This is the blog presentation of Richard Battista, Life Coach from Quincy, Massachusetts. This blog post features the different variations of life coaching styles, backgrounds, fees, salaries, and more. Many coaches have a specific way of being involved in their clients' lives. Many times it depends on the client and what they need guidance with, but the goal is always to better their lives and make things more meaningful. Richard Battista understands the variations and contributes to the many different styles of life coaching.

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By Richard Battista

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There are many variations in
life coaches, from the training
they have received, to the
experiences that fuel their
practices and the fees they
charge for their services.
According to an article
recently completed by the
Fort Myers Florida Weekly,
Bob Riley is one such
variation.

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He has added the labels of PhD and MBWA to the end
of his name, although he acknowledges that he has no
formal degrees or training; the letters, instead, represent
his experiences, as a “paper-hanging degree,” and that
he earned a “masters’ by walking around.” These titles
are meant to represent his various work experiences
over the course of his years, where he has worked as an
aircraft electrician in the Navy, as an operator for the
suicide and crisis hotline and a brief time spent running
a child care center.

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With these experiences, Riley
is able to help his clients on a
path to self-help, moving
forward through talking, not
through use of medications.
Through meager talking,
Riley, and other life coaches
are able to help their clients
find a much-needed boost in
self-esteem and self-confidence.

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However, not all life coaches
thrive solely on their decades of
work experience in other fields.
Some life coaches hold
certifications, degrees and
trainings, particularly in fields
related to domestic abuse,
finance and addiction. This is
the case for Rebekah J. Fero, a
financial life coach and certified
financial planner based in Port
Charlotte.

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She holds strictly to holding her clients accountable for their
own goals. Fero also says that her methods of carrying out
regular meetings with her clients is common for coaches;
she places calls, which allow for her clients to remain in a
comfortable setting while facing the proposition of change.
For Fero, to accurately coach someone, the life coach must
immerse themselves in their client’s life—a deep
understanding of their insecurities is needed to fix the faulty
thought patterns evident in the minds of the client.

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Another fluctuation between life
coaches is salary and fees
charged for services. According
to statistics provided by the
International Coach Federation,
the average salary of life coaches
worldwide is fifty thousand four
hundred dollars. However, the
mean salary is closer to thirty
thousand dollars, indicating a
wide variety in fees offered for
services.