Four Steps to Combine Travel Coaching + Your Current Role

A travel coach wears lots of hats including cheerleader, guide, liaison, and more. For many people, combining travel coaching with their current role allows them to play off their existing strengths, passions and experiences. 

“I'm a psychologist, a neurolinguistic NLP practitioner. Coaching has always been a passion of mine and I have a growth mindset, always learning and improving. And my other big passion is travel. When I discovered travel coaching, I was like, oh my God, this actually exists?! This is a profession?! Once I brought these two passions together, everything made sense.” - Sonia Cruz Oro, The Travel Coach Network Podcast | Episode 16

Choosing this route can be a great way for new travel business owners to create a foundation that helps them gain clarity on their niche and offerings. If you are wondering about blending travel coaching with a specific career, check out this article we wrote about how to make travel coaching work with different jobs. In this blog post, we’ll be diving into the actual steps you can take to make this happen.

1. Write down the qualities and skills of your role. 

Think about the variety of skills you use in your day-to-day work life. If it feels challenging to point these out, read your job description, scan the breakdown of your role on your resume or talk to someone in the same position as you. In this step, you want to acquire an objective overview of what your career entails.

2. Identify which of those skills and qualities could complement travel coaching. 

Travel coaching requires a number of soft skills such as leadership, effective communication, adaptability and problem-solving. Take a look at the skills you wrote down as part of your job description and notice any overlap. For example, if you’re a therapist, question-asking and listening may come naturally to you. If you’re a teacher, educating others may be your strength. 

3. Determine the areas you need to improve on so you can show up as the best travel coach you can be. 

Look at work performance reviews you’ve had or feedback you’ve gotten from superiors and notice any opportunities for improvement that may impact how you show up as a travel coach. Notice recurring themes instead of one-off comments that may have reflected your circumstances at the time. Maybe you have a pattern of struggling with motivation or a lack of accountability or consistency. You might even recognize limiting beliefs you hold in the workplace such as challenges around money mindset or confidence. In the Travel Coach Certification Program, you have access to an entire module and playlist of recorded trainings on mindset work. 

4. Bring it all together and interview yourself!

Imagine you are interviewing for your dream role as a travel coach that specializes in your current field. Think about common interview questions you may be asked such as: 

• Why do you want this travel coach position? 
• What are your strengths and weaknesses? 
• Why have you chosen this particular field?
• Give an example of a time you demonstrated leadership skills. 

Practice your answers and use your responses to shape the “why” behind your business. This exercise is also a great way to formulate your pitch and confidently be able to answer any FAQs about your business or business idea.

Ultimately, blending your current role with travel coaching can be an incredibly fulfilling and impactful career path. By identifying your strengths, areas for improvement, and unique selling points, you can stand out as a travel coach and support your clients in having the best possible travel experiences. 

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