Certification Program

Our certification program is offered on line in four audio-classes. This means you can complete your certification training at your own pace and at your preferred time.

Our Money-Back Guarantee: If after listening to the first Audio-Class, you are not convinced that this a program, you would like to complete, then inform us within 7 days of your initial registration and you will be fully reimbursed all the fees you have paid.

Qualification Criteria:

In addition to having related work experience in human resources, training, benefits, healthcare, counselling life balance management or wellness:

	Must be certified as a Coach by one of the numerous coaching organization in the United States or Canada, and/or;
	Has completed a graduate or post-graduate degree preferably in counseling, psychology, health management, behavioral science, business, and/or psychotherapy, and/or
	Has received a Professional Designation from a Human Resources, or Training and Development Association, and/or
	Are full members of the International Association of Career Management Professionals.(or a local chapter)

Audio-Classes—How They Work

Our certification program is offered in audio-classes which consists of 4 sessions of approximately one hour each, with homework to be completed in between sessions.

As a result of completing our audio-classes, participants will:

	Develop a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of lifestyle planning and help their internal clients set goals in the following areas:
	Living environment Hobbies and interests Exercising Travel Second careers Volunteer activities
	Learn how to handle sensitive issues when discussing the lifestyle choices of their internal clients and help them prioritize these choices prior to their integration into their life. This is especially important in situations where spouses have differing and contradictory lifestyle choices
	Help their internal clients determine the financial ramifications of their lifestyle choices so that they can work effectively with a Financial Professional to update their financial plan.

	Be able to talk intelligently with their internal clients and answer questions about:
	How to research meaningful second careers and voluntary activities Goal-setting techniques Exercising How to break goals into action plans Relationship issues Aging and nutrition issues
	Learn how to help their clients integrate some of their lifestyle choices immediately into their life by encouraging them to break their goals into action plans
	Learn how to present the program one-on-one and in workshops
	Learn how to introduce the program to their internal clients
	Learn how to use the Enhanced Lifestyle Planning technology
	Refer internal clients to online Example Feedback Review sessions of the Enhanced Lifestyle Planner

Audio-Class One

	Understanding your client needs
	Lifestyle planning and your role
	Lifestyle planning for coaching and career planning
	The Enhanced Lifestyle Planner
	Benefits for the client Benefits for you
	The Two Versions of the Enhanced Lifestyle Planner Report — Life Balance and Retirement Planning
	Homework

Audio-Class Two

	The Enhanced Lifestyle Planning Reports—Going over the report one-on-one with your client
	Distributing the handouts and reviewing them with clients
	How to integrate the lifestyle choices and establish coaching priorities
	Homework

Audio-Class Three

	Go over the case studies and discuss how to handle sensitive situations can be encountered when working with clients
	The PowerPoint presentations and other support materials
	Establishing useful alliances with other Lifestyle Professionals
	Homework

Audio-Class Four

	Target markets for the Enhanced lifestyle Planner
	Objections and how to deal with them
	The Certification exam

Ongoing Support/Resources Materials

Individuals who are certified will receive ongoing support. They will also be able to download from the secure section of the web site:

Support Materials and PowerPoint Presentations

	A set of handout materials which they can give employees covering the following topics:
		Goal-setting techniques
		Breaking goals into action plans
		Relationships
		Nutrition and aging
		Five-step method for researching second careers options and volunteer activities
		Readiness checklist to be used only with the retirement planning version of the ELP
	The ELP User Guide
	PowerPoint presentations with notes to use when presenting the Enhanced Lifestyle Planner to a group of individual employees
	Notes on how to use the Enhanced Lifestyle Planner in your day-to-day meetings
	A PowerPoint presentation with notes to use when making a sales presentation of the Enhanced Lifestyle Planner to a Corporation
	An address on the Internet where clients can go to view an Audio-Feedback Presentation on the ELP report.

To Register