Holistic Coach Training Institute

08/26/2026

Are you carrying the unnecessary pressure of feeling like you need the "highest" coaching credential just to get started ? 🌱

When stepping into the journey of coaching, it is common to feel like you need a PCC-level credential just to be taken seriously. As a result, many heart-centered aspiring coaches feel like they have to take on a full Level 2 program right out of the gate.

But here is a gentle reality check-in: Applying for your PCC requires 500 logged hours of client coaching experience while the ACC requires 100 hours.

Growing a sustainable practice is an organic journey, and accumulating those 500 hours naturally takes time. There is no requirement to pay upfront for credential preparation that you cannot actually use for years.

Our Promise: You upgrade from Level 1 to Level 2 based on a joyful, informed decision—not because you were pressured into it on day one.

At the Holistic Coach Training Institute, we offer a step-by-step approach that honors the season you are in. You do not need a Level 2 program to start facilitating real transformation. A Level 1 program (and the ACC credential) provides a complete foundation. It is a true industry standard, and it is everything you need to build deep trust, start securing private clients, and launch your practice.

We just published a complete breakdown of the hidden dynamics behind Level 1 vs Level 2 programs—and why starting with Level 1 allows your business to grow organically alongside your education.

Read the full guide here: https://holisticcoachtraininginstitute.com/2026/08/icf-level-1-vs-level-2/

08/07/2026

What if you could understand and support your clients even deeper?

In our latest episode “The Enneagram: A Lens for Deeper Coaching Conversations,” we sit down with one of our Holistic Coach Training Institute Alumni to explore the topic and its application to coaching.

We discuss the 9 types in the Enneagram and coaching considerations for each type.

This conversation is meant to give you another lens through which you could support your clients. And you will hear us name our our own types, for full transparency, as the Enneagram supports our inner development as coaches too.

Listen to the full episode on our Holistic Coach Legacy Podcast.

07/17/2026

What if sustainable client creation was about putting genuine systems in place that support you and your business through the lens of service?

In our latest episode “The School of Soulful Business for Coaches,” we sit down with one of our Holistic Coach Training Institute Mentor Coaches to explore the topic.

We get honest about the challenges of client creation, going it alone and working on everything other than what truly creates clients now. We've been there too!

This conversation is meant to support you in feeling seen, while also encouraging a focus on what really creates clients. You will hear some strategies that have worked for each of us and it's all about relationships, conversations and having a heart to serve.

Listen to the full episode on our Holistic Coach Legacy Podcast. And join Gage's upcoming cohort of coaches looking to put systems in place, have conversations, serve and create clients.

07/16/2026

Start before you feel ready...

Most coaches aren't focused on client creation, they are focused on the back-end of setting up a coaching business.

In our newest episode with Gage Bock, we explore having conversations, listening for needs, gaps or ways to be service and starting before you feel ready.

Watch this short clip below to hear Gage encourage you to get started now.

👇 Listen to the full episode on "The School of Soulful Business for Coaches" on our Holistic Coach Legacy Podcast. And if you are looking for support on client creation, consider The School of Soulful Business for Coaches to help you get focused and started with client creation that's sustainable.

07/11/2026

What if we thought about community building as connection versus solely a marketing strategy?

In our latest episode “Community Building,” we sit down with Rebekah Angel to explore the topic.

We get curious about the challenges of community building as coaches and how viewing it as connecting and gathering can support our intentions.

This conversation is meant to stretch your own view of community building and encourage you to find your ways of doing so.

Listen to the full episode on our Holistic Coach Legacy Podcast.

07/10/2026

Community building is more than just a marketing strategy. It's connection.

Community building is something that most coaches will do when having a coaching business.

In our newest episode with Rebekah Angel, we explore different ways to gather, challenges with gathering others and how being introverted or extraverted may impact how we build community.

Watch the clip below to hear Rebekah acknowledge the importance of intention behind bringing people together.

👇 Listen to the full episode on "Community Building" on our Holistic Coach Legacy Podcast. Find link in comments.

07/03/2026

How to think spiritually about making money as a coach or helping professional?

In our latest episode “Money Mindset and the Spiritual Side of Making Money,” we sit down with Jan Trautwein to explore the topic.

We get curious about how he pairs spiritual mindset to his coaching business and those he serves.

This conversation is meant to stretch your own money mindset by helping you identify some of your own money beliefs.

Listen to the full episode on our Holistic Coach Legacy Podcast.

07/02/2026

Find a spiritual paradigm, principle or value that supports you in being of service while making money.

Money mindset seems to be a key that unlocks a coaches potential and ability to serve.

In our newest episode, we explore how Jan Trautwein became aware of and worked on his money mindset for his coaching business.

Watch the clip below to hear Jan talk about pairing self-actualization with making money as an example of bringing in more of the spiritual to making money.

👇 Listen to the full episode on "Money Mindset and the Spiritual Side of Making Money" on our Holistic Coach Legacy Podcast. Find link in comments.

06/23/2026

06/20/2026

Thankful for being featured in the Top 15 Coaches In Jacksonville In 2026! Grateful for this sweet surprise. I'm appreciative to Influence Digest Media for the shout out! It's my honor and privilege to serve our students Holistic Coach Training Institute.

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