Diabetes Health Coach & Business Training

Health Coaching is Growing!

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 02:57:00 +0000

You may be surprised to know that health coaching is taking off as a career choice for people involved in alternative healthcare and/or integrative medicine.

Studies which verify the effectiveness of health coaching are beginning to gain traction, and corporations and physicians’ offices are beginning to take note.

Dr. Mehmet Oz has said that health coaches are crucial in changing the culture of wellness in America. More doctors now agree that health coaching will not only help the patient, but, will help the doctors as well. Why are doctors changing their minds about health coaching?

First of all, Alternative Medicine has been growing because people are tired of taking so many drugs offered by Western Medicine. People are looking at various therapies offered within Alternative Medicine because they're looking for non-drug solutions to their health issues.

In the meantime, medical doctors in Western Medicine don't want to lose their patients to the world of Alternative Medicine. Hiring a health coach is a small price to pay to keep one's patients.

And, because of the demand for non-drug therapies, and because of the growth of Alternative Medicine, the field of health coaching is growing even faster. Within the field of Health Coaching, the demand for diabetes health coaching is growing significantly faster than the other major types of health coaching (i.e. life coaching, weight loss coaching, general health coaching).

Why is the demand for diabetes health coaching growing so fast? Because diabetes (specifically Type 2 diabetes) has continued to grow at epidemic levels during the past 10 years.

As a result, the demand for more diabetes health coaches has continued to exceed the available supply of diabetes health coaches who truly understand the complexities of this disease. if you're looking for a field that is growing and will continue to grow for the next 20 years, then, diabetes health coaching is a great choice.

Note: Even though the demand for diabetes health coaching is growing, the available health coaching training programs do not adequately cover the science of diabetes and nutrition. As a result, most health coaches are not equipped to effectively help most Type 2 diabetics with their disease. This has led some companies such as the Death to Diabetes, LLC company to offer a diabetes training program for health coaches who are interested in diabetes and are also interested in growing their business.

Health Coaching and Healthcare Costs
As opposed to a traditional health care system in which the patient is prescribed drug-focused treatments by their doctor, a health coach helps the patient to be more proactive in their medical care utilizing non-drug behavioral treatment methods such as dietary and lifestyle changes. The health coach can help in focusing on the aspects of the patient's health that is most important or most troubling, and work to find a treatment approach that meets the patient's personal needs.

With healthcare costs continuing to rise, and health crises (such as diabetes) so difficult to manage, this burgeoning field of health coaching aims to support clients and patients in taking better care of themselves for the short term and long term.

You can now find health coaches in your local doctor’s office, at your local pharmacy, or they can be hired by healthcare facilities (hospitals, private practices, etc.) or even business corporations as a part of a company’s preventive health care program. Due to the rise of corporate wellness programs, companies want healthier employees to increase productivity and lessen health insurance claims which explains why health coaches are becoming more and more employed or consulted in this work setting. And, as credibility gets established, demand will grow even more.

Although most insurance companies may not yet cover health and wellness coach consultations, given the requests from so many employees, it may not be long before health insurance carriers add the health coaching service to their benefits packages.

If you are interested in starting your own health coaching or consultant business, you may want to consider taking an online training course. They are often affordable, self-paced, professional and can give you very specific information for your area of need or help you clarify your life direction and career path. For more details, refer to our post about training schools.

If you would like to become a personal health and wellness coach, you can begin your own business after taking some type of online health coaching certification program, including the program offered by the Death to Diabetes LLC company.

Note: More details about the Death to Diabetes Certification Training Program will be provided in future posts in this blog.

Which Training Kit Is Best for You?

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 07:37:00 +0000

The Death to Diabetes^®Educational Training Program provides 4 different training kits, depending on your specific needs, skills, background and business goals.

As depicted in the chart (below), there are two smaller training kits (#1 and #2) and two larger training kits (#3 and #4).

Note: The "X"s in the columns of the chart indicate the specific items that are included with each of the four kits.

Note: For a more detailed chart of the items in each kit (including the price of each kit), refer to the online store or the chart at the end of this post.

In general, if you already have a health coaching or similar business and you're looking to provide coaching to diabetics, then, we recommend that you get Training Kit #1 or #2. If you feel that you want to learn even more about the science of diabetes; or, if you feel that you need help with growing and marketing your business, then, we recommend that you get Training Kit #3 or #4.

If you are just starting out with health coaching and you need help with learning about diabetes and about starting your business, then, we recommend that you get Training Kit #3 or #4.

If finances are a concern, then, start with Training Kit #1 or #2 -- although, in the long run, Training Kit #3 or #4 is more cost-effective because you receive a lot more PowerPoint Slides and a lot more 1-on-1 personal training and business consulting.

FYI: Here is the author, discussing these training kit options:
https://soundcloud.com/dmcculley/diabetes-business-training-kit-options

If you're still not sure if you need the business/marketing training, just answer the following questions. If you answer "No" to more than 3 questions, then, you probably need the business/marketing training.
-- Do you have a business/marketing plan focused on diabetes?
-- Does your business/marketing plan include the 6-7 key components of an effective plan?
-- Do you use multiple marketing strategies to market and promote your business?
-- Do you know how to soft-sell versus hard-sell?
-- Does your website align with your business/marketing plan and discuss diabetes?
-- Do you take advantage of the free Internet tools and platforms to market your business?
-- Do you use any of these free Internet tools and platforms to generate revenue for your business?
-- Does your business generate both active income and passive income?
-- Does your business provide both products and services to your customers?
-- Do you use social media sites to market and promote your business?
-- Do you use a blog (along with your website) to promote your business?
-- Do you have a work process and business model in place for your business?
-- Does your bio explain to diabetics why they should come to you for help?
-- Do you have an elevator speech?
-- Do you understand the psyche of a diabetic and how to empathize with them?
-- Do you understand the 5 stages of behavioral change?
-- Do you have the tools to establish your credibility as a diabetes health coach?

FYI: This program is a self-paced online training program with a physical training kit that provides training modules, module tests, CDs, DVDs, and 1-on-1 coaching to help healthcare professionals increase their level of knowledge and expertise to become health coaches, which, in turn, will allow them to grow their business and increase their revenues.The training kit also includes downloads for mp3 files, ebooks, slides, etc.

Note: For more information about the contents of these training kits, please visit our website, online store or one of the posts in this blog:

DTD Web Page

Online Store

Blog Post 1

Blog Post 2

Training Kits
The training program is provided in the form of training kits of various sizes. Here is a list of the key components within each of the training kits:

Training Kit Component	Training Kit
Training Kit Component	#1	#2	#3	#4
Getting Started Guide & Roadmap: Explains how to use the training kit components.	X	X	X	X
Student Handout: Provides overview of program for the clients in your class.	X	X	X	X
Registration Form: For clients to register for your class or lecture (to build your client base)	X	X	X	X
Training Booklet: Provides training questions, learning exercises and action plans, to learn about diabetes, wellness, nutrition, detox, and the 10 steps of the wellness program.	X	X	X	X
Death to Diabetes Book: explains the science of diabetes and how to control and reverse the disease with multiple therapies.	X	X	X	X
CD: Explains the common mistakes that diabetics make and how to avoid them.	X	X	X	X
DVD: Explains the 10 steps of the diabetes wellness program.	X	X	X	X
PowerPoint Presentation Slides (50 - 250): Explains diabetes, nutrition, detox, exercise, and other areas of program.	50	100	200	350
Training Sessions (3 - 15): Provides 1-hour training sessions via telephone/Internet for marketing, business, nutrition, diabetes, etc.	3	6	12	25
Train-the-Trainer Program Booklet: Explains how to train your clients and staff to learn how to reverse diabetes w/program.	X	X	X	X
Criterion Test: To verify what you’ve learned.	X	X	X	X
Activity Planning Chart: Provides a list of the specific activities that a diabetic must perform each day, based on the program’s 10 steps.		X	X	X
Meal Planning Guide: Provides a meal plan of a breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack for a day.		X	X	X
Cookbook (400 pages): Explains how to design meals to stabilize blood glucose, insulin levels; provides 250⁺ recipes for super meals, juicing, smoothies, snacks and eating out.		X	X	X
Meal Planning Tool Kit: Folder of training aids for diabetes management and meal planning.		X	X	X
Wellness Guides (9): Training aids for glucose testing, meal planning, dr. visits/tests, weight loss, blood pressure, kidneys, nerves, heart.		X	X	X
CDs: Super Meal Diet & Food Tips, Radio Interviews		X	X	X
DVDs: Medical Conference, Lecture, TV Interviews		X	X	X
Module Training Booklets (10): A booklet for each of the 10 Steps of the wellness program.			X	X
Meal Planning Booklet: Provides a meal plan of breakfast, lunch, dinner, & snack for 90 days.			X	X
Activity Tracking Workbooks (3): A journal for tracking daily activities for 30 days.			X	X
Death to Diabetes Printed Ebook: explains the science of diabetes and how to control and reverse the disease with multiple therapies.			X	X
Power of Juicing Book: Explains how to juice, the best juicers; 100⁺ juicing and smoothie recipes for diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.			X	X
Diabetes Ebooks: Explain diabetes, why diabetics remain diabetic, GI/GL chart			X	X
Training Modules with Criterion Testing (10): To verify what you have learned.			X	X
DVD: Super Diet, Workshop, Video Clips			X	X
Health Coaching Booklet: Explains how to be an effective health coach.			X	X
How to Start a Business Booklet: Explains business/marketing strategies, how to develop a business plan, how to start/grow business, how to design your website, and write a book.			X	X
Additional Components (1 - 3): Weight Loss Book, Tracking Charts, Customized PowerPoint Slides w/ Your Company's Header, Add’l Training Sessions.				X

Note 1: This training program is a physical kit that comes to your house -- it consists of 1-3 boxes, with books, booklets, CDs, DVDs, PowerPoint slides, etc. The training program also includes an online component via the phone and/or Skype -- that provides personal 1-on-1 training to you from the author. The program also includes ebooks and other online tools and job aids that can be downloaded to your computer.

Note 2: Here is the store link to the training program in our online store. Contact our office for a bulk rate discount if you plan to purchase multiple training kits.

Note 3: This training program is also available strictly as a set of downloads without the physical boxes at a cost that is at least 50% less than the cost of the physical kit.

Diabetes Health Coaching & Business Training Program

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 01:45:00 +0000

Here is a PowerPoint Slides Overview of the 560+ slides associated with our Diabetes Health Coaching & Business Training Program.

Diabetes Health Coaching & Business Training from DeWayne McCulley

If you want to help other diabetics and use your experience and background as a diabetic, a health coach, a wellness consultant and/or a naturopathic doctor (to grow your business and make a lot of money at the same time), then, the author's Death to Diabetes Health Coach Certification Training Program is your answer.

Why? Because this program teaches you how to help other diabetics reverse their diabetes as well as help you reverse your own diabetes (if you happen to be diabetic). This training program consists of workbooks, ebooks, CDs, DVDs, MP3 downloads, online training classes/sessions and PowerPoint slides (with audio & animation).

And, because this program will increase your credibility with diabetics, this program will help you learn how to attract hundreds and eventually thousands of diabetics and other potential customers to your wellness business -- by showing you how to establish your credibility and reputation to "connect" with diabetics and their health needs.

In addition, this program will help if you want to get involved with major companies and organizations that pay healthcare professionals very well for alternative health educational services, such as wellness training, employee training, health coaching/counseling, etc.

If you sincerely want to help people with their diabetes and/or other health issues, then, these books and/or the Death to Diabetes Training Program/Kit will help you, because Mr. McCulley's program/books are specifically designed to help you make a lot more money and reach a lot more people.

This program will enable you to become proficient and become an authentic expert in diabetes management so that you will be able to help Type 2 diabetics in your church, community and/or various companies (and beyond, if you choose to do so).

This is the most effective and popular diabetes wellness training program in the country for 5 reasons:

1. This training program is the only program written and developed by an ex-diabetic and an engineer who understands the science of diabetes and how to reverse this disease.

2. This training program is the only program that will build your credibility and reputation because this program actually works to help diabetics reverse their diabetes. This is because the program is based on a top-selling (diabetes) book that has helped thousands of diabetics around the world.

3. This training program is the only program that provides a detailed roadmap and sets of procedures, diagrams, charts and PowerPoint slides that will guide you and your clients step by step through the program to reverse their diabetes -- from no blood glucose control to complete blood glucose control without the need for diabetic medications. Our PowerPoint slides will especially help get you when dealing in Corporate America.

