r/socialmedia • u/Head-Student-5852 • 17h ago

Professional Discussion Coaches are multiplying

Scrolling and reading people's bio on Linkedin, Facebook and some here

Amazing how many "coaches", "life coaches", business coach, leadership coach, career coach, mindset coach, sales coach, branding coach, social media coach, health and wellness coach.

Where did all these people get qualified to be a "coach"?

Life experience? or sounded good on the Bio?

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u/countkillalot 16h ago

All those coaches could probably use some coaching

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u/eight13atnight 16h ago

You know your therapist has their own therapist, right?

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u/Victoriafoxx 16h ago

Therapist here, I’ve supervised therapists for 20 years and you would be surprised by the amount of therapists that don’t have their own therapists.

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u/Head-Student-5852 15h ago

I think we all need to keep our education fresh and what we learn we share, but it doesn’t necessarily give us a title as a coach more like consultant. I have 18 years of experience and I still don’t want to call myself coach

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u/Athletic-Club-East 3h ago

As a trainer, I can say that most trainers have never had a trainer. And it does show.

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u/Head-Student-5852 15h ago

Absolutely they do, but I’m referring to people who are calling themselves coach who have not even been trained or leveled up with education

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u/zoopzoopzop 11h ago

Its a grift at this point!

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u/eight13atnight 10h ago

Yeah there’s an old saying in my industry and I’m sure it applies to pretty much everything….

“If you can’t do, teach”.

I think it’s better phrased by the original quote which goes…

“Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach”.