The previous post explored the pain of starting a life coaching practice; this post will explore the better half of the equation – the PLEASURE!

At the beginning, when you start a life coaching practice, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows; the pain is often the most dominant sensation. No money, no clients, no immediate prospects – that means pain! But, with patience, perseverance, and practice, your pain will turn to pleasure.

5 Reasons You Will Feel Pleasure When Starting a Life Coaching Practice

• Clients! Yes, you will start to get clients. They will slowly trickle in. Do a good job and that trickle will become a torrent. Your very first client will bring you an enormous amount of joy. That first client means that you are officially a coach! Like businesses that frame their first earned dollar bill and hang it on the wall, you can frame a picture of client number one. That first person who pays for your coaching will always remind you of the starting point and will represent the genesis of a long and successful career.
• Being the Guru! Who doesn’t want to be a guru; that magic man with all the secrets? As a coach, you are the guru. The feeling of having special skills that help people create a better life must be the same one Batman has when he saves Gotham City from another villain. Guru or not, and most coaches are mere mortals who have learned, developed, and perfected their mentoring skills, you still have to put in the time and effort. But the rewards are pure pleasure!
• Helping people. This is what mentoring is all about. There is no greater joy than helping people achieve success, happiness, or a defined set of goals. By starting a life coaching practice, you will be entering a field in which you can bring happiness to so many different people.
• Show me the money. Yes, starting a life coaching practice doesn’t necessarily mean instant success, but with hard work, the money will come. Network with other successful coaches and learn from them. Their stories of failure and success can be a foundation of your learning, and a stepping stone to your own success. Their stories will show you the money!
• It’s a dynamic field! The coaching business is always evolving. There are always new things to learn and fresh methods to explore. It’s a dynamic industry where you not only teach your clients, but you can learn from them as well. Starting a life coaching practice not only sets you on a course for helping people, it also provides an arena in which you can continue to learn for the rest of your career.

If you love helping people and making money (eventually), starting a life coaching practice might be the best decision you will ever make. You make money by helping people; can you find a more rewarding career? Just remember that along with the pleasure, there will be pain. Endure the pain and learn from it; embrace the pleasure and go with it!

Fred Philips
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