4. This training program is the only diabetes program that explains clearly-defined marketing strategies and multiple ways to expand your business and generate significant revenue for your business.

5. This training program immediately saves you thousands of dollars because instead of paying $25K-$30K for Mr. McCulley to lecture, you spend only several hundred dollars to learn how to do the lectures yourself! Plus, you can use the training program kit over and over and generate your own revenue!

Note: If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office or call our toll free number (1-800-813-1927).

Note: This training program is also available strictly as a set of downloads without the physical boxes at a cost that is at least 50% less than the cost of the physical kit.

Marketing Mistakes

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 13:44:00 +0000

There are many ways to market your business, especially with the many diverse set of marketing tools that are available on the Internet.

Unfortunately, many of us fail to use these tools properly and we spend our time making one or more of the 10 common mistakes that entrepreneurs make when trying to market their business, products and/or services.

Some of these marketing mistakes include the following:

Not having a business plan that addresses multiple revenue streams and a back-end product or service.
Not having a marketing plan that addresses how to use social media and other platforms the right way; and, under-utilizing the various marketing methodologies.
Not clearly identifying a niche market for your business (trying to service everyone leads to servicing almost no one)
Not understanding your client and their needs and desires.
Not articulating and differentiating your business with a powerful USP or VOD.
Lack of a workflow model or a description of how your business operates
Improperly-designed website (A lot of people focus on the look of the website instead of the functionality of the website!)
Not obtaining the proper training or leveraging your own skill set
Failing to promote yourself instead of your business with the right brand marketing
Not willing to spend money or spending money on the wrong things to grow your business
Subconsciously treating your business like a hobby!

In future posts, we will discuss marketing, marketing strategies, do's and don'ts, the 7 marketing segments, the 12 marketing methods, and other similar topics.

If you want a free business consultation or if you have a specific topic that you want us to address, please let us know by filling out the Contact form on the right side.

Please Note: Although our focus is diabetes wellness, our business/marketing staff provides help (and training*) to some of our diabetic clients and health coaches who are learning how to use Facebook and grow their own health & wellness business.

*The key to wellness is knowledge. Ironically, the key to wealth is also knowledge.

How to Write A Book

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Sun, 04 May 2014 00:34:00 +0000

Once you understand your Purpose in Life, you can use that to fuel your passion and your drive to write your first book and help your family, your church and your community.

One of the best ways to achieve your Purpose in Life (or start/grow your business) is to write a book. If you are a good writer who loves to write, this may be just what the doctor ordered.

The self-help book industry has boomed in recent years, due to the increased pace of our lives and due to the increase in diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. People are constantly searching for ways to improve their lives, including topics such as diabetes, nutrition, health coaching, lifestyle changes, spiritual enlightenment, website design, and how to use computer technology, just to name a few.

Becoming an author is a great way to gain credibility and build your following (and make a lot of money!) -- as long as you write a book that talks to your target audience. And, because there are so many free tools and technologies, writing a book and getting published is a lot easier today and a lot less expensive.

But, you may be wondering that if that's true, then, why don't more people write a book? Well, there are 5 major reasons (or excuses) why most people don't write a book:

Time: Most people believe that they don't have the time to write a book.
Motivation: Most people aren't really driven or motivated to write a book.
Writing Skills: Some people don't know how to write.
Publishing Skills: Most people don't know how to get a book published.
Finances: Most people think that it costs a lot of money to write a book.

The key is that you have to get started now and overcome these 5 excuses:

Time: Find the time! Take 15 to 20 minutes each day to write down some ideas and thoughts. Within 6 months, you'll have most of your ideas and content for your first book.

Motivation: If you truly want to help people, that should motivate you to get started! Reach insider your inner spirit to drive you and motivate yourself to write a book.

Writing Skills: If you don't know how to write, then, use an audio recorder to record your ideas and thoughts. Then, get someone to transfer your words to paper.

Publishing Skills: If you don't know how to get a book published, contact a local author or our office after you have put your words down on paper.

Finances: If you do most of the work yourself, you can minimize your costs.

Bottom-line: If you know how to write and if you're truly driven and motivated, you'll find the time to put together a manuscript. Then, once you written the manuscript, you can find a publisher that will publish your book for a few hundred to several hundred dollars.

Book Writing Tips
Here are some tips to help you get started if you're really serious about writing a book:

Collecting Information

Use your own life and work experiences to write about a topic that you are most knowledgeable, skilled and comfortable to talk about.

Use a notepad or journal or get a portable audio recorder to capture your thoughts and ideas about the major events of your life; also, write down your thoughts, your dreams, and your ideas.

Audio record or video record when you talk, especially when you're talking to a group of people. The more ways you capture your words, thoughts and ideas, the more information you'll have for a future book.

Write a several-page autobiography about your upbringing and your life. Think about the key events in your life and write them down. Don't try to write your bio in order of when the events occurred. Instead, just think of the key events in your life and write about each of those events. You can put the key events in their proper order later on.

Now, use your autobiography to write a 1-page bio for your book. Then, edit your 1-page bio and reduce your bio to 3 to 4 key paragraphs. Also, use your bio to create an elevator speech about your life centered around the key topic of your book.

Use the Internet and Google to conduct in-depth research for the key topic area of your book. Find out what experts in that topic area have to say. Figure out what you have to offer about that topic that would be beneficial to your potential readers. For example, if you've figured out a way to defeat your congestive heart failure or if you figured out a way to lose weight, people in your community will want to know how you did it.

But, make sure that you do your homework! Don't offer advice about a topic without doing in depth research first! If you don't do the research, you may lose credibility with your potential readers!

Here's another key tip from the author: Don't try to write your book all at once. In fact, don't focus on writing your book. Initially, just focus on capturing your thoughts, ideas, and expand on those thoughts and ideas by writing and audio recording.

If you capture your thoughts and ideas at least a couple times a week, within 6 months you'll have a lot of things to write about and expand upon! The key is to get started with collecting your thoughts and ideas and documenting them either on a bunch of notepads and/or on an audio recorder.

When you get a chance, visit your local library and take a look at all the many self-help books written about an array of various topics. This may give you some more ideas about the content of your book.

Begin thinking about the key sub-topics of your book and create an outline of your book. For example, if your book's major topic is about a specific ailment such as congestive heart failure, think about some of the sub-topics for that disease such as a description of the disease, the statistics about the disease, the drugs used for treatment, various diets used, different forms of exercise, and your support system. Then, do some research about each of those sub-topics. Eventually, each of those sub-topics will probably become a chapter in your book!

Lots of people say they're going to write a book. Lots of people are even told by their friends and others to write a book. But, very few people actually follow through to write a book. It takes a special person to write a book. As long as you believe that you're special and have something to share, then, you'll start your journey today. That's right -- today -- not tomorrow, not next week -- right now.

If you don't start now, a week will go by, then a month will go by, and 6 months from today, you'll still be where you are today -- nowhere -- waiting to get started ...

Note 1: The business of writing self-help books is about establishing credibility as an expert in your subject area. If you expect readers to seek your book for advice, you need to prove you aren’t just an amateur. So, it’s important to complete extensive research. The use of statistics can help you make points, show how certain techniques work, or let your readers know they’re not alone.
Note 2: Part of your research should include getting to know your target audience. Examine the type of person that you’ll be writing for, so you can develop a positive rapport and gain their trust by understanding who they are. It’s okay to address your reader as “you” and refer to yourself as “I.” This develops a warm and supportive tone that is imperative in a self-help book.

Book Outline

Organize your sub-topics, ideas, and thoughts and develop an outline. Build your book around a framework of headings and subheads to help your reader easily follow along. If you're good with pictures, then, develop a flow chart or diagram that represents the structure of your book. Use a step-by-step method to explain your "program" and to avoid confusion.
Focus on just one skill or theory in each chapter, helping the reader know what they should be taking away from the material. Then, expand on each chapter to build the manuscript for your book. Use shorter paragraphs to limit each paragraph to a single idea.

Remember to stay focused on the practical – inspirational sentences and theories can be helpful, but overuse may overwhelm the reader.

Have your manuscript properly edited by a professional. You want to ensure that people don't find misspellings, typos and grammar being utilized incorrectly.

Select a great title to reach your target audience.

Come up with design for your book cover and find a reputable professional designer to design your cover as a high res JPEG and a PDF.

Make sure you tell your story as part of the book. Why? Because stories sell. Your story will create a connection with your reader and target audience.

Provide a fresh point of view that is different from other books in your genre.

For a self-help book, provide a simple solution that is easy for your readers to understand and implement. Make it as easy as possible for your readers to see how they can implement your instructions.

Speak their language, that is the language of your target audience. Speak in your voice or the voice of the reader to "connect" with your readers.

Tip: Figure out if you're a left-brain (i.e. analytical) thinker or a right-brain (i..e. creative) thinker -- that will help you decide the best way to develop your first manuscript. For example, if you're a left-brain dominant (like most engineers), then, using structure, outlines and models will help you develop your manuscript. If you're right-brain dominant then, using brainstorming, meditation, art, photography, video, audio, and notepads will help you develop your manuscript.

These are just a few ideas to help you get started. For more details about writing your first book, set up a business consultation or get the author's How to Start a Business With Little Money ebook.

By the way, did you know that you can set up your own website or your own blog for free? Did you know that you can get Internet platforms such as Google and YouTube to pay you every month? The business ebook will help you get started going in the right direction while saving you a lot of time and money trying to figure out what to do.

Key Point from the Author: Lots of people say that they're going to write a book. Then, a a couple months goes by, and another few months go by ... The next thing you know is that a year has gone by and you still haven't written your book!

Starting Your Own Business

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 05:01:00 +0000

If you have the desire to help others improve their health, there are many ways for you to help others and make some money at the same time.

More than likely, you have seen Internet ads or been bombarded by unsolicited emails from people promising to make you rich one way or the other.

We can't promise to make you rich, but, we can show you how to help people with their health problems. And, if you're successful with helping people, then, you can make some money.

The key is to focus on what you like to do and what you do well. Do you like to talk? Then, focus on how and where to give talks about health and nutrition. Do you like to write? Then, focus on how and where to write about health and nutrition.

If you don't have the money to invest in a website, blog or book, that's okay. There are many free technologies and platforms that you can use to get started -- as long as you have a computer and an Internet connection. For example, platforms such as Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Blogger provide free tools that allow you to set up your own website or blog for free. Of course, if you're really serious about this, and you have the finances ($7 to $10 a month), then, sign up with a reputable web host provider.

There are many different areas that you can go into to help other people: writing (i.e. a book), writing on the Internet (i.e. blogging), speaking (i.e. doing lectures), counseling (helping people 1-on-1), etc. But, before you select one of these areas, take the time to examine your true motives, your skill set, and the things that you like to do. Don't start out writing if you don't like to write! Don't start out trying to set up your own website if you don't have some basic computer/Internet skills!

Instead focus on who you are: What is your life story? What challenges have you had to overcome? What are your primary skills? What do you enjoy doing? If you didn't have to worry about paying bills, what would you be doing with your life? Have you done something like improve your own health? Did you reverse your diabetes and get off the medications? Did you lose 50 pounds of weight? Did you defeat some other disease?

To summarize: Before you invest your time and money in starting your own health business, take the time to examine your true motives, your skill set, and the things that you like to do. That will help you to figure out what area of the health business to get into.

In addition, make sure that you look at the things that you can do for free to get a feel for what you'll be getting involved with before you spend a lot of money.

There are many training programs out there that can educate you about starting a business, becoming a health coach, becoming a speaker, etc. Read our blog post about the various schools and institutions that can help you.

If you're looking for ideas and ways to start your business, read this web page for hundreds of ideas that will help you to get started.

If you're not financially read to pay for the education, get the How to Start/Grow a Business ebook and/or the How to be an Effective Health Coach ebook.

Note: Because you may be disappointed when you first get started with your business, you need a strong drive and motivation to really want to help others -- so that you'll be able to overcome the many barriers and challenges that you'll have to face. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed and you'll eventually give up.

Importance of Technology

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 15:10:00 +0000

Two of the most powerful technologies from the 1980s and 1990s have grown and converged enabling many of us to live better lives, health-wise and financial-wise.

