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‘Regulate us,’ say life coaches as industry booms

Fifteen years ago the life coach was just another luxury human accessory for the cash-rich and time-poor, joining the ranks of the personal trainer, the nutritionist and the therapist.

  Now, the profession claims to be the second fastest-growing industry worldwide and is successfully cashing in on growing unemployment figures and a highly unstable job-market.