Successful professional speakers in South Africa very often has a link to a life coach. Sometimes it is about mutual aspirations. Before you decide to take that leap and become a life coach in South Africa, there are a few ways which I believe are extremely successful, legitimate and non-expensive routes to get your started. I have found that some people who aim to be a pro in this area often try to take shortcuts and end up wasting their time with a certain method, when really; there are only a few key routes you need to explore.  As a result, I have compiled a few tips that you would be wise to follow, in order to get yourself to where you want to be, with a successful life coaching career! Tip number one: get academic qualifications - also if you desire to be one of the professional speakers in South Africa. Many people try to teach themselves to be a coach or learn purely from the internet or books. Too many people try to take online courses in life coaching and feel this is enough. I believe that it is not. You would not use the internet to train for any other job, so why has this career become an exception to the rule? There are no worthy substitutions for being taught properly by experienced lecturers in an accredited school or college or being trained directly. There are a number of routes that you can take when going down the academic path. You could gain qualifications in Sociology and/or Psychology, which would greatly help you get your first job, as a life coach in South Africa often use skills, theories and information that are firmly placed in these subject areas. The same qualifications are of great help to professional speakers in South Africa.