Back to School: A Recommended Reading List for Coaches
- Sonja Ecklund, NBC-HWC
Want to study up on coaching, start thinking more strategically about coaching, or deepen your coaching skills? Here's my top 10 list of go-to list of books that I highly recommend all coaching professionals read!
Introduction to Coaching and Behavior Change:
Wellness Coaching for Lasting Lifestyle Change, Michael Arloski
Atomic Habits, James Clear
Tiny Habits, BJ Fogg
Smart Change, Art Markman
More Advanced Behavior Change Books:
Advanced Health and Wellness Coaching: Deepening Your Craft, Michael Arloski
How Minds Change, David McRainey
The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg
Books That Helped Deepen and Challenge My Perspective on Wellness:
The Wellness Trap, Christy Harrison
Real Self Care, Pooja Lakshmin
Who is Wellness For? Fariha Roisin
Happy reading!! 📖📚
PS - Are you checking this list out to help you study for the NBHWC Board Exam? Here's how I can help you pass your exam!!
Sonja
Hi, I'm Sonja!
Hi, I'm Sonja! I'm a board certified health and wellness coach (NBC-HWC), a financial social work coach, a learning and development professional, and a behavior change expert with 14 years of experience helping people change their lives through the power of coaching.
I wholeheartedly believe that life is editable. Most of us think our habits, patterns, and setbacks are permanent, but with the right guidance, you can rewrite your story at any stage. That’s what we'll focus on through my high-touch 1:1 coaching program, The Behavior Edit.
I guide my coaching clients through a proven framework I call EDIT:
Experiment: Test small, safe changes in your behavior without fear of failure.
Design: Create intentional systems that actually fit your life, not someone else’s.
Implement: Take meaningful action in the real world, even when life is messy.
Trust: Build confidence in your ability to course-correct anytime.
Through this process, my clients:
Complete projects or goals they’ve been avoiding for years.
Stop procrastinating and regain control over their habits and routines.
Gain confidence that they can edit their behavior and rewrite their story whenever needed.
Move from feeling stuck and overwhelmed to empowered and in action.
I've got a thing for simplifying the complex, helping clients find clarity in the chaos and purpose in the process, and turning overwhelm into clear and manageable action steps. I’m really into helping people live intentional and unapologetic lives that they don’t need to escape from -- I can't wait to meet you.
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