Business coaching is more than helping others achieve their goals.  It’s about stepping up into leadership.  Until you become a leader you won’t get many coaching clients; especially business clients.  How do you become a business coach who walks their walk?

1. Get clarity on your business goals, including your business coaching goals.  You need absolute clarity.  Enough clarity so you can communicate your goals to another person and have that person understand them clearly.

2. Develop the mindset to achieve your goals. Not just doing the same things that you’ve done before expecting something different; that’s the definition of insanity.  Prepare yourself to step outside your comfort zone on an ongoing basis.

3. Take the time to develop a strategic plan before you start working on tactics.  Running circles around a tree all day may look like massive action, but it’s not going to get you far.

4. Create a process for accountability.  Left to our own devices people don’t change.  It’s not because you can’t, it’s because you have a built in navigational system that is pre-programmed.  Changing the course of direction in your life is like changing the course of direction of a boat or plane that has a pre-set course.  Once you take your hands off the wheel, the navigation program self corrects and keeps you going toward your pre-programmed destination.   You need accountability to maintain your focus and make sure you take consistent action.

5.  Reassess your plan and modify accordingly at regular intervals.  You want to make sure you are on course and also make sure your strategy is effective.

6.  Become the person who can achieve the goal.  If you want to be successful in business coaching, you need to make sure you play to win.  You can’t decide you’re going to play well when you get to the championships; you have to play each game to win so you get there.  The order to success is Be, Do, Have.