological advances in today’s world, the borderless business trend is accelerating coaching growth and contributing to the ease and accessibility for clients. There are also organizational shifts moving from a command-and-control model to an engage-and-empower framework. Getting into a coach training program will prepare you to ease into a thriving industry that is showing a 6.7% annual growth over the last three years.

Ready to get started?

No matter how small or insurmountable the challenge, there’s a way to address each one - whether it’s by reframing limiting beliefs, or being grounded by research, or working on practical steps.?

Are you ready to make a swift and bold move in your career? Launch your coaching practice with us, together with the Center for Executive Coaching. Reach out today and we can help you become the coach for leaders that you want to be.