Ten Attributes of Successful Coaches
From Coach Training Alliance


1. Have a strong sense of self, value themselves intrinsically, are confident and show up authentically.

2. Willing to evolve and develop themselves.

3. Listen at the deepest levels, know how to filter out their own emotions, judgments and conclusions.

4. Genuinely curious about people, have a healthy sense of humor and humility.

5. Live from high personal integrity, walk their talk, tell the truth, know how to get their own needs met.

6. Open to, not attached to outcome, can make themselves blank for the client's agenda and for solutions to emerge.

7. Financially stable, think and act like an entrepreneur and business owner.

8. Balanced in life, have a strong support system.

9. Have good boundaries, knows that the the client knows what is best for himself/herself.

10. Intuitive, courageous, creative, willing to take the chance of being wrong.