These two technolgies will help you tremendously to be an even more successful health coach. And, if you're not a health coach, these two technologies can help you to become a health coach (or an author, or whatever field you're interested in).

Do you know what those two technologies are?

Hint: If you're reading this blog post, then, you are using both of those technologies -- namely, the personal computer and the Internet.

The convergence of the personal computer and the Internet has fueled a major shift in the way we live, work and communicate. This convergence allows us to learn about things that used to require us to go back to college or it required us to spend a lot of time in the library doing research.

Now, you can accomplish a lot of this and other activities in the comfort of your own home. Unfortunately, most of us either misuse or under-utilize our personal computer and its connection to the rest of the world via the Internet. Most of us use our computer for things like paying our bills, shopping online, playing video games, and socializing via platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.

But, the real power of the personal computer and the Internet can help you address two of the top problems that most of us will face during our lifetime. One of those problems is financial -- unless you're related to Bill Gates or Warren Buffett. The other problem is our health -- sooner or later either we get sick or a loved one in our family gets sick.

Fortunately, there are thousands of ways that your computer and the Internet can help you with your finances and/or your health -- as long as you're willing to put in the time and effort -- to first figure out how to help yourself, and, then, use that experience to help others. But, if you're going to just sit around and complain or regret what has happened to you, then, your computer can't help you.

On the other hand, if you're motivated to either improve your health or improve your finances, then, your computer can be a true Godsend. It can even help you to start your own business. Just start using some of the free Internet tools and social media platforms to get you started, i.e. Google, Gmail, Blogger, YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Picasa, SlideShare, MySpace. Some of these platforms will actually pay you! Technology is great if you know how to use it ...

If you're interested in helping others (via health coaching), but you're not sure how to get started, think about what you do well and what you really like doing. If you didn't have to worry about paying bills, what would you be doing with your life? What would get your juices flowing such that you would jump out of bed every morning with enthusiasm and joy?

Then, think about the major challenges and problems that you had have to overcome and deal with during your life. Some examples may include things like raising a family, putting your kids through college, getting a college degree, improving your health, losing a lot of weight, serving in the military, overcoming abusive parents, helping others ... the list goes on and on.

Then, think about what you're really good at -- writing? talking? planning? mathematics? raising your children? working? helping others? convincing others of your point of view? making friends? fixing things? ...

Then, think about how to converge what you like doing with what you do well and with the challenges and problems you've had to overcome during your life.

Then, do your own research in an area that garners a lot of interest from you. Don't focus so much on how to make money -- instead focus on how to help others -- learn how to be a true servant first. Select a field of that allows you to help others and be a servant. For example, health coaching is a field that allows you to help others and be a servant of the people.

If you do this, you'll be well on your way! If you have any questions, feel free to call our toll-free number or contact us via email.

Personal Observation from the Author: I have met many healthcare professionals and business entrepreneurs in the health & wellness industry over the years. It simply amazes me how so many people spend so much time pushing "the next great supplement" or some other product -- while ignoring their greatest product of all -- themselves! So, the most important piece of advice that I can give you is to not underestimate your own story and your own power. And, if you lack certain skills (i.e. computers, MS tools, writing, public speaking), then, take a class at your local community college or online.

Bottom-line: Learn how to take full advantage of your computer and the Internet to help realize your dreams.

Free Ebook: Health Coaching & Business Mistakes

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:32:00 +0000

Are you aware that the alternative health & wellness industry is growing because more and more people are dissatisfied with Western Medicine? Many people are fed up with Western Medicine's focus on drugs as the answer to many of today's lifestyle-driven diseases and illnesses, i.e. high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, chronic fatigue, heart disease.

In addition, are you aware that health coaching is the Number 1 growing profession in the alternative health & wellness industry? By the way, diabetes health coaching is the Number 1 growing specialized profession in the health coaching profession.

But, most alternative care professionals aren't making the kind of money you would expect to make in this growing industry.

So, where's the disconnect? Why are so many health coaches struggling in an industry that is growing so fast? Insurance is a major barrier because of their allegiance to the medical dcotors and the pharmaceutical companies. Insurance companies will pay you for your drugs but they won't pay you for preventive care. Although that is changing, it is not changing fast enough.

The Death to Diabetes LLC Company and the owner/diabetes educator (DeWayne McCulley) are aware of this because Mr. McCulley is seen as an expert in the diabetes wellness industry and he works with a lot of healthcare professionals. As a result, he (and his staff) have been able to help diabetes educators, naturopathic doctors, certified dietitians, health coaches, and other healthcare professionals grow their businesses and dramatically increase their revenues.

In addition to the insurance issue, Mr. McCulley has identified 7 mistakes that healthcare professionals inadvertently make in the alternative health & wellness industry, especially when it comes to starting or growing their own health & wellness business. And, after conducting a multitude of business training classes and corporate wellness training, and after attending several business/entrepreneurial conventions and conferences, Mr. McCulley has discovered that healthcare professionals are inadvertently making a lot more mistakes than the original 7 mistakes.

Some of the areas where the mistakes are being made include: product offerings, services, credibility & trust, communications, website design, networking, business planning, marketing, communications, and the use of free Internet technologies to generate more revenue.

If you are a healthcare professional or a health advocate with your own business), and you want to avoid these mistakes and grow your business, then, visit Mr. McCulley's website (Death to Diabetes) and fill out the form to obtain the author's free ebook. This free ebook will teach you how to avoid these common mistakes and understand why you're struggling in this growing industry. Consequently, you will eventually be able to grow your business and your revenues and achieve the level of success you expected in the first place.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to call our office's toll-free number or email us at:

Phone Number: 1-800-813-1927

Email: Admin Office

Web Page: Contact Us

Website Reference:

http://www.deathtodiabetes.com/Training_Program.html#Free_Business_Ebook

Roles of a Health Coach

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:53:00 +0000

A good health coach plays many roles and has many responsibilities in helping their clients achieve their health goals. The 6 major roles and responsibilities of a good health coach include the following:

Providing self-management support to empower the client
Educating the client in the areas of nutrition and lifestyle changes
Bridging the gap between the doctor and the patient
Helping patients navigate the health care system
Offering emotional support
Serving as a continuity figure

Providing self-management support. Self-management support is essential for patients to become empowered and extend their health care outside the clinic walls and into their real lives. Coaches train patients in seven domains of self-management support: providing information, teaching disease-specific skills, promoting healthy behaviors, imparting problem-solving skills, assisting with the emotional impact of chronic illness, providing regular follow-up and encouraging people to be active participants in their care.

Providing education. Providing education so that clients obtain the proper knowledge is key to empowering the client to live a better quality of life. A good health coach is instrumental in providing this knowledge to the client, especially in the areas of proper nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle changes, i.e. detox, juicing, nutritional supplementation. This is critical for diabetic clients who must make the necessary dietary and lifestyle changes to better control their blood glucose levels and manage their diabetes. In fact, studies show that clients have better health outcomes when provided with disease-specific knowledge and skills in areas such as diabetes self-management. A meta-analysis of 53 randomized controlled trials concluded that self-management support improves blood pressure, blood glucose control and BMI.

Bridging the gap between clinician and patient. Throughout the care process, there are plenty of opportunities for disconnects between the clinician and the patient. Prescribing medications is one example. It is a two-part endeavor: 1) writing prescriptions and 2) making sure patients obtain, understand and actually take the medications as prescribed. Physicians perform part one but lack time to address the critical second part. Health coaches can bridge these gaps by following up with patients, asking about needs and obstacles, and addressing health literacy, cultural issues and social-class barriers.

Helping patients navigate the health care system. Many patients, particularly the elderly, disabled and marginalized, need a navigator to help locate, negotiate and engage in services. Coaches can help coordinate care and speak up for patients when their voices are not heard.

Offering emotional support. Coping with illness is emotionally challenging. Well-intentioned but rushed clinicians may fail to address patients' emotional needs. As trust and familiarity grow, coaches can offer emotional support and help patients cope with their illnesses.

Serving as a continuity figure. Coaches connect with patients not only at office visits but also between visits, creating familiarity and continuity. This is particularly helpful in practices where clinicians work part-time or see one another's patients.

Training Schools

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:11:00 +0000

There are many schools and institutes that provide on-campus and online training courses for health coaching and certification. Most of these schools offer certification training in the $3,000 to $9,000 range, depending on the scope of the program that you enroll in. There are other programs in the $900 to $2,000 range.

If you are interested in starting your own health coaching or consultant business, you may want to consider taking an online course. They are often affordable, self-paced, professional and can give you very specific information for your area of need or help you clarify your life direction and career path.

Here are several examples of these types of schools and companies that provide health coach training.

Duke Integrative Health & Wellness Coaching http://www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org/

Duke University is on the forefront of change in the realm of preventive care, accentuating self-responsibility and honoring patient value systems. They are taking major steps to add credibility and validity to the health coaching profession by way of research and upcoming policy change. Duke boasts an incredibly inspiring health center on their campus in Duke Integrative Medicine, that serves the patient or client in numerous alternative health therapies in addition to traditional physician-focused care.

Since 2008, Duke has been leading the Duke Integrative Health Professional Coaching Training for people who are interested in changing careers, or adding onto their current training. Wellness coaching, from their standpoint, is much more than goal setting for nutrition or weight loss. They emphasize the client-centered approach in a way that promotes the client’s own self-discovery. Through dialogue, discussion of values, motivation and personal experiences, the client begins to choose their own goals. Readiness and confidence levels are assessed, both through introspective self-assessment check-lists, and through informal, but highly trained, guided client-focused conversation.

Their program involves some on-campus instruction, in the form of modules. A week of full day classes are held approximately once a month for 3-4 months during their Foundations course. There are also online assignments between classroom sessions. A second series of classes are given during their Certification training, and students are required to conduct practice and real-life coaching sessions as part of their qualification process. Taken back to back, the entire coursework lasts about a year.

Duke University is a highly respected university and this formal learning program that can lead to Certification in a year is highly competitive program. For those who are already in the medical and health field this is a very good program, attending this program will show that you have a true dedication to learning and will reflect favorably upon you.

Information on their admissions policies, tuition fees and educational format can be found on their website:
http://www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org/professional-training/integrative-health-coach-professional-training

Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) http://www.integrativenutrition.com/program
The Institute for Integrative Nutrition provides an online training program offering a one year (48-week) course to become a health coach or counselor.

The Health Coach Training Program is specially designed for people who are passionate about health and wellness. Whether you’re interested in learning about nutrition, launching a meaningful new career, or even changing the world, Integrative Nutrition will empower you to transform your life and achieve your personal and professional goals.

The IIN's curriculum covers over 100 dietary theories and combines counseling techniques with real-world business training. Its nutrition philosophy takes a holistic approach to wellness and encourages students to consider relationships, work, exercise, and spirituality as essential to building good health.

Their health coach training program began in 1992 and is focused on holistic nutrition. The Institute for Integrative Nutrition prides themselves on being the largest nutrition school in the world, but, that shouldn't be your primary reason for attending.

This school provides education on health coaching, nutrition, healthy lifestyle choices and business management. They provide business counseling, as well as assistance getting your coaching website up and running within about 6 months of the program.

American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) http://www.achs.edu/
Founded in New Zealand in 1978, ACHS launched in the United States in 1989 and became the first accredited completely online college offering holistic health education, with certificate, diploma, and undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

The American College of Healthcare Sciences is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.Your ACHS education is accredited by the DETC and recognized throughout the holistic health community.

Career areas include Master herbalists, herbal consultants, Health food and natural health retailers, Herbal and dietary supplement manufacturers, Natural cosmetic or aromatherapy manufacturer, Natural health marketers and retailers, Holistic health clinic owners., Aromatherapists, Homeobotanical consultant, Holistic health practitioner, and Natural health educator, coach, speaker, or writer.

Dr. Sears Wellness Institute http://www.drsearswellnessinstitute.org/

The Dr. Sears Wellness Institute offers three L.E.A.N. Coach Certifications that are designed to get students their certification within six week – longer if they take more than one program. Certification allows the individual to begin working as a health coach, teaching the L.E.A.N. programs and principles of living happier, healthier, longer lives by making positive Lifestyle, Exercise, Attitude, and Nutrition (L.E.A.N.) choices. The program encourages those who have their certification to teach their programs, give workshops and seminars and they provide marketing tools, materials, and strategies to help you achieve your goal. This program is designed to be very hands on and to give their health coaches full support in their careers.

