Time management coaches help individuals and teams improve how they manage their time, prioritize tasks, and achieve goals more efficiently by developing customized strategies and habits.
Median income:
Around $50,000 to $75,000 annually (varies depending on experience and client base).
Lifestyle:
Typically self-employed or work as part of a consulting firm, with a flexible schedule that may involve remote or in-person coaching sessions.
Exciting Parts of the Job:
Listening to stories from clients with big dreams and ambitions
Hearing about clients’ challenges and helping them overcome it
Witnessing the transformation when they finally find free time
Challenging Parts of the Job:
Managing the social media aspect to get clients
Working with clients who struggle to change habits
Ensuring that techniques are customized to fit each individual
Education Requirements:
A degree is not always required, but coaches often have backgrounds in psychology, business, education, or human resources.
This is perfect for you if:
You’re organized and can manage your time well
You enjoy helping others
You are passionate about personal development
If that sounds like you, definitely watch our interview with Sheila Segnalini to learn more about being a time management coach here!
Day in the Life
Schedule:
Flexible hours depending on client availability, with both one-on-one and group coaching sessions.
Setting:
Works in a variety of settings, including home offices, client offices, or virtual meetings.
Tasks:
Assess clients’ time management challenges, develop personalized strategies, teach productivity tools, provide accountability, and track progress.
Topics:
Time management techniques like Pomodoro and time blocking, overcoming procrastination, habit formation and change, work-life balance strategies, productivity tools, personal development and coaching methods, and stress management techniques.
Skills:
Strong organizational skills, ability to assess and solve productivity issues, effective communication, and motivational techniques.
Tools:
Computer or laptop with task management software (Trello, Asana), calendar apps (Google Calendar, Outlook), time tracking tools, and note-taking apps.
Common Characteristics
Natural Talents (strengths):
Highly organized, excellent at problem-solving, clear and motivational communicator, patient and adaptable, with strong empathy, active listening skills, and a mastery of time management techniques.
Interests:
Enjoys organizing tasks and projects, helping others achieve their goals, learning about productivity tools, exploring new strategies to maximize efficiency, and working with diverse clients to develop personalized solutions.
Personality:
Typically have enterprising, social, and conventional personality types. They are natural leaders, outgoing, and organized.
Values:
Efficiency, personal development, continuous learning, accountability, and helping others succeed.
*Terms used to describe interests and personality are based on the Holland Framework.
How to Become a Time Management Coach
Education Requirements:
No specific degree is required, but a background in business, psychology, education, or human resources can be beneficial. Certification in coaching programs is also helpful.
Preferred Majors
Pursuing majors in psychology, business administration, education, human resources, organizational development, communication, counseling, or a related field can be helpful.
Specialties and Similar Career Paths
Productivity Coach
Life Coach
Career Coach
Executive Coach
Organizational Development Specialist
Business Consultant
Personal Development Coach
Leadership Coach
Wellness Coach
Corporate Trainer
Advice from Sheila
Job hunt tips to set yourself apart:
To set yourself apart in a job hunt, focus on finding a unique strength, like strong communication skills, and fill gaps in your field by offering something others don’t, even if it’s a small difference.
Fastest way to get your foot in the door:
You just have to start with where you are right now. If you want to pursue a specific path, getting certifications, like in Human Design, can be helpful. Choose your niche, study it, and offer your services.
What Sheila would tell her younger self if she was just getting started:
“I would tell her not to be afraid to invest in a top business coach from the beginning. That’s something I’m doing now, and I think I should have done it right from the start. It would have saved a lot of time and trial and error trying to figure things out on my own. So, invest in a top-tier business coach from the very beginning—someone who’s aligned with what you want to do—and start there. It would have saved me a lot of money and time.”
