Becoming a Professional Life Coach: Lessons from the Institute of Life Coach Training
Diane S. Menendez, Ph.D., is a master certified coach and has coached leaders, teams, and organizations for more than 25 years. She specializes in executive coaching, leadership development, and culture change in large organizations.Patrick Williams, Ed.D., a  pioneer of the coaching profession, began  executive coaching in 1990. In 1998 he founded  the Institute for Life Coach Training, an ICF  Accredited Coach Training Program. He speaks  worldwide on living purposefully, coaching for  global change, wellness coaching, and the coach  approach in leadership. He has written dozens of articles and taken part in numerous television  and radio interviews. He is also the author of  Becoming a Professional Life Coach: Lessons  from the Institute for Life Coach Training  and Total Life Coaching: 50+ Life Lessons,  Skills, and Techniques to Enhance Your Practice… and Your Life.