Dr. Sears Health Coach Certification programs provide advanced nutrition and wellness education, utilizing science-based curriculum and state of the art interactive online classrooms. You can become certified in one or more of the following areas: Families, Pregnancy, or Adults/Seniors. A Dr. Sears Health Coach Certification gives you the ability and tools to work with individuals or groups in settings such as corporate wellness, schools, medical centers, community groups.

The Dr. Sears Wellness Institute was established to in 2001 by Dr. Bill Sears and exercise physiologist Sean Foy. In 2010, they introduced online Certified L.E.A.N. Coach Training and Certification courses to accommodate international coaches and those who were unable to travel to an in-person training.

For people who are coming into this field without any medical background, this is a very good program to take. It has a comprehensive and easy to understand curriculum that is online and has excellent student support. For those who want to own their own business, once you are certified through one of their programs the Institute will help you with your marketing. For those starting out in the field, this program is highly recommended, especially because of the amount of support that students receive during and after certification.

National Society of Health Coaches (NSHC) http://www.nshcoa.com/

The NSHC offers a Health Coach Certification, which is the NSHC’s Certified Health Coach, CHC. This certification is only open to licensed and credentialed healthcare professionals, i.e. physician, physician assistant, doctor of chiropractic/podiatry, nurse practitioner, RN/LPN/LVN, therapists, dentist, licensed dental hygienist, registered dietician, certified nutrition specialist, psychologist, certified diabetic educator (CDE), pharmacist, certified athletic trainer, certified exercise physiologist, and licensed acupuncturist. This self-study program includes online skills practice, skills competency and testing.

The NSCH was founded in 2007 on the premise that healthcare professionals could positively affect patient/client compliance to both improve outcomes and reduce costs by combining evidence-based practice interventions with the science of motivational interviewing. NSHC's health coaching education and certification program will continue to evolve in tandem with research, clinical best practice and health care reform.

The NSHC program is a highly respected program and they have a unique evidence-based health coaching approach. A certification from this program will certainly give any healthcare provider a nod of approval from their peers and it will make them more likely to be hired. For those that do not already hold a licensed or credentialed healthcare profession, completing the program for the certificate of completion will show that they are willing to go the extra mile to learn and that they have received a completion certificate from one of the top programs in the nation.

American Council on Exercise (ACE)

http://www.acefitness.org/getcertified/health-coach-certification.aspx
Developed primarily for those who have experience working in the fitness and exercise field, the ACE Health Coach certification is purposed to expand or bring to the next level the career of fitness professionals looking to integrate a whole-body/mind approach to helping their clients.

For this certification, you have the option of purchasing just the exam voucher or the exam and one of two self-study packages. The “Standard” package includes ACE Academy which consists of weekly email courses reminding you to keep your studies on track. The “Premium” package includes ACE Academy Select, which implements a presentation-based curriculum. This package also has an extra practice test and free re-test voucher.

In order to sit for the ACE Health Coach certification exam you must have a current CPR/AED certificate along with either a current NCCA-accredited certification, or an associate’s degree or higher. Comparable work experience in fitness, nutrition or related fields is also considered and may take the place of the degree or certification requirements.

ACE is the only organization whose health coach certification is accredited by the National Council on Certifying Agencies (NCCA). This distinction means the certification has been officially recognized as a credential whose holders are competent professionals in the field of health coaching. As a result, it may be more highly regarded by others and may create more employment opportunities in certain settings.

Wellcoaches School of Coaching http://www.wellcoachesschool.com
The Wellcoaches Core Health Coach Training program takes 18 weeks to complete and culminates in an oral and written exam for the organization’s Health and Wellness Coach certification. This certification is required to enroll in the Wellcoaches Professional Health Coach training program, which consists of a 10-month curriculum. A bachelor’s degree or an NCAA-accredited certification with at least 2,000 hours of work experience in a health related field is required.

The Wellcoaches Health Coaching Program incorporates the effectiveness of evidence-based coaching skills and learning innovation to develop health coaches that can provide long-term wellness and health improvements for their clients.

Established in 2000, the program tackles some of the most significant health obstacles facing our society including obesity, inactive lifestyles, depression, bad eating habits and stress.

Health Sciences Institute http://www.healthsciences.org/registered-health-coach
The HealthSciences Institute provides the Registered Health Coach (RHC) program, which supports the application of evidence-based health coaching approaches to improve engagement and patient-level outcomes across health care disciplines and settings. The RHCprogram, which is grounded in the science of health behavior change and learning, was developed in partnership with experts in the field, including NIH-funded health coaching and behavioral medicine specialists.

The Registered Health Coach (RHC) program and the Health Coach Registry have been developed with three aims: 1.) Support the application of evidence-based health coaching approaches demonstrated to improve engagement and patient-level outcomes across health care disciplines and settings; 2.) Provide a validated pathway and learning opportunities for building proficiency in these approaches; 3.) Assess and recognize individuals who have established proficiency in evidence-based health behavior change approaches, as well as programs/organizations that support their routine use.

RHC reflects ten years of experience at HealthSciences Institute training thousands of practitioners in the generation of chronic disease prevention and chronic care improvement interventions that has been demonstrated to deliver better patient-level outcomes in over 300 rigorous clinical trials.

Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching http://www.ipeccoaching.com/
The Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) provides a health coaching in-classroom program that includes training in your choice of a specialty area over a 7-month period. Specialty areas include life, health and wellness, corporate, professionals, executive, educator, relationship, transition, teen, and small business, in addition to your primary live training modules.

Discovered and developed by iPEC Founder Bruce D Schneider, the program is founded on more than ten thousand hours of research and application over the course of 30 years. This inter-disciplinary process has its roots in psychotherapy, holistic concepts, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), mentoring, consulting, quantum physics, metaphysics, adult and accelerated learning theories, emotional intelligence, leadership development, and theories of conscious evolution.

Other Online Training Courses

If you already have a B.S. degree and only need training in a couple of specific areas, then, you may want to consider signing up for various online courses at places such as Udemy (http://www.udemy.com/). Founded in 2010, Udemy is funded by Insight Venture Partners, Lightbank, MHS Capital, 500 Startups and other investors. Udemy provides individual training courses; and, Udemy is unique in that it also has a platform that allows you to provide your own online training courses to your employees and customers.

Institute for the Psychology of Eating (IPE) http://psychologyofeating.com

The Institute for the Psychology of Eating (IPE) provides online health coach training that certifies you as an Eating Psychology Coach. This training will enable you to work with the most commonly seen eating concerns, i.e. weight, body image, overeating, binge eating, digestion, fatigue, immunity, mood, etc.

Health Coach Training http://www.healthcoachtraining.com/

The HealthCoachTraining® Program combines the skills of professional coaching with health training, and teaches proven marketing and sales systems to attract clients and coach them by means of a web-based virtual coaching office.

Mayo Clinic Wellness Coach Training

http://www.mayo.edu/mshs/careers/wellness-coach/wellness-coaching-training-minnesota/curriculum

The Mayo Clinic Wellness Coach Training is an 11-session course that prepares students to work as Wellness Coaches by combining online and on-site learning that maximizes potential for individual growth; and, providing opportunities for group interaction and practice.

Body Mind Institute http://bodymindinstitute.com

The Body Mind Institute provides an array of health-related courses and programs from educators, speakers, authors and institutions to enable you to receive certification from the courses you take. The Body Mind Institute and teachers provide courses, tools and support delivered through interactive online media to your computer at your convenience. Interactive video streaming is delivered through our web portal along with PDF handouts, voice over PowerPoint segments, activities and ongoing automated quizzes that immediately test the student's knowledge.

Spencer Institute http://spencerinstitute.com/
The Spencer Institute provides a Wellness Coach Certification program, which expands beyond coaching models currently used in wellness coaching. The program teaches concepts tied to the overall coaching experience, from how you train to be a coach, on up to application of skills with clients. The Wellness Coach Certification training course is presented as a client-centered approach to facilitate wellness coaching, through the use of behavior change strategies and sound coaching practices used in the field currently.

Death to Diabetes, LLC http://www.deathtodiabetes.com/Training_Program.html
The Death to Diabetes, LLC company offers three training certification programs: health coaching, nutrition, and train-the-trainer. These programs are designed to train healthcare professionals in the areas of medical science, alternative science, diabetes, obesity, and nutrition; along with business and marketing training. The types of healthcare professionals that have been trained include health coaches, naturopathic doctors, diabetes educators, nutritionists, health advocates, wellness consultants, nurses, retired doctors, and corporations (with wellness initiatives).

These programs are unique in that they educate the students first and then show the students how to train others, including their clients, their staff and their community. As a result, many of the smaller companies benefited from this type of training because they were able save thousands of dollars by implementing some of their own training; and, in turn, enabled them to grow their business and increase their revenues.

The program is a self-paced online training program that consists of online training sessions (with PowerPoint slides) and a physical kit that is shipped to each student. The kit consists of books, booklets, CDs, DVDs, ebooks, MP3 files, PowerPoint slides, etc. The personal live training is provided via Skype and the Internet.

The training program is based upon the book Death to Diabetes, which is now one of the top-selling diabetes books in the U.S. and around the world. This book explains the major root causes of Type 2 diabetes and how to properly control and reverse the disease. This is based on an easy-to-follow, systematic 10-step process, 200+ clinical studies/medical references, the science of diabetes, and the experience of an ex-diabetic engineer.

Training Costs
As previously mentioned, most of these schools offer certification training in the $3,000 to $9,000 range, depending on the scope of the program. There are other programs in the $900 to $2,000 range.

The key to understanding the tuition of a program is making sure you know exactly what is included within the cost -- so that you're comparing apples to apples. Some programs appear less expensive, however, when you study them further, you find hidden charges, such as needing to hire your own mentor coach, purchase additional books, and/or pay for business development coaching or kits.

Summary

Health coaching is a collective and highly individualized service that concentrates on enhancing wellness and health. It develops a person’s ability to attain short-term and long-term health objectives. Whether its achieving overall well-being or addressing a particular health-related problem, the main emphasis is always on improving your patient's or client's quality of life.

Certain health coach certifications are better suited for clinical health care professionals, while some are a better fit for those wanting to take on a business or entrepreneurial role. Either way, it doesn’t matter if you’re already in the healthcare or fitness field or whether you’re just getting started. If you have a sincere interest in helping others achieve true health and well-being, the growing field of health coaching is definitely worth getting into to advance or supplement your career.

The Ways for a Health Coach to Make Money

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:43:00 +0000

There are primarily two types of income that a business generates: active income and passive income.

Active income is the income you earn for services that you have performed. This income includes wages, tips, salaries, commissions and income from businesses in which there is material participation such as conducting a coaching session or running a class.

Passive income is the income you produce from business activities in which you do not materially participate such as the royalty fee you receive when a customer buys your book from Amazon.com.

One of the biggest mistakes that health coaches (and other healthcare professionals) make is that they tend to focus on producing active income and not passive income. By focusing on ways to generate both active income and passive income, you increase the opportunities for your business to generate a lot more money and reward you with more freedom and a better quality of life for you and your family.

Active income is what you get when someone hires you to do a job. You do the work; you get paid. Usually the amount of effort or time you put in directly relates to how much you get paid as active income. There is obviously a ceiling on how much you can make here because there are only a certain amount of hours in the day/week/month.

With active income, you get paid only once. In other words, the income is non-recurring. This may include public speaking, hosting conferences, one-on-one coaching, and consulting. You do the work in exchange for a fee. You are essentially trading your time for a one-time payment.

Passive income is just the opposite. It is what happens when customers pay you over and over again for the same work — work you only did once. In other words, it is recurring. Examples of this includes book royalties, affiliate commissions, course sales, website ads, and monthly membership fees. You are trading your time for an ongoing revenue stream.

Active Income Options
In general, most of a health coach's income is based solely on meeting with their clients and getting paid for their time with them. But, there are many other ways to generate active income, especially if you're running your own business.

Here are some of the ways to generate active income for your health coaching business.

Conduct one-on-one health coaching sessions. This is the primary activity that most health coaches perform. However, you can expand this by conducting coaching sessions over the phone and over the Internet (i.e. Skype). This allows you to reach more people within the comfort of your own office or home!

Conduct group health coaching sessions. This is very beneficial to a family or a group of clients who can't afford to pay for individual sessions.

Conduct workshops, lectures, classes. This allows you to reach more people at one time. It also helps to build your credibility and reputation.

