CASCADES OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC , SOCIAL , GEOPOLITICAL AND CLIMATE CRISES CONTINUE TO OVERWHELM EVERYDAY LIFE , AND IN RESPONSE , OUR FOCUS HAS TURNED INWARD AND BECOME DEEPLY PERSONAL . IN TIMES OF FAST-PACED , CONTINUOUS DISRUPTION AND TURMOIL , MENTAL HEALTH , PHYSICAL WELL-BEING , AND A GENERAL SENSE OF WELLNESS HAVE BECOME GREATER PRIORITIES . MANY ARE PAYING FAR MORE ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS ACTIVELY MANAGING STRESS AND ANXIETY TO BUILD RESILIENCE , WARD OFF BURNOUT AND PROTECT MENTAL WELL-BEING . IT ' S NOT SURPRISING THAT THE EVER-GROWING WELLNESS TREND IS INCREASINGLY INTERSECTING WITH THE COACHING PROFESSION . COACHING IS ALL ABOUT IGNITING AND SUPPORTING PERSONAL TRANSFORMATIONS , WHETHER IN FIELDS SUCH AS LIFE COACHING OR LEADERSHIP COACHING IN THE WORKPLACE . LEE-ANN DRUMMOND , HEAD OF MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP FACULTY AT SACAP ( THE SOUTH AFRICAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY ) SAYS , “ COACHES ARE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED TO HELP CLIENTS MAKE THE CHANGES NECESSARY TO IMPROVE ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES , TO REACH GOALS AND TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITIES THEY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES , AND IN THEIR CAREERS . THEY HAVE A UNIQUE AND VARIED TOOLBOX OF PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES THAT THEY USE TO SUPPORT CLIENTS AS THEY BECOME MORE SELF- AWARE AND MORE MINDFUL OF OTHERS . THEY CAN HELP PEOPLE BECOME AWARE OF AND UNDERSTAND THEIR HABITS AND PATTERNS ; THEN , LET GO THE ONES THAT DON ’ T SERVE THEM AND DEVELOP NEW ONES THAT ARE MORE SUPPORTIVE . FOR THOSE ON THE WELLNESS AND SELF-CARE PATH , UNDERSTANDING THEMSELVES , PRACTICING MINDFULNESS AND CHANGING BEHAVIOUR IS ALL PART OF THAT JOURNEY , AND IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO HAVE AN EXPERT COACH BY YOUR SIDE .” WHILE COACHING FOR WELLNESS , MINDFULNESS AND SELF-CARE IS GROWING AREA OF SPECIALISATION FOR TODAY ’ S NEWLY QUALIFIED COACHES , IT PLAYS A PART ALSO IN MOST WELL- ESTABLISHED COACHING NICHES . FOR INSTANCE , AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COACH IS JUST AS LIKELY AS A RELATIONSHIP COACH TO ENCOUNTER THE NEED FOR THEIR CLIENTS TO ADDRESS THEIR WELL- BEING . COACHES OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS OR TOP CORPORATE EXECUTIVES DON ’ T OVERLOOK THE IMPACT OF MINDFULNESS AND WELLNESS ON ACHIEVEMENT IN TODAY ’ S WORKPLACES WHERE THE DEMAND FOR WORK-LIFE BALANCE IS HIGH , AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING IS MORE ENTRENCHED IN ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE . DRUMMOND SAYS , “ THIS IS WHERE IT GIVES COACHES A LEADING EDGE TO HAVE AN EDUCATION THAT IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY . STUDYING AN ACCREDITED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AT ITS CORE ENABLES THE COACH TO APPLY PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE AS A COACH . WITH THIS FOUNDATION , COACHES CAN HAVE THE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS WITH CLIENTS THAT EMPOWER THEM TO SHIFT PERSPECTIVES , CREATE NEW POSSIBILITIES , AND PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES THAT WILL BRING THEM INCREASED WELL-BEING IN THEIR LIVES . AT SACAP , WE NOT ONLY TRAIN ACCREDITED COACH PRACTITIONERS BUT OFFER SHORTER , PART-TIME COURSES SO THAT MANAGERS AND TEAM LEADERS CAN DEVELOP THEIR COACHING SKILLS AND APPLY THEM IN THE WORKPLACE TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING .” THE PURSUIT OF WELLNESS , MINDFULNESS , AND SELF-CARE IS BECOMING FUNDAMENTAL ACROSS SOCIETY , AND INCREASING THE DEMAND FOR COACHES WHO CAN HELP CLIENTS MAKE SUSTAINABLE CHANGES TO ENHANCE THEIR WELL-BEING SO THAT THEY LEAD MORE FULFILLING LIVES . DRUMMOND CONCLUDES , “ FOR PEOPLE WITH A PASSION FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS , AS WELL AS A DRIVE TO HELP OTHERS , THIS OPENS UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR A VIBRANT CAREER IN COACHING .”