Motivation Coach

Becoming a motivational coach takes coaching yourself on all of the same messages you will be giving to your clients. Nothing proves how much you believe in your message than doing the work yourself --- especially if you can make a living at it. There are certification programs available for coaches that make marketing your services easier, but you generally have to prove yourself adept at doing the business before you gain that piece of paper. With commitment, flexibility, confidence, patience and perseverance (all the things good motivational coaches teach), a career in coaching is possible.

A 2008 study published in the Harvard Business Review concluded that businesses should fulfill four emotional needs of their employees to keep them motivated on the job: the drive to acquire, bond, comprehend and defend. The challenge is that there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Before you begin to put programs in place to help your employees do their best on the job, spend some time gaining an understanding of how your employees’ age, job function and company position impacts their motivation.