Conduct professional training classes. This allows you to reach other healthcare professionals. It also helps to build your credibility and reputation.

Passive Income Options
Now, that we've explored some of the alternative ways to generate active income, how about ways to generate passive income? Why is passive income so important? Think about it: What happens if you get sick? Or, what if you want to go on a vacation? Or, what if you want to retire, or you find yourself unable to work any longer. Where is the income going to come from?

Some health coaches plan for these situations by working extra hours to acquire extra income to have available for the future, and for sick days or for going on a vacation. But, there is a better way to earn extra income instead of working more hours! It's called passive income.

Passive income is attractive because it frees you up to go on vacation or have enough of a financial cushion just in case you get sick.

And, if you desire to retire, or find yourself unable to work any longer, your income will cease to exist unless you have some form of passive income. In the past, this was accomplished by employee participation in company-sponsored pension plans.

Here are several ways to generate passive income that you can tie into your health coaching business.

Write an Ebook. Write and sell ebooks and other information products. Info-entrepreneurs make up a new class of entrepreneurs, creating and marketing information products.

Get Published. Write and publish your own book. Market it online to increase sales volumes and your royalties.

Write Online Articles. A lot of sites such as Demand Studios will actually pay you to write various articles online. Some offer up front type payments for the work, but a majority of the sites offer revenue sharing. This means that depending on how many views your article may receive, you would get a percentage of the profit. Here's where the nice part comes in though. If you do get any acclaim with the article views, then the profit you receive is generally each month- forever. As long as the article continues to get views you're getting paid!

Write for revenue sharing content sites, such as eHow, Xomba, HubPages, Suite101, Squidoo, Associated Content and Helium. Choose 2-3 sites to concentrate on and build up a large collection of articles on your chosen sites.

Develop a CD or DVD. Record your lectures and speeches. Then, create a CD or DVD to sell. This is especially great for people who don't like to write but love to talk.

Set up an Affiliate Blog. Build an affiliate blog, promote the blog, and use it to promote affiliate offers. This is by far one of the best ways to generate a source of passive income online.

Start with an affiliate site like ClickBank or Commission Junction. Find a few offers in a category that you know a bit about. Make sure they have good numbers, and do your keyword research to make sure there’s demand. After figuring out what keywords to optimize your blog for, start a new blog and write articles. SEO optimize the blog, and promote it around the web. Once the traffic numbers start going up, deploy some ads for affiliate offers. People click on the ads, and you get paid! Now repeat the process until you have ten or twenty blogs, or maybe hundreds if you want to make some serious cash online.

If you have a great product, then, recruit affiliates to sell your product. If you don't have your own product, but, you like someone else's product, then, you can obtain sales referrals fees by recruiting affiliates to purchase that product. Promote their product through your site, newsletter, email and social networking.

Perform Online Blogging. Some bloggers earn six-figure incomes from one niche blog. Once the blog is established, you will earn residual income from older posts as well as new ones.

Use Affiliate Sites. Many different companies have allowed the public to become affiliate marketers of their products for which they will gladly pay. Amazon is one such site as well as ClickBank. These sites allow you to choose from their vast array of products and services, and then allow you to advertise for them. In return, they give you a percentage of the sale profit. If done correctly and with much thought behind it, this can be a very lucrative business. The amount you may get per sale or per click will all just depend on the product or service you choose to market for the company. Some of the services on ClickBank boast up to $35 per customer that signs up!

Offer a Membership Site. Have a service you think is valuable? Think people might pay a monthly fee to have it? Then you might consider offering a monthly membership site for that service. You can always begin a small website, if you don't already have one, and then just add a shopping cart feature to it. With a little fine tuning and a stellar membership idea, eventually, customers will be clambering to become members of your service. You can even set the shopping cart up to bill people each time their membership expires automatically. This is where the real money will start to roll in, and better yet, with no work on your part.

Sell Your Photos Online. There are many sites such as Istock, that will gladly pay you if someone likes a stock photo you've taken. Once someone decides they'd like to use your photo, Istock will pay you a nominal fee each time they or anyone else uses it. If you have more than a handful of photos that are highly desirable, all you'd need to do is upload them to the site and then your work is all done. Then, you'd simply sit back and enjoy the proceeds that follow.

Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)/Network Marketing. Find a product that you believe in and sell it to your family, friends, co-workers, etc.; and, convince them to also sell the product. The problem with this approach is that it’s very close to a pyramid scheme. In essence, you make money from signing up people who sell the product. Do your research first and make sure that it is a product line you are familiar with and passionate about selling. Otherwise you will be wasting your time and you'll end up pissing off your family and friends.

Website Ads. Add well-placed ads to your website or blog from places like Google and Media.net If a visitor to your site clicks on the ad and buys something, you get paid! But, it takes a while to build this up because you have to have a lot of people coming to your site.

Sell Advertising Online. In order to make money while you sleep, your site has to be self-sustaining and self-maintaining, which isn’t the easiest thing to do, because it requires a lot of traffic.With enough traffic the advertising revenue becomes passive income.

If you're successful, you will begin making money while you sleep and the hard work will finally pay off. Within the first few weeks you may be earning around $5 – $10 dollars a day. That may not seem like much, but, within a couple months, you may be pulling in $50 - $100 a day. Again, that may not seem like much, but a $100 a day translates into $36,500 a year! If your income continues to grow, who knows, you might reach 6 figures!

Warning: This is not easy -- this is hard work. Don't expect a minimum of effort to generate any significant passive income on a consistent basis. You won't get something for nothing.

Health Coaching & Train-the-Trainer Kits (Contents)

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:47:00 +0000

The Death to Diabetes^®Educational Train-the-Trainer Training Program is a comprehensive set of training kits for health coaches, wellness consultants, dietitians, naturopathic doctors, other healthcare professionals, and corporations (with wellness initiatives) to provide diabetes/obesity/heart disease wellness training to members of their organization, company, etc.

This program is a self-paced online training program with a physical training kit that provides training modules, module tests, CDs, DVDs, and 1-on-1 coaching to help healthcare professionals increase their level of knowledge and expertise to become health coaches, which, in turn, will allow them to grow their business and increase their revenues.

These train-the-trainer certification programs are designed to help wellness consultants, diabetes educators, health coaches, naturopathic doctors, nutritionists, dietitians, health advocates, other healthcare professionals, and corporations (with wellness initiatives) to obtain state-of-the-art diabetes/obesity training materials. They can use these materials to train the general public, their membership, their employees, other personnel, and other diabetics; or, to train trainers or experts in their organization. These training materials will allow them to teach the general public, their membership, their employees, other personnel, and other diabetics how to control and reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and its complications.

As a result, health coaches, wellness consultants, diabetes educators, nutritionists, dietitians, health advocates, and other healthcare professionals are able to educate their clients and grow their business.

This train-the-trainer wellness program explains the planning and logistics behind running a training class, workshop, or lecture; and, how to market your business to increase revenues while helping the public.

The wellness program provides a comprehensive set of PowerPoint presentation slides with a downloadable CD, training guide and 2 DVDs that explain the slides -- to help you present the materials and project yourself as an even more competent healthcare professional.

The wellness program defines the 5 super foods (to eat), the 5 "dead" foods (to avoid), the Death to Diabetes® Super Meal Model®, the top 10 supplements, and the 7 wellness factors -- all designed to work synergistically to reduce insulin resistance, increase glucose uptake, burn fat, and repair the sick cells.

This wellness program explains the key aspects of nutritional science including the key macronutrients, micronutrients, the health benefits of each vegetable, fruit, nut, seed, oil, etc.

This wellness program explains the key aspects of medical science including disease pathology, pathogenesis, cellular biology, drug impacts, alternative therapies, etc.

The Death to Diabetes® Train-the-Trainer Training Program is based upon the book Death to Diabetes, which is now one of the top-selling diabetes books in the U.S. and around the world. This wellness program explains the major root causes of Type 2 diabetes and how to properly control and reverse the disease. This is based on an easy-to-follow, systematic 10-step process, 200+ clinical studies/medical references, the science of diabetes, and the experience of an ex-diabetic engineer.

The Death to Diabetes® Train-the-Trainer Training Program is a flexible and modular training program that makes it very easy for a novice or expert to conduct impressive and effective training classes. This program includes the certification and health coaching programs. You will also receive 1-on-1 training from the author or one of our training experts -- to give you the insight into the program and how to customize the program to fit your business needs.

Training Kits
The training program is provided in the form of training kits of various sizes. Here is a list of the key components within each of the training kits:

Training Kit Component	Training Kit
Training Kit Component	#1	#2	#3	#4
Getting Started Guide & Roadmap: Explains how to use the training kit components.	X	X	X	X
Student Handout: Provides overview of program for the clients in your class.	X	X	X	X
Registration Form: For clients to register for your class or lecture (to build your client base)	X	X	X	X
Training Booklet: Provides training questions, learning exercises and action plans, to learn about diabetes, wellness, nutrition, detox, and the 10 steps of the wellness program.	X	X	X	X
Death to Diabetes Book: explains the science of diabetes and how to control and reverse the disease with multiple therapies.	X	X	X	X
CD: Explains the common mistakes that diabetics make and how to avoid them.	X	X	X	X
DVD: Explains the 10 steps of the diabetes wellness program.	X	X	X	X
PowerPoint Presentation Slides (50 - 250): Explains diabetes, nutrition, detox, exercise, and other areas of program.	50	100	200	350
Training Sessions (3 - 15): Provides 1-hour training sessions via telephone/Internet for marketing, business, nutrition, diabetes, etc.	3	6	12	25
Train-the-Trainer Program Booklet: Explains how to train your clients and staff to learn how to reverse diabetes w/program.	X	X	X	X
Criterion Test: To verify what you’ve learned.	X	X	X	X
Activity Planning Chart: Provides a list of the specific activities that a diabetic must perform each day, based on the program’s 10 steps.		X	X	X
Meal Planning Guide: Provides a meal plan of a breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack for a day.		X	X	X
Cookbook (400 pages): Explains how to design meals to stabilize blood glucose, insulin levels; provides 250⁺ recipes for super meals, juicing, smoothies, snacks and eating out.		X	X	X
Meal Planning Tool Kit: Folder of training aids for diabetes management and meal planning.		X	X	X
Wellness Guides (9): Training aids for glucose testing, meal planning, dr. visits/tests, weight loss, blood pressure, kidneys, nerves, heart.		X	X	X
CDs: Super Meal Diet & Food Tips, Radio Interviews		X	X	X
DVDs: Medical Conference, Lecture, TV Interviews		X	X	X
Module Training Booklets (10): A booklet for each of the 10 Steps of the wellness program.			X	X
Meal Planning Booklet: Provides a meal plan of breakfast, lunch, dinner, & snack for 90 days.			X	X
Activity Tracking Workbooks (3): A journal for tracking daily activities for 30 days.			X	X
Death to Diabetes Printed Ebook: explains the science of diabetes and how to control and reverse the disease with multiple therapies.			X	X
Power of Juicing Book: Explains how to juice, the best juicers; 100⁺ juicing and smoothie recipes for diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.			X	X
Diabetes Ebooks: Explain diabetes, why diabetics remain diabetic, GI/GL chart			X	X
Training Modules with Criterion Testing (10): To verify what you have learned.			X	X
DVD: Super Diet, Workshop, Video Clips			X	X
Health Coaching Booklet: Explains how to be an effective health coach.			X	X
How to Start a Business Booklet: Explains business/marketing strategies, how to develop a business plan, how to start/grow business, how to design your website, and write a book.			X	X
Additional Components (1 - 3): Weight Loss Book, Tracking Charts, Customized PowerPoint Slides w/ Your Company's Header, Add’l Training Sessions.				X

Note 1: This training program is a physical kit that comes to your house -- it consists of 3 boxes, with books, booklets, CDs, DVDs, PowerPoint slides, etc. The training program also includes an online component via the phone and/or Skype -- that provides personal 1-on-1 training to you from the author. The program also includes ebooks and other online tools and job aids that can be downloaded to your computer.

How to Start Your Own Business

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:09:00 +0000

Most people who think about starting a business usually decide not to because they don’t have any money and they don’t know how to start a business. The good news is that you don’t really need a lot of money to start a small business, especially if you have the skills.

