{"id":4066,"date":"2010-07-16T17:21:36","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T17:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2016-08-12T01:33:22","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T09:33:22","slug":"success-tips-for-your-own-life-coaching-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/success-tips-for-your-own-life-coaching-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Tips For Your Own Life Coaching Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to have your <a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/life-coaching-income-how-do-you-win-the-numbers-game\/3998\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>own life coaching business<\/strong><\/span><\/a>?\u00a0 If you do, you probably want it to be successful, maybe even successful enough that you can give up your day job.\u00a0 The problem for many coaches is that a successful coaching business requires more than a coach with great coaching skills.\u00a0 You also have to be able to get clients to pay you for your coaching, or in other words, you have to be able to sell your coaching programs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What do you giveaway in your own life coaching business?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As coaches, the freebie we give away to encourage our potential clients to purchase our product is usually a complimentary coaching session.\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s about as comfortable a sales presentation as we coaches can find.\u00a0 It satisfies our need to serve people,\u00a0 and if we are \u201clucky,\u201d it will also lead to some income in our <a href=\"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/life-coaching-income-how-do-you-win-the-numbers-game\/3998\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>own life coaching business<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 But wouldn\u2019t you rather take some of the luck out of that equation and put some experience in?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Have a system to use with prospects<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Eric Lofholm, Master Sales Trainer at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericlofholm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ericlofholm.com<\/a> says \u201cIf you wing it, you get wing it results.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s the voice of experience talking.\u00a0 He also says \u201chuman beings respond in predictable ways.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s the voice of science.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are some ideas on how you can apply this information to your complimentary sessions to increase the number of clients in your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">own life coaching business<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t wing it.\u00a0\u00a0 Have a plan\u2013a system based on what you want the session to accomplish.\u00a0 Know all the steps in your complimentary session and what order they come in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Know exactly what your offer is.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get caught in any uncertainty about what options and plans you are offering.\u00a0 If you quote a price on the fly, it will almost certainly be too low, and you will be stuck with it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a script&#8211;plan your words and their sequence.\u00a0 Know what you are going to say and in what order.\u00a0 Describe the benefits from your client\u2019s perspective, ask for the order in a consistent way, and figure out, in advance, how to respond to any objections your prospect might bring up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even with the greatest coaching talent in the world, if your <strong>own life coaching business<\/strong> doesn\u2019t provide enough income for you to have the life you want, eventually you\u2019ll give up on coaching and go back to your day job.\u00a0 Unless that\u2019s the outcome you want, avoid the \u201cwing it\u201d approach and deliver a crafted script.\u00a0 Then ask for the order and watch your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">own life coaching business<\/span> grow.<\/p>\n<div><strong>SPECIAL BONUS<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0<em>If you would like step-by-step blueprints for generating a massive income from high paying coaching clients, I invite you to claim your <\/em><strong><em>FREE ACCESS<\/em><\/strong><em> to the \u201c<\/em><a title=\"Life Coach Salary Secrets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coachestrainingblog.com\/sp.php?adsource=blogtext\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Life Coach Salary Secrets<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>\u201d video toolkit. \u00a0Go <\/em><strong><a title=\"Become a Life Coach\" href=\"http:\/\/www.coachestrainingblog.com\/sp.php?adsource=blogtext\" target=\"_blank\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em> to get it <\/em><strong><em>FREE<\/em><\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Dorine G. 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