When you first started your coaching business you probably thought it was going to be amazing. āIāll get paid to help peopleā¦ā āI can coach from anywhere in the worldā¦ā Whatās not to like? So you embark upon your journey and commit to the process. Then, suddenlyā¦ You discover that nothing about starting a coaching business feels comfortable. And that discomfort gets you thinkingā¦ āPerhaps I should wait until it feels right?ā āI should wait until I have more … [Read more...]
Read This Before You Quit Your Coaching Business
I used to feel like crap, every time I failed in my coaching business. But then I realized that failure was normal. And inevitable. Children learning how to walk donāt beat themselves up when they fall... ...even after falling for the 50th time. They just keep trying. Little do they know that each time they get up, they are building muscles that makes their success inevitable. The same is true for when you fail in your coaching business, as long as you try … [Read more...]
Even Hopeless Coaches Can Become Gurusā¦ Hereās How
There are 3 kinds of coachesā¦ Hopeless CoachesStuck CoachesāUnicornā Coaches I used to be the hopeless coach. I didnāt even TRY to coach. Why? I had no hope that I could. I didnāt even TRY to start my coaching business. Why? I had no hope that I would be able to run a business. I really didnāt think my own dreams mattered (or that they were possible). I was living a life that I āfell intoā... ā¦because I looked to others for approval. I performed so theyād … [Read more...]
The Coaches āInner Deskā
I thought starting a coaching business would be easierā¦ That it wouldnāt be hard. But IT IS hard. Every coaching guru that tries to sell you the āeasy wayā... ā¦or the ādone for youā wayā¦ ā¦is missing the mark. Few coaches find an āeasy wayā to create a coaching business. But do you NEED an easy way? Orā¦ Can you DO HARD THINGS? The first time I recorded a videoā¦ ā¦I thought it would be simple. I bought all the right equipmentā¦ (or so I thought) ā¦and … [Read more...]
Finding Your Coaching Zone of Genius
Are you too broken to be an amazing coach? Itās easy to compare yourself (poorly) to the great coaching gurusā¦ Coaches who are more successful than youā¦ Coaches with tons of clientsā¦ Coaches with a big followingā¦ maybe even a podcast? Success seems to come so easily to those coachesā¦ ā¦because they look so perfectā¦ ā¦especially when you are acutely aware of your own flaws, insecurities, and bad decisions. But that āguruā didnāt start out perfect. Youāre just seeing their … [Read more...]
Coaching Friends Without Losing The Friendship
Have you ever had a friend call you and ask you for help? Coaching help? And as hard as you tryā¦ ā¦your coaching doesnāt work? Why didnāt your amazing coaching āworkā on your friend? It probably has nothing to do withā¦ Your coaching skillsYour friend being āuncoachableāYour friendās circumstances The reason I can say this with such confidence? The same thing happened to meā¦ ā¦and Iām no slouch with my coaching skills. A friend of mine, Amy, called me 2 weeks … [Read more...]
Why I Coach Failing Clients
I was just referred to a new client who was having a tough time. He was homeless. He didnāt have a job. He was estranged from his familyā¦ ā¦and living on the streets of San Diego. I asked a friend who lived near him to deliver some foodā¦ ...some sandwiches, fruit, etc. And then I coached him. Even though this guy was really down in the dumpsā¦ ā¦It didnāt deter me. Why? Because the worse off clients … [Read more...]
The Money Objection to Coaching
Have you ever run a free sessionā¦ ...only to hear at the endā¦ ...that your client canāt afford coaching? And although you knowā¦ ā¦that there are plenty of people who CAN afford coachingā¦ ā¦you just donāt seem to know where to find them? In fact, you only seem to talk to everyone who CANāT afford it? You might think that you keep hearing āthe money objectionāā¦ ā¦because youāre talking to the wrong people. wrong. There are NO WRONG PEOPLE. In fact, there are … [Read more...]
Coaching to Avoid āNOā in Discovery Sessions?
Whatās the most difficult part of enrolling new coaching clients? For most coaches, itās getting a āNoā. āNoā means rejection. āNoā means no new coaching client. āNoā means stagnant coaching income. But sometimes āNoā is the best answer for your client. Maybe coaching isnāt right for themā¦ ...nowā¦ ...or ever! What if you knew if ānoā was the right answer for your clientā¦ ...even before they do? Would you feel differently about ānoā...? Imagine that you knew it … [Read more...]
3 Beliefs to Bring to Your Coaching Sessions
āHow do I schedule more consults?ā my new client asked me the other day. She has a ācoaching nicheāā¦ ...a beautiful websiteā¦ ...and a program to help her clients. She has invested thousands of dollars into her business. But she was lacking in 3 crucial elements that could help her get more consultsā¦ ...and also help her enroll clients into her coaching programs. In fact, these ā3 Musketeersā come together to empower your entire coaching sales process. Who are … [Read more...]
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