{"id":1998,"date":"2009-08-21T19:33:42","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T19:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=1998"},"modified":"2016-08-12T09:30:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T17:30:31","slug":"what-it-is-really-going-to-take-to-have-a-successful-life-coaching-business-with-a-decent-life-coaching-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/what-it-is-really-going-to-take-to-have-a-successful-life-coaching-business-with-a-decent-life-coaching-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s Going to Drink This Kool-Aid?  What\u2019s It Really Going to Take to Have a Successful Life Coaching Business With a Decent Life Coaching Salary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a tipping point in your <a title=\"life coaching business\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/2009\/08\/habits-the-key-to-success-in-your-life-coaching-business-and-your-life-coaching-income\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>life coaching business<\/strong><\/a> where you work long hours and don\u2019t see anything happening, and then all of a sudden everything falls into place and you\u2019re enjoying all the benefits of your hard work.\u00a0 At that point, you finally start earning a decent <a title=\"life coaching salary\" href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/2009\/06\/increase-life-coaching-salary-the-intake-package-is-how-to-get-life-coach-clients-excited\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>life coaching salary<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Most people never get past that point in their <strong>life coaching business<\/strong>, however.\u00a0 For one reason or another, they get discouraged and give up.\u00a0 Often right before they get the <strong>life coaching salary<\/strong> they were looking for.<\/p>\n<h3>Life Coaching Salary Can Push You to the Edge<\/h3>\n<p>If you look at this objectively, how can you blame them?\u00a0 You can work hard for months before you even start earning enough of a <strong>life coaching salary<\/strong> to justify your existence as a coach.\u00a0 Your <strong>life coaching business<\/strong> seems to take over your whole life and every aspect of your free time.\u00a0 You start to wonder what you might do if you had a job with set hours, and a steady check.<\/p>\n<h3>What Can You Do When Your Life Coaching Business Feels Hopeless?<\/h3>\n<p>Instead of having a great lifestyle, you work all the time for a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life coaching salary<\/span> that isn\u2019t going to cover your library book fines.\u00a0 Your family and friends think you\u2019re nuts.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to see the forest for the trees, because you\u2019re lost.\u00a0 You think about quitting the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life coaching business<\/span> and taking a job.\u00a0 Then the sad truth revels itself and you realize you can\u2019t work for anyone else because you drank the Kool-Aid.\u00a0 You can never go back.\u00a0 So what can you do?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Option #1: <\/em>Cry to your mentor.\u00a0 While it seems like the best answer at first, unless you have a great mentor, it will only make things worse.\u00a0 It\u2019s not going to help your<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> life coaching business<\/span> or your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">life coaching salary<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Option #2:<\/em> Quit the life coaching business.\u00a0 This is the most common choice, but what if you are really at that tipping point?\u00a0 What if you are on the verge of finally making it and earning a great life coaching salary?\u00a0 You\u2019ll never know, and that alone is enough to make you try the third option.<\/li>\n<li><em>Option #3: <\/em> Put your nose to the grindstone and don\u2019t look up.\u00a0 Make it happen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>A Life Coaching Business Requires the Same Perseverance as Life Coaching Does<\/h3>\n<p>In order to have a chance at earning a decent <a title=\"life coaching salary\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.payscale.com\/salarystories\/2007\/02\/life_coach_sala.html\" target=\"_blank\">life coaching salary<\/a>, you have to continue to work through this challenging point.\u00a0 To become a coach with a successful life coaching business, most people have to grow so much that it would be simpler to sign up for a frontal lobotomy.\u00a0 To avoid getting discouraged, look back to see how far you have come instead of trying to figure out much further you need to travel.\u00a0 Enjoy the journey, and the view from the top will be all the sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>Colette Seymann<\/p>\n<p>JTS Advisors Designated Accountability Coach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a tipping point in your life coaching business where you work long hours and don\u2019t see anything happening, and then all of a sudden everything falls into place and you\u2019re enjoying all the benefits of your hard work.\u00a0 At that point, you finally start earning a decent life coaching salary.\u00a0 Most people never 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