Is it possible to retrain as a coach without quitting your full-time job? And what does it really take to make it work? In this episode of The Coaching Hub, I share the honest reality of balancing coach training with a demanding career and personal responsibilities.

Drawing on my personal experience training as a coach while working full time in a senior role, and the stories of countless students who juggle work and study. I break down how you can create a flexible, achievable plan for coach training. You’ll hear practical advice on fitting live sessions into your schedule, negotiating flexibility with your employer, and making the most of peer coaching and practice opportunities both inside and outside of work.

Whether you’re planning to launch your own coaching business, elevate your skills within your current role, or simply want to learn how to build coaching into your everyday life, this episode will help you map out your journey.

What’s Inside:

Why you don't need to quit your full-time job to retrain as a coach
Finding a training programme to suit your schedule
Leveraging opportunities to coach both inside and outside your current role
Creating a personalised study plan involving coursework, practice, and reflection
Progressing at a pace that fits your life
Ways to get support and adapt according to your needs

Key Highlights:

00:00 Intro

01:20 How coach training will fit into your life

02:33 The benefits of live training versus asynchronous learning

03:12 Planning coach training around full time work

03:21 Resetting and adapting to variations in client demands

04:15 Experimenting with different schedules and adapting plans

06:42 How to practice coaching skills not only during sessions but in everyday interactions and even while consuming media

09:03 Using coach training to boost your own career progress

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.