You may be struggling with how to start a business because you don’t have the resources. The truth is you don’t need a lot of money – if you’re resourceful. Here are several ways to start your own business without a lot of money:

Start with a great idea. How do you know it’s a good idea? Talk to your friends, family, and business associates. If most people think it’s a winner, then you can feel good about finding partners for your business. If you plan to go it alone, you’ll feel more confident if others think you have a great idea.

Research your market. First, keep in mind that any new business venture requires a solid bench of research behind it. This includes evaluating the marketplace, determining the need for your practice, and deciding whether you need to diversify your offering to stay competitive. For example, if you’re interested in starting a chiropractic business, could you add on yoga and relaxation classes to provide your clients with a full spectrum of holistic health services from one location?

Evaluate yourself. Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? You may have a passion for alternative health, but don’t forget that you must believe 100 percent in your product or service and be prepared to do much of the business heavy lifting, especially during the start-up phase. If you are not sure business ownership is for you quite yet, you might want to consider easing into the business some other way.

Determine Skill Set/Gaps. Figure out what skills are required to run your business. Then, figure out what skills you have or plan to get via training. Then, find people who have the skills you don't have. Then, either subcontract to have specific work done; or, hire them to either train you or perform the work.

Also, figure out your strengths and weaknesses. If you like to write, make sure you leverage that skill. For example, if you like to write, you should consider writing a book to sell as one of your products. If you like to talk, then, you should consider get paid for speaking engagements or get recorded and produce a CD or DVD to sell as one of your products.

Decide on a Location. Many alternative health care practitioners run their businesses from their homes, an office, or a spa-like environment.

Research Certification and Training Requirements. Each practice area has its own certification and training programs. Research all the educational requirements that are required to secure any licenses and permits, including any type of certification and training that may be required. When building a staff, focus on hiring licensed employees with a proven track record of success.

Build buzz. When speaking in a public forum, do people get excited with what you have to say? If they do, they’ll tell others, and your story will spread throughout the community. Eventually, someone may ask you for your story for your local newspaper or magazine. (That's what happened to the author of "Death to Diabetes").

Establish credibility and trust. The biggest hurdle you must overcome is credibility and trust. You must convince the audience that you are credible and trustworthy. Share your story, use humor, and discuss your professional achievements so that people can see you as someone who’s had other successes. (That's what the author of "Death to Diabetes" did).

Here's are some video clips of the author using humor and his coma story to establish credibility and trust with his audience:

Think partnership. Find a friend or relative (with money) who thinks like you and has similar ideas.

Get help. If you need some help in your business but can't afford to hire employees consider asking family and friends to help you. Once your business is operating successfully though make sure you don't forget those that helped you out. You want to keep good karma especially when you’re a business owner.

Business plan. This is the biggest mistake that entrepreneurs make! You need to develop a business plan, especially if you plan to go to the bank for a small business loan. The initial business plan doesn't need to be extravagant - a few pages should suffice at the beginning. At a minimum, you should define your overall mission and the products and services you plan to sell. If you need help with your plan, we can help you.

Equipment: Work with what you have. Don’t buy a brand new computer for your business. With the addition of a few hundred dollars worth of extra memory, your current computer system may be adequate. If you need a new computer, do your research before buying. There are a lot of good deals, especially on the TV shopping networks such as HSN.com and QVC.com.

Ideally, you should have a desktop computer with all the bells and whistles and software tools you need to run your business and develop your products. For a backup, a laptop or a storage device should be sufficient.

Advertise your business. They only way anyone is going to know about your business is if your market it. Word or mouth is the oldest and still the best way of marketing a new or existing business. Also you can print out fliers and door hangers from your personal computer and printer. Eventually, you should develop a marketing plan.

Get a website. Initially, in the short term, a website is not necessary. Think about all the small businesses that existed before the Internet! Many people make the mistake and throw together a website, which they equate to their business. Big mistake! Your website is not your business! It's a tool, just like your computer or your desk.

A well-designed website can help you grow your business, but, most people don't really know what a well-designed website should look like! In most cases, people copy what other websites have done without thinking about the primary goals of their own website and how it supports their business plan -- another big mistake. Also, if you define and grow your business locally first, you'll have a better idea about the content of your website.

If you don’t have the skills to design your own website, acquire the skills or find someone who can design your website. If you don’t have the skills and the time to design your own website, find someone who can design your website inexpensively and in a reasonable time.

Do your research and find a website host provider, where you can store your website for a monthly fee a little as $10 a month.

If you don’t have the money to pay the monthly fee to a website host provider, then, set up a free website. However, if you’re really serious about starting a real business, then, you should eventually save up the money so that you can pay a host provider. Why? Because the free websites are owned by the company that’s storing your website! You are not the owner! You can lose years of work if the free website provider decides to shut down.

Note: If you don’t have the skills, the time or the money, you may not be ready to start your business. If you need help, contact our office.

Get published. If you have a book, you should use it as a foundation to build your site. If you don't have a book, consider whether you should write a book -- especially if you like to write and you have a story to tell.

Be aware of legal and financial concerns. One of the most common causes of failure of any businesses is under capitalization. In many cases, we believe business owners run into difficulty not because they may lack the budget required to run their business, but, because they start a business at a time when they need a certain level of income to survive.

While it's great to start out with high expectations and enthusiasm, it's important to be realistic - most businesses will not produce a steady income for the first couple of years.

Additionally, in order to grow your business, you should plan on reinvesting any profit back into the business for at least a year or two. And, don’t forget to talk to your attorney and accountant concerning how to set up your business and the tax implications.

Explore Your Financing Options. The SBA provides guides for loans and grants, which can help you determine your financial needs and explain the process of obtaining a small business loan.

Assess Your Insurance Needs. Every business is different and insurance needs vary greatly. To understand your needs, talk to an insurance agent or broker who is familiar with your business type. It’s likely you will need some form of general business insurance (to cover legal hassles due to accident, injuries, and claims of negligence) as well as commercial liability insurance (which protects your business against malpractice, errors, and negligence in provision of services to your customers). You should also protect your business property with commercial property insurance.

Get the Appropriate Licenses and Permits. All businesses, including home-based businesses, require appropriate permits and licenses.

Be creative. Use your creativity to figure out how to advertise and grow your business.

With a strong idea, solid business plan and some courage, you can launch your business. Don't let a lack of money hold you back. Most businesses are launched with as little as $5,000. So, if you truly want to start a business, pay attention to these tips from people who built businesses with little or no cash.

Note: If you want more details about starting a business and building a website, then, get the author's How to Start A Business ebook.

Note: These are just a few ideas to get you started. There will be new ideas and new posts about this important topic in the future, so make sure that you subscribe to our Health Coaching Business Blog Feed.

Health Coaching Training Program (Overview)

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:10:00 +0000

Given the rise in demand for diabetes health coaching (which is non-drug focused), certified diabetes educators, diabetes counselors, diabetes coaches, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals are looking for ways to acquire the necessary knowledge to help diabetic clients and others suffering with lifestyle-driven diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and chronic fatigue.

Consequently, the company Death to Diabetes LLC has developed a leading-edge training program for health coaches and other health care professionals. This program is based on the company's well-received corporate wellness program. However, this program has been significantly discounted to make it available to health coaches and other professionals who lack the financial resources of a corporation.

Because of the success of the top-selling book Death to Diabetes, the author (DeWayne McCulley) has been able to help health coaches and other healthcare professionals with his Death to Diabetes^® Health Coaching Certification Program and/or his Train-the-Trainer Training Program -- for those who want to grow their business and get paid for lectures, workshops, and for training other professionals.

The Death to Diabetes^® Health Coaching Certification Program is designed specifically for health coaches and other similar healthcare professionals who want to help their clients via health coaching, with one or more of the following diseases and illnesses: obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and chronic fatigue.

This program provides comprehensive training about nutrition, health, disease pathology, etc. for health coaches as well as wellness consultants, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals.

This program is designed to help novices, health coaches, wellness consultants, diabetes educators, naturopathic doctors, nutritionists, dietitians, health advocates, and other healthcare professionals to learn state-of-the-art information about the science of nutrition, disease, pathology, biochemistry, etc. They can use this information that they learn to perform health coaching, lectures, consultations, and other services to their clients, who are seeking guidance with their health issues.

The program consists of 3 boxes of books, booklets, CDs, DVDs, guides and training job aids. In addition, the training includes personal or group online training sessions with the author or one of our training specialists.

Skills of a Health Coach

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:49:00 +0000

If you want to become a personal health coach and run your own business, there are many skill areas that you need to know something about. These skills will help you to grow your business. More importantly, these skills will help you to improve the health and quality of life of your clients while developing a strong client-coach relationship.

Depending on what type of health coach you are and how involved you are with your clients, will determine the breadth and depth of the training and the skills you need to be successful.

In general, if you run your own business, you'll have to have more skills than if you were working for a company.

Here is a list of some of the skills and knowledge areas that you (or a member of your staff) may need:

Medical Skills
-- Science
-- Biology
-- Physiology
-- Pathophysiology
-- Medical Testing
-- Western Medicine

Nutrition-related Skills
-- Nutritional Science
-- Types of Diets
-- Meal Design & Planning
-- Nutrition vs. Different Diseases
-- Emotional Eating
-- Vitamins & Minerals
-- Phytonutrients
-- Herbs
-- Detox

Technical Skills
-- Research
-- Problem-solving Analysis
-- Diagnostics Analysis
-- Computer tools, i.e. MS tools (Word, PowerPoint)
-- Internet tools
-- Website/Blog Design

People Skills
-- Empathetic Listening
-- Verbal skills
-- Public Speaking/Presentation Skills
-- Writing
-- Mentoring
-- Collaboration
-- Cultures

Emotional Support
-- Psychology
-- Lifestyle (habits, recreation)
-- Inner spirit (Spirituality)
-- Sleep
-- Family relationships

Medical Support
-- Blood tests, exams
-- Healthcare team
-- Drugs/medications

Alternative Medicine
-- Integrative Medicine
-- Eastern Medicine
-- Physical Activity & Exercise Methodologies
-- Wellness s. Disease Models
-- Other Healing Modality Experiences
(i.e. acupuncture, biofeedback, Reiki, hypnosis, meditation, bodywork, etc.)

Business Skills
-- Entrepreneurship
-- Business Planning
-- Marketing
-- Networking
-- Social Media Platforms

Personnel
-- Staff/Employee Hiring
-- Staff/Employee Management
-- Organization Design/Infrastructure
-- Project Planning
-- Performance Measurement
-- Communication Methods

Engineering Skills*
-- Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
-- Diagnostics Engineering Analysis (DEA)
-- Knowledge Base Engineering (KBE)
-- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
-- Reverse Engineering Methodologies (REM)
-- Statistical Engineering Analysis (SEA)
-- Force Field Analysis (FFA)
-- Current State/Desired State Gap Analysis
-- Mathematical Modeling & Computational Methods
-- Predictive Modeling
-- Biomedical Engineering
-- Stress Test Analysis (STA)

Note 1: The specific skills that you need will be based on the products and services that you plan to provide to your clients. But, it is not necessary that you have all of these skills! However, your staff or business partners should be able to cover those areas where you are lacking any specific experience or skills.

*Note 2: These engineering skills are not required to become a health coach, but, if you have any of these skills, it definitely won't hurt!

Health Coaches Can Help Patients in the Healthcare System

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:08:00 +0000

If you’ve been reading and learning about health and wellness coaching, you may be starting to realize that there’s a lot coaches can do to help set a patient or client on the right path to help. Even physicians’ offices, pharmacies and corporations are taking note and hiring health coaches. Why?

What are they noticing that makes them want to hire additional employees?

As it turns out, health coaches can make a big impact on the current health care system. As this is a new industry, the changes will take some time to be fully realized. But new studies are emerging that are showing measurable benefits to clients and patients as a result of engaging in coaching sessions.

A doctor’s job is to provide medical assessments, medical knowledge and medical advice to patients. They provide analysis of medical data and instruct the patient on a course of action. ”Your cholesterol numbers are here. Here’s what I recommend to get the good numbers up and the bad numbers down.” Then the patient is on their way home, with most likely, a prescription and a mildly motivated attitude towards change.

That patient will most likely only see that doctor again 1) for an annual check up where the numbers are reviewed again and recommendations are made again or 2) when there is a problem, illness, sickness or disease.

There’s something missing. Where is the wellness care? Where is preventive health care?

The health or wellness coach can step in to fill the gap. They often act as a bridge between the medical professionals and the patient (or client).

Physicians who are wise to this up and coming trend are finding that they are quite happy to hire a coach to support their patients. One physician recently related his deep satisfaction at being able to gently hand off their patient to the coach seamlessly, all in one visit. "Here’s your prescriptions, and (instead of see you next year) I’d like for you to stop by our wellness coach’s office before you leave today. Touch base with her (or him), and see if you’d like to set up some support sessions to help get your health on the right track.”

A health coach is not a personal trainer. A health coach is not a therapist. A health coach is typically not a medical professional, although it can be true in some instances. A health coach is a guide.

Patients and clients who utilize the service of a trained health and wellness professional can improve their health and well-being. They can begin to focus on wellness, and that may just be the best step towards fixing our health care system in America.

Owning Your Own Health Coaching Business

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:59:00 +0000

Perhaps the idea of becoming a health coach is appealing to you, but you’d like to take it one step further and open your own business. If obtaining schooling as a health coach and then using that training to apply for a corporate or medical job is not something you are interested in, and if you’d like to have more independence and autonomy in your career, consider opening your own personal health coaching business.

As a private health coach, you become an entrepreneur in the field. Here are some of the things to consider when starting your own small business as a health coach.

Experience: Do you have business experience? If not, research your local resources. You may find free small business seminars are available through your local government. Alternatively, you could enroll in small business classes through your local community college.

Websites and Social Media: You’ll need a website to get your health coaching business on the scene. You can build your own site through a platform such as Wordpress, or you could hire someone to do the design and development for you. Social media is a great way to then spread the word about your new services.

Free Internet Tools: If you have a computer software background, you can take advantage of free Internet tools such as Blogger and Google to build your website or blog! But, if you have the finances, it's better to pay a service provider so that you own your site.

Office Space: Do you want or need office space right away? If you’re just starting up your health coaching business, you may want to hold off on obtaining an office space immediately. Many times, you can coach clients over the phone, over the internet with a resource such as Skype, or even meet locally. Sometimes clients come to a coach’s home office for sessions. It depends on your comfort level. In any case, an office can be a necessary expense at some point in terms of professionalism.

Community and Connections: Your local community can be a great resource for you when starting up a health coaching business. Seek out like-minded business owners, such as at health food stores, yoga studios, chiropractic offices, acupuncturists, sports medicine, nutritionists and the like. You’ll know which is best based on your own niche and interests. Establishing rapport within your community leads to networking and your first clients.

Advertising: You’ll need to get your name and your services out there to the public to get your first clients. Until health coaching becomes more standard and commonplace and is covered under health insurance, you’ll have to do some leg work to build up your client list. You should research your local newspaper listings, community flyers, or even Google Ads or Facebook Ads.

Your Elevator Speech: Do you have an elevator speech? You need to be able to tell people you meet casually what it is that you actually do as a health coach! Since this is still a new field, many people’s first reaction when you tell them you’re a health coach is: "What does a health coach do?” Be prepared with a succinct version of the services you provide for people. Just make sure you can present yourself well and confidently, and you just may be gaining a new client.

Preparation: With your own health coaching business, everything you choose to do will be your own responsibility. You’ll need to obtain your own forms and record-keeping procedures, order your own materials and establish your own procedures for operating. Gather materials that will comprise a welcome packet, assessment tools and procedural based agreements. Stay organized!

Owning your own health coaching business can be extremely rewarding. You can choose the hours and locations where you work. You can adjust your services to accommodate your particular niche and community. You can add on to your services with features such as workshops and retreats. The sky is the limit when you work for yourself. However, you should prepare yourself fully for the task ahead. There is a lot of work involved in getting your name out there, becoming recognized and gaining clients. Affecting the lives of individuals in a positive way is a very rewarding experience, no matter which career path you take as a health coach.

Salaries of a Health Coach

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:45:00 +0000

You may be wondering how much money a health coach makes or how much money you should be making after completing for your health coach certification training.

Health and Wellness Coach salaries can vary quite a lot. The U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau statistics reported that in 2010 that the salary for Health and Wellness Coaches ranged from $23,443 to $61,928 a year. Of course, a lot will depend on the particular career path you choose to take after having received your training.

There are wide-ranging opportunities available, from owning your own business, to working for a corporate wellness program, to joining a physician's practice. The salary potential is quite variable. Indeed.com states that the median salary for a Health and Wellness Coach is $72,000 annually. However, many job listings you'll find in this field omit adding a salary figure in their career ads, so it may be difficult to tell as a job applicant what you can expect to make. The interview will be key. Also, keep in mind that the more education and experience you have, the higher your pay scale will be as an employee.

While different health coaching programs do vary in terms of tuition, whether they are online or in person, length of study, reputability and more, your actual salary depends mainly on how you approach your new career once your training is complete. Your salary will also depend on whether you focus on working for yourself or for a corporation.

The salaries of health coaches (with a B.S. degree) who work for a corporation range from $35,000 to $90,000. Health and Wellness Coordinators at corporations typically make around $50,000 a year, where as Consultants make approximately $44,000. Obviously, the more education and experience you have will enable you to reach the higher end of the salary range.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does see an uprising career trend in Health and Wellness coaching. They also foresee that about half of all employers will have some kind of Corporate Wellness program active for their employees in the future. With predictions like these, a career in Health and Wellness does look to have a very promising future. You may find that a Health and Wellness Coach earns a salary you could be very comfortable with.

The salaries of health coaches who run their own businesses are difficult to estimate because of hidden operating costs and overhead. Instead, if we look at the annual revenues of these health coaching businesses, they range from $46,000 to $250,000. The amount of revenue is dependent upon several factors, including experience, skill set, the number and type of products and services offered, and the level of exposure and visibility of the business to the general public.

The nationwide average salary for a health coach is around $50,000 according to Glassdoor.com. In certain states such as California and New York, the average income for health coaches can range between $60,000 to $70,000 a year. Health coaches taking on an entrepreneurial or business role may make anywhere between $50 to $200 per hour, more so the higher range if you're a credentialed medical or allied health professional.

Given this wide range of jobs in the health coaching field, the monthly salary could be anywhere from several hundred dollars a month to potentially several thousand dollars a month. Personal health coaches typically charge between $100 – $150 an hour. Most health coaches offer packages of multiple sessions at a lower per hour rate.

Keep in mind that when you own your own business, many expenses are tax deductible, giving you a considerable advantage in terms of yearly earnings.

The good news here is that if you love helping people and if you love being a health coach, it's not unreasonable for you to eventually be able to pull in six figures!

Key Point from the Author: Don't focus on the money. Focus on how to help your clients; and, if you're successful, the money will follow.

Reasons for Wide Variance of Salaries
Here are some examples of why there is such a wide range in salaries.

Health coaching income based on intermittent, part-time work:
Some health coaches have a regular full-time job. On the side, they do intermittent health coaching, often for free, to help those in need or offer community education. Or they may charge a nominal fee (such as $5 per session) or a sliding fee. How you determine your sliding fee scale can be tricky. (More on that in an upcoming post.) Along the same lines, many health coaches simply use their new skills in their current job (be it as a physician, nurse, social worker, etc.) Therefore, the health coaching may not add to their salary.

The slow-growing income:
Other health coaches make take some time to transition from their current job into their new business of health coaching. This process can take 6-12 months, so be patient with yourself if this is the route you are taking. These health coaches are gradually building up their business, and will eventually transition to full-time health coaching. Others become affiliates and make some money via sales referrals, but, this may tend to slow down one's transition into being a full-time health coach.

The moderate income earning health coach:
Still others go full blast and dive right in, with full-time health coaching. Some start out charging a smaller fee until they gain more experience, and some go straight into standard rates. Still, working at top speed, you are limited to how much you can bring in solely working with clients. If you’ve never thought about this, your eyes are about to be opened.

The 6-figure income earning health coach:
This type of health coach runs their own business and offers multiple products and services. Usually, this type of health coach is involved in health areas that have the greatest demand from the public. These top health areas include the following: obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol.

And, if you think about, this makes sense since these health areas are associated with some of the major diseases and health issues in America and around the world.

Active Income vs. Passive Income
What truly dictates the large discrepancy in pay scales and how you can actually earn a six-figure income by coaching, is learning how to earn money passively instead of just actively.

Most of us are taught how to earn money actively -- by putting in 40 to 50 hours a week at our job. So, when a health coach provides coaching to his clients, he is paid based on the number of clients and number of hours he puts in. If you have 4 to 5 clients a day, 5 to 6 days a week, you can make a nice salary. However, the amount of money you make is limited by the number of clients and number of appointments you have each week. And, if you're not meeting with clients, you're not making any money.

In this pay scale model, you will always be limited on your salary according to how many hours you can work with your clients. If you have 60 client hours a week, that’s your salary ceiling.

But the health coaches that truly make significant pay are the ones who leverage themselves and what they do. And, ultimately, they reach more people and can help more people.

These health coaches offer a wide range of products and services. Services may include one-on-one sessions, group sessions, workshops, webinars, teleconferences, etc. Products may include books, ebooks, website memberships, e-courses, training programs, Internet ads, and more. You are only limited by your creativity.

Please Note: This topic is important because it can make a difference between a mediocre income to a stellar income as a health coach. Consequently, we will provide more posts on this important topic in the future. So, make sure that you subscribe to this blog or sign up for email updates.

Types of Health Coaching Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:27:00 +0000

Since health coaching careers are on a steep upward trend, the job opportunities are truly taking off. Here are just a few possibilities for you to consider in your search:

Independent Health Coaching
This type of job requires starting your own small business. Your work would entail personally meeting with clients and establishing a partnership that will allow them to develop their health and lifestyle goals.

You can set your hours based on your client’s and your needs, and adjust your fees according to the level of assistance your client opts for. This scenario helps to provide support and accountability for your client. You may find running your own business by conducting private counseling sessions very rewarding.

Employee at a Large Corporation
There are a number of large corporate organizations, such as Johnson & Johnson, or even hospitals, that hire health and wellness coaches as a service to their employees. This trend is on the rise. Health coach jobs in this field offer opportunities to personally counsel individuals, as well as conduct presentations and seminars within the corporate framework. Additional responsibilities may include maintaining as a point-of-contact for employee preventive health questions, distributing helpful health questionnaires and other materials, and documenting employee participation.

Doctor Offices
Health and Wellness jobs are now becoming popular at doctors' offices. Many physician groups are seeking to add this new level of patient care to their facility. In your role as a Health Coach, you would most likely act as a a liaison and patient advocate, develop patient outreach activities, conduct behavioral/motivational assessments and build an appropriate patient-centered plan for healing and health. You would also work collaboratively with various organizational team members of the practice.

Health Insurance Coaching Professional
The health care industry is beginning to recognize the value of wellness programs and initiatives. In addition, there is a growing community-wide expectation that health insurance carriers will begin to cover visits with health and wellness coach professionals. Health insurance companies are finding the benefit of lowered medical costs, when the use of wellness coaching is employed. With a coaching job in this field, you would maintain accessibility to insured clients, providing telephone or online support as needed.

Employee on a Pharmaceutical Team
Pharmacies, such as Walgreen’s, are now listing health and wellness jobs, to add the services they can provide to their customers. Walgreen’s, in particular, has launched a full-scale patient-based wellness care system that is working to alleviate chronic conditions. As a health coach professional in this realm, you would work with the pharmacist, doctors and patients to facilitate a better patient understanding of their illness. You would also work to motivate and direct the patient towards improved self-care and education.

Wellness Program Administrator
As more and more business begin to add Health and Wellness programs, roles such as this will be created. As a Wellness Program Administrator, you would assist in the administration and of the company’s wellness programs, including assisting in the activities designed to enhance employee health. These may include surveys, team activities and presentations.

Wellness Program Manager
This role requires more responsibility, including designing, managing and implementing policies and procedures related to employee wellness and health within the framework of a corporate wellness program. This type role will require a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree as well as experience in the field of Health and Wellness.

How to Become a Health Coach

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:12:00 +0000

Health coaching has become a general term for a variety of similar job titles, i.e. health coaching, wellness coaching, health and wellness coaching, life coaching, diabetes health coaching, and executive coaching.

If you like to help people improve their health, health coaching can be a very rewarding profession for you. So, if you would like to become a health coach, there are many different types of online certification programs available to meet your particular needs. Many schools and institutes offer online courses and some require in-person participation. Some schools also offer a combination of online and in-person training.

There is great disparity between programs from 6 weeks of training to 2 years of training. With such a wide range of training, you need to do your homework to ensure you get the right level of training to meet your needs. Don't assume that just because a well-established school charges several thousand dollars that the program is going to help you grow your business and make a lot of money!

Qualifications for Becoming a Health Coach
The qualifications for becoming a health coach vary by the organization or individual that will hire you. For example, if you hope to get a job as a health coach for an insurance company, you'll likely need a healthcare background and a successful track record as a health coach from previous experience.

If you plan to go into business as a health coach for yourself, you may not need any particular background except a knowledge of the health problems people are trying to avoid, and how to educate and motivate them to avoid those problems.

There are dozens of "health coaching institutes" and courses online, some of which may offer an excellent education, and others promising you can charge hundreds of dollars per hour for your health coach services without ever leaving your home. Be sure to review all potential courses you might take carefully.

Key Point: If possible, try to find a healthcare professional who has taken a certification training program and now has a viable successful business. This person will be able to give you the insight into such a program and the advantages and disadvantages associated with the program.

Where To Get Your Training
Which school or company you choose to obtain your training depends greatly on your preferences.

Ask yourself the following questions:

Is it important to you to have an exclusively online training experience? Or are you okay with some level of in-class time? What about travel? Would you be able and willing to travel to other cities if it meant the schooling was more in line with what you were seeking? What are the legal requirements for health coaches in your state? Does the training school provide legal certification for your state?

What about tuition? How much can you afford right now? Is it crucial that you choose a program that allows for payment plans over time? What is your area of focus? Are you interested in the integrative medicine model, or perhaps you already have a background in the health care field? Or are you more interested in the nutritional aspects of coaching? Are you interested in a specific disease such as diabetes or heart disease?

You can see that the answers you provide to questions like this help to narrow down your search.

You can find a school that is ideal for your goals and your current situation. If you want to become a health coach, browse the training schools and programs listed in this blog and on the Internet. Choosing a training program is the most important step for you to make. Once enrolled, within just a few short months you could be well on your way to a new career.

Diabetes Health Coaching is Growing!

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:43:00 +0000

You may be pleasantly surprised to know just how well health coaching is taking off as a career choice.

Studies which verify their effectiveness are beginning to gain traction, and corporations and physicians’ offices are beginning to take note.

Dr. Mehmet Oz has said that health coaches are crucial in changing the culture of wellness in America. More doctors now agree that health coaching will not only help the patient, but, will help the doctors as well. Why are doctors changing their minds about health coaching?

First of all, Alternative Medicine has been growing because people are tired of taking so many drugs offered by Western Medicine. People are looking at various therapies offered within Alternative Medicine because they're looking for non-drug solutions to their health issues. Medical doctors in Western Medicine don't want to lose their patients to the world of Alternative Medicine. Hiring a health coach is a small price to pay to keep one''s patients.

In the meantime, because of the demand for non-drug therapies, and because of the growth of Alternative Medicine, the field of health coaching is growing even faster. Within the field of Health Coaching, the demand for diabetes coaching is growing significantly faster than the other major types of health coaching (i.e. life coaching, weight loss coaching, general health coaching).

Why is the demand for diabetes health coaching growing so fast? Because diabetes (specifically Type 2 diabetes) has continued to grow at epidemic levels during the past 10 years.

As a result, the demand for more diabetes health coaches has continued to exceed the available supply of diabetes health coaches who truly understand the complexities of this disease. if you're looking for a field that is growing and will continue to grow for the next 20 years, then, diabetes health coaching is a great choice.

Note: Even though the demand for diabetes health coaching is growing, the available health coaching training programs do not adequately cover the science of diabetes and nutrition. As a result, most health coaches are not equipped to effectively help most Type 2 diabetics with their disease. This has led some companies such as the Death to Diabetes LLC company to offer a diabetes training program for health coaches who are interested in diabetes and are also interested in growing their business.

Health Coaching and Healthcare Costs
As opposed to a traditional health care system in which the patient is prescribed drug-focused treatments by their doctor, a health coach helps the patient to be more proactive in their medical care utilizing non-drug behavioral treatment methods such as dietary and lifestyle changes. The health coach can help in focusing on the aspects of the patient's health that is most important or most troubling, and work to find a treatment approach that meets the patient's personal needs.

With healthcare costs continuing to rise, and health crises (such as diabetes) so difficult to manage, this burgeoning field of health coaching aims to support clients and patients in taking better care of themselves for the short term and long term.

You can now find health coaches in your local doctor’s office, at your local pharmacy, or they can be hired by healthcare facilities (hospitals, private practices, etc.) or even business corporations as a part of a company’s preventive health care program. Due to the rise of corporate wellness programs, companies want healthier employees to increase productivity and lessen health insurance claims which explains why health coaches are becoming more and more employed or consulted in this work setting. And, as credibility gets established, demand will grow even more.

Although most insurance companies may not yet cover health and wellness coach consultations, given the requests from so many employees, it may not be long before health insurance carriers add the health coaching service to their benefits packages.

Note: More details about the Death to Diabetes Certification Training Program will be provided in future posts of this blog.

The Demand for Health & Wellness Coaching

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:33:00 +0000

Health & Wellness Coaching was originally born out of humanistic psychology, behavioral change theory, and life coaching. But, the Health & Wellness Coaching profession now has a firm foot-hold in organizations and healthcare businesses internationally.

The demand for Health & Wellness Coaching is now on the increase due to the evidence that demonstrates it’s role in improved client/patient outcomes, medical compliance, employee health and productivity, and lower health care costs. Health & Wellness Coaching “bridges the gap” between traditional healthcare and behavioral change.

You can now find Health & Wellness Coaches in your local doctor’s office, at your local pharmacy, or they can be hired by healthcare facilities (hospitals, private practices, etc.) or even business corporations as a part of a company’s preventive health care program. Due to the rise of corporate wellness programs, companies want healthier employees to increase productivity and lessen health insurance claims which explains why Health & Wellness Coaches are becoming more and more employed or consulted in this work setting. And, as credibility gets established, demand will grow even more.

As a result, Health & Wellness Coaching is one of the most rapidly growing professions in the United States and around the world. Why? Because more and more people want help and advice beyond the drug-focused advice from their doctors. In fact, The U.S. Department of Labor’s O-Net (i.e., Occupational Trends) analysis of current market trends cites the vocation of coaching as a “red hot” (i.e., “high growth”) area that will sustain occupational growth over the next decade.

Today, several thousand Health and Wellness Coaches work in many diverse settings, including corporate wellness centers, health clubs, medical fitness facilities, hospitals, clinics, and private practices. This growing profession also includes the integration of coaching competencies into many existing health professions, including nursing, primary care, exercise and mental health intervention, and physical and occupational therapy.

Today, people want to be more in control of their health without having to be dependent on expensive drugs and medications that only mask the problem and never get rid of the disease. In the meantime, diseases and illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic fatigue, depression, arthritis, osteoporosis, and obesity are increasing toward record levels.

Unfortunately, most people don't have the resources, information, or professional guidance to be successful in improving their health or successfully fighting diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, just to name a few. So, in most cases, we buy various alternative health books or seek help from naturopathic doctors, registered dietitians, nutritionists, herbalists, and other healthcare professionals.

But, most of us have been disappointed by the advice offered from most of these healthcare professionals because, as it turns out, they know very little about the science of disease. They understand the importance of diet and exercise, but, they really don't know how to design a nutritional program or an exercise program that specifically targets a disease such as Type 2 diabetes.

The Need for Diabetes Health Coaching

Recently, the field of health coaching (specifically diabetes health coaching) has begun to grow significantly because of the demand from so many diabetics looking for help with managing their diabetes and blood glucose levels. This has led to many schools offering certification training to individuals who wanted to become health coaches.

But, as it turns out, some of these health coaches were not trained properly and, therefore, are ill-equipped to help most Type 2 diabetics. Most health coaches have had some success in other areas such as weight loss, but, not in areas that required a better understanding of medical science and nutritional science -- areas such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease.

Consequently, because of the success of the top-selling book ("Death to Diabetes"), the author and his company are now offering diabetes health coaching and business training to various healthcare professionals and organizations.

Note: For more information, visit our web page at:
http://www.deathtodiabetes.com/Training_Program.html

What is Health Coaching

noreply@blogger.com (DeWayne McCulley (The Diabetes Engineer)) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:32:00 +0000

Health coaching (aka Wellness coaching or Health & Wellness coaching) is a method of guiding and empowering clients to gain the knowledge, skills, tools and confidence so that they can become active participants in making the necessary lifestyle and behavioral changes to improve their health and quality of life.

Health coaching offers personalized support and motivational tools to help each client develop a behavior plan that addresses the client's needs and lifestyle changes.

Like traditional coaching, health coaches utilize goal setting, analysis techniques, identification of obstacles, research, and use of personal support systems. These health specialists educate people on proper nutrition, like what and when to eat, as well as how to exercise and what types they should doing. This advocacy goes beyond fitness and nutrition, also involving behavioral modifications in the areas of sleep, stress management, drinking and smoking.

Health coaches can work with those who have medical issues, such as heart disease or diabetes, helping them after their diagnosis to changing their lifestyles to help save their lives by preventing further complications. They can also work with otherwise healthy people that want to become more healthy to feel better about themselves and prevent disease. Furthermore, it’s possible to specialize in areas such as smoking cessation, holistic health, diabetes, obesity, stress relieving strategies or working with patients suffering from chronic illness.

The relationship between the coach and client (coachee) is an accountability partnership focused on the overall health goals as defined by the client and the health coach (along with the client's healthcare team).

This type of collaboration and teamwork is critical, especially if you're dealing with a complex disease such as Type 2 diabetes, or if the patient has a set of multiple diseases and illnesses that requires a lot of analysis and research.

Health coaching is a collaborative and personalized program that focuses on improving the health and wellness of the patient. Health coaching builds an individual’s capacity to achieve short-term and long-term health and fitness goals. Participants in a health coaching program interact one-on-one with their health coach in person, by telephone, Skype, email and online.

Unlike personal training or counseling, you, the client, are the expert when working with a health coach -- especially if you're diabetic. Why? Because, as a diabetic, you have more information than anybody else when it comes to your blood glucose readings, hemoglobin a1c, other blood test readings, your meal plan, your exercise regimen, your lifestyle, your challenges, and your concerns.

Whether a patient is working toward general wellness or a more specific health-related issue (i.e. diabetes reversal, blood glucose control, less medications, no medications), a health coach will focus on enhancing your quality of life and improving your overall health.

Most health coaches guide, motivate, provide customized resources, and help clients to set achievable goals. In general, health coaches do not diagnose, prescribe, or give advice – but, because of the growing needs of diabetics and others who want more specific direction, the role of the health coach (especially the diabetes health coach) has continued to grow and expand beyond the traditional responsibilities.

The role of a health coach (especially a diabetes health coach) is unique. A health coach will not just ask you if you have eaten the right foods for the day unless that is what you want your health coach to do. Instead, the health coach is there to help you identify and achieve whatever goals you set for improved vitality by coordinating the many resources available to you.

As a result, a (good) health coach will get involved in other areas that will help the patient achieve optimum wellness. These areas may include nutrition, eating habits, exercise, daily life, work life, detox, supplementation, emotional support, doctor appointments, and inner spirit, just to name a few.

Health coaches are high-level, seasoned professionals, experienced in communications, behavioral change, and in serving sedentary, high-risk and high-stress populations. Many health coaches hold degrees in Nutritional Science, Exercise Science, Engineering Science, Health Education, Exercise Physiology, Counseling and Health Education, and Counseling and Education; and, some may have a bachelor’s of science degree, business degree, master's degree, or, even a PhD.

Health coaches can work for themselves (running their own business), or they can be hired by healthcare facilities (hospitals, private practices, etc.) or even business corporations. As seen with the rise of corporate wellness programs, companies want healthier employees to increase productivity and lessen health insurance claims which explains why health coaches are becoming more and more employed or consulted in this work setting.

Note: If you are interested in helping others, you can do that by becoming a health coach. For more information about how to become a successful health coach, read our blog posts about health coaching formal education, types of health coaching, health coaching skills, salaries of health coaches, health coaching as a business, and training programs for health coaches and health advocates.

FYI: Health coaching can be performed in many ways, i.e. over the phone, in person, in a group, via the Internet, etc.This is important to understand, because it will allow you to reach more people.

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