With a growing weight of evidence pointing at health coaching's efficacy to help people live longer and healthier lives, there's never been a better time to develop a career in the industry. Recent research suggests that coaches are sought after for their ability to improve patient outcomes in conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, to name a few. As a 'caring professional', there are some essential traits that will set you apart from the rest—a practitioner people will turn to when they need wellness support. Let's focus on 5 of the major attributes that you will need to succeed. 

“Enough with the BS!” says Leah Steele, the spiritual business coach who is transforming women’s lives and showing them what a purpose-led life can look like. Leah Steele is one of a collection of freedom seekers and wealth coaches who believe that abundance and success are a result of shedding old beliefs and moving into a new paradigm.

If there is such a thing as a 'certainty' in life, it's that at some point we will all fail. The question is, what will we do when the inevitable happens? Leading sociologist, Brené Brown, uses the example of a journalist's first draft to describe our first, failed attempt at anything. As all writers know, terrible first drafts only get better with successive revisions. This analogy aptly describes how we should approach all new ventures.

Berite Labelle has never let challenges interfere with her destiny. Even at the tender age of five, she already knew that one day she would work in the entertainment industry. And despite everything life threw her way, she persevered, always keeping in mind the vision of where she would one day be. “When I was a child, my father’s colleague told me that one day I would be a model. This stuck in my mind. I knew that one day it would be my reality.”

Several debates and arguments have been made over what education is and what it is not. And for the most part, people seem to accept the notion of classroom teaching— a form of conventional education. Although, the role of education can never be ruled out. It is important in almost every sphere of life. However, one would wonder if classroom teaching and schooling is all that there is to education.

Ty Frankel may not be your average hip-hop aficionado. Born in 1997, he’s not what many would associate with the genre. However, to get an insight into his ability, it’s worth looking at his track record in the industry. From the age of 13, Ty started writing a blog about his beloved hip-hop music, securing interviews with some of the world's most famous underground rappers.

When Joan Crawford uttered the inimitable words, “This ain’t my first time at the rodeo,” she could well have been describing entrepreneur and businessman, par excellence, Brian Swan. His latest venture sees him teaming up with Ryan Kearney to create a range of natural beard care products called Unstoppable Beard. Brian, of course, is better known as one half of the dynamic duo that created the Unstoppable Branding Agency.

Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs (YSSE), a youth-led non- profit organisation, organises “Bangladesh Youth Symposium 2018” in association with “Independent HR Society (IHRS)” on the premises of Independent University in Dhaka.

You have a site or Facebook page for your business. You have great products. You also have a good amount of people that know about you. But no one is buying. Where lies the mystery? How do you turn those visitors into buyers?

When we think of starting a business these days, our thought is subconsciously drawn towards the disruptive startups that have helped their owners earn millions while propelling them to celebrity status. But have you considered that it's possible to have a successful business that does not require groundbreaking VR technology, expert advertising skills, or expensive video equipment?

Planning to kick-start a new venture? Then you must be considering your own set of factors to materialise your business plan. But if you are still on the fence and do not know whether your approach is solid and foolproof, here is a list of questions you should ask yourself before you take the plunge.

For American entrepreneur, producer, and the founder of Now Entertainment Magazine, Tony M. Fountain, music is not merely a means to earn a living, but it’s also a source of healing for the soul. Following a tumultuous childhood, emotionally stressful teenage years, and an even harder time finding his footing as a young adult, Fountain attests to keeping his wits about him by pouring out his heart in lyrics and tunes.

Most times, childhood aspirations have a way of infusing themselves into adult realities, and anyone would be lucky to recall those little visions and spot the connection.

As an entrepreneur, diving head-first into any industry or sector to simply "follow the pack" and continue the cycle is often the first step to failed expectations. There's no way to stand out if you're toeing the general, regular, and overstepped footprints, especially when the field is over-saturated with strong competitors.

People only see the results and not the process, and this is why aspiring entrepreneurs are often knocked off balance when the going gets too tough. They admire successful “mentors” and “role models” without absorbing every step of their journey. These are realities that you can’t exactly sit in a classroom and learn in any business program. These programs may teach you to “fail-proof” your ventures in paper-practical ways, but in the real world, it’s a whole other version of an unpredictable game.

Some people become entrepreneurs after years of planning and investing in their work, while others, like Bobby Borisov, had a natural talent to do so. Bobby Borisov grew up in Bulgaria, an East European country that was ravaged by an economic crisis at the time. To make money for a living, Borisov started working from a young age, and, as it turned out, he was doing entrepreneurial things without even knowing.

Young entrepreneur Jeremy Pastel is seen signing deals with Soccer Clubs for athletes while managing their image. Back home in Montreal, he owns several companies, one of whom is Voxsun, a telecom company that he founded himself and has been one of the main sources of his popularity and wealth.

As the world transitions to the so-called “new normal”, measures are put in place to ensure public safety as well as the rebooting of the economy. However, the disruption of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on social and professional lives has been enormous, with many businesses shaken and grounding their operations to a halt, letting go of workers, and scrambling to establish emergency contingency programs to deal with financial woes.

It has been months since COVID-19 affected the world. As we are nearing the end of 2020, we are still reeling from its effects on the economy, medicine, and politics not just on our lives, but of almost every country in the world. Although Brian Suder is no stranger to such catastrophes. In the great recession, he came out on top and saved the homes of many people. Even years before the crisis, he was already a helping hand to people and homeowners with underwater mortgages and issues with their assets in real estate.

Ed JC Smith owes his life to a stranger who stepped in at the last moment to save a teenage boy from ending his life. Ed has built one of the most successful coaching businesses in the world. He is in demand as a speaker around the world, he runs regular retreats and he is the man coaches turn to when they want to scale up their businesses. But for the kindness of a stranger, it may